New Zealand has the opportunity to transform its primary sector,

and bioenergy can play a central role.

Aotearoa New Zealand is in an enviable position to transform its primary sector to enhance resilience, regeneration, product value and social outcomes. By shifting towards a circular bioeconomy, the inefficiencies and negative impacts of the current, largely linear, primary sector can be mitigated.

Well designed systems that make wise use of the flows of material and energy across our landscapes can provide a range of high-value bio-products, ecosystem services, and social goods. Central to these systems is bioenergy recovery, where sustainable biomass and renewable energy provide the ability to generate domestic sources of heat, electricity and liquid fuels.

Key challenges and questions remain for the integration of bioenergy into our circular bioeconomy future:

· What is the highest and best use for biomass of various types?

· How to match the scale of bioenergy recovery with resource distribution?

· How to gain social license in a context where landuse is perceived to be highly contested?

· Who is willing to share risk in pioneer deployments?

This webinar will discuss these questions in the context of the opportunity, and provide a forum for discussion among interested parties.

The Bioenergy Association invites anyone interested in how bioenergy and biofuels could contribute to a circular bioeconomy to attend this webinar.

Booking a Place at the Webinar

Bookings are essential in order to connect to the GoToMeeting system.  

Book a place using the following link https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8805505250980268557, or email admin@bioenergy.org.nz to be sent the link.