Bioenergy Fund Project Reports on Electricity Cogeneration & Pelletisation of Bagasse

The Australian Sugar Manufacturers (ASM) initiated this study to explore the opportunity to significantly expand electricity cogeneration capacity (using bagasse as the feedstock) within the sugar manufacturing sector. The sugar manufacturing sector has the ability to expand cogeneration capacity to 835MW of installed capacity – capacity that is renewable and baseload. To do this requires appropriate market and government supports and incentives for cogeneration.

Co-funded through the Queensland Bioenergy Fund, the study delivers the following insights:

1. Competitiveness and viability of cogeneration in the National Energy Market
2. NEM operational requirements and risks
3. Policy, market and commercial mechanisms to support investment in cogeneration
4. Economics of bagasse densification

The following documents form part of the ASM Bioenergy Fund Project

• Bioenergy Fund Project Synthesis Report – Electricity Cogeneration in the Sugar Industry [SYNTHESIS REPORT]
• Bioenergy Study Final Report – Competitiveness of cogeneration expansion & economics of bagasse densification [LEK REPORT]
• Bioenergy Study: Regulator and Commercial Considerations for Expanded Cogeneration [BROLGA REPORT]

The ASM wishes to thank LEK Consulting and Brolga Energy for preparing reports and lending their subject matter expertise to this important study.

We further wish to thank the Queensland Bioenergy Fund for jointly funding the completion of this study. Please note that the study was completed independently by the sugar manufacturing sector, and insights and views provided for in this study do not reflect or form Queensland Government policy on energy or cogeneration.