Queensland Bioenergy Fund
Energy from biomass and organic waste has played an important role in Queensland’s energy supply for many decades. Using bioenergy to supplement a diverse energy mix will help deliver the clean, reliable and affordable energy system needed to meet our renewable-energy targets. It will also enable new industry growth, particularly in regional areas.
The Queensland Bioenergy Fund invested $4 million to work with industry to:
- investigate options and pathways to expand bioenergy generation from underutilised biomass waste streams
- support technology innovation.
Priority areas for the Bioenergy Fund:
- advancing biomass-to-electricity conversion technologies
- enabling growth in the biogas and biomethane sectors.
The program will contribute matched financial assistance of $250,000 to $2 million, contributing up to 50% towards the total project cost.
Funding recipients include:
- Australian Gas Infrastructure Group – feasibility study, regulatory approval gap analysis and feedstock lifecycle analysis for the proposed Wide Bay Bioenergy Hub
- Australian Sugar Milling Council – feasibility studies on liberalising feedstock and increased cogeneration capacity
- Global AFR – feasibility study for the proposed Toowoomba Resource Recovery Precinct
- Kalfresh – financial, environment and technical feasibility studies to for the Kalfresh Bioenergy Facility
- Tully Sugar – feasibility studies to evaluate options to support cogeneration capacity at the Tully Mill
- Wilmar Sugar – engineering studies and assessments for development projects to increase cogeneration capacity at the Invicta Mill, Sarina Distillery and Pioneer Mill.
Applications were assessed against the established criteria in the Queensland Bioenergy Fund guidelines (
1.3 MB).
Further information
For more information on the fund or to discuss potential project opportunities, contact biofutures@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au
Last updated: 04 Oct 2024