Recovery looks like this.

Immediate, real-world impacts of supporting ’s clean future industries.

To accompany Australia’s recent proposal for a series of economic stimulus measures for clean energy and bio industries, we have gathered a sample of real-world projects to highlight prospective impacts of stimulus measures. These projects, identified by our members, are all shovel ready and can be quickly deployed under the right conditions. Queensland Glycell Biorefinery stage 1 The project: 100,000 dry tonne per year biomass input Estimated capital ~AUD$200 million

Impact of stimulus: Support second generation technologies and provide momentum and funding to get the project progressed.

Anticipated outcomes: »» 60 direct plus 264 indirect jobs »» GHG advantaged carbohydrate feedstocks for advance biofuels and/or chemicals. This leads to emissions reduction and valorisation of agricultural biomass streams not available today.

60 direct plus 264 indirect jobs Mt Alexander Bioenergy, community bioenergy project, VIC The project: Anticipated outcomes: 1MWe (biogas) and 6MWt (biomass) with capital cost »» Approximately 22-30 jobs created for stage 1. of approx. $20m. This project embraces a circular »» Annual emission reduction is 88,000 tCO2e (based on ARENA LCA methodology) for stage 1 economy approach with closed loop and zero waste design principles. It is a behind-the-meter project and increasing proportionately as stage 2 and 3 develop. for a large regional food processing facility (Dons) »» Boosting regional economy, environmental outcomes through reduced waste to landfill, that employs around 1600 people. upskilling of staff, energy security and demonstrating how circular economy principles can be embodied and delivered via a closed loop model. Impact of stimulus: Financial stimulus would get this project up and running. The biggest barrier to projects of this nature seeing the light of day is being able to bridge the pre-financial close gap. Community initiatives such as this have tremendous value however communities have no balance sheet and need seed capital to do the up-front development work (feasibility study, business case, regulatory approvals, engineering design and construct and seeking investor financing). The independently commissioned business case is very robust (ROI ~16%) and a signed Terms Sheet (with George Weston Foods [at Dons Smallgoods manufacturing facility, Castlemaine]), which includes a power purchase agreement and waste supplier off take agreement. This is an exemplar project in every sense albeit without the bridging funds to complete the regulatory approval stage and EPC tendering and design work, the project is at risk. The proposed stimulus measures would have a tremendously positive impact and help get this project underway. Approx 22-30 jobs created Energy from Waste Commercial Demonstration Plant – Moving Injection Horizontal Gasification (MIHG) The project: 4,000 tpa C&D waste, producing 400kWe gross ; circa 360 kWe net. A pioneering small-scale waste to energy project using Australian owned and invented MIHG technology, developed in Queensland and proven in pilot plant. Technology has been developed specifically for regional centres and outer urban localities which do not produce sufficient waste for conventional waste to energy technologies, and can process a wide range of waste types, including C&D, C&I, MSW and biosolids. Project is platform for further expansion to circa 50,000 tpa and is flexible enough to produce hydrogen.

Impact of stimulus: Project financing would get project off the ground. Proposed targets would support take up. Opportunity to export technology globally, once MIHG commercial demonstration project is in operation.

Anticipated outcomes: »» Creation of 20 construction jobs and approximately 9 ongoing operational jobs. »» 4,000 tpa of C&D waste diverted from landfill and circa 4,000 tpa of CO2eq emissions avoided Dispatchable, from landfill. »» Dispatchable, baseload electricity. Production of 2,560,000 kWh/yr of renewable electricity, enough to power 500 homes. baseload »» Opportunity for >300 similar plants around Australia, processing 8 mtpa of waste (C&I, MSW, agriculture, forestry and livestock wastes, biosolids & greenwaste), producing circa 800 MWe renewable of dispatchable electricity and generating revenues of over $1 billion/yr. »» Further potential to produce renewable hydrogen for use in transport and in grid at prices already competitive with solar and electrolysis. electricity of 2,560,000 kWh/yr Biomass supply chain project The project: Focussing on immediate market opportunities to link current forest management residue to energy production demands in Queensland through the development of a sustainable biomass supply chains required for immediate and sustained regional development in bioenergy and biobased product industries.

Impact of stimulus: Financial stimulus would allow development and deployment of efficient, sustainable and profitable biomass supply chains from private forest thinning and management activities.

Anticipated outcomes: »» Jobs: • Direct new supply chains jobs (year 0 to 3) – 75 to 200 • Direct end user jobs energy plant (year 0 to 3) – 15 to 30 • Indirect jobs in the region (year 0 to 3) – 400 to 600 Convert 50+ • Long term retained industry (forest products and renewable energy) – 500+ • Speculative future new biobased product industries – 200+ tonnes per »» Convert 50+ tonnes per hectare of wood waste to biomass for bioenergy and bioproducts »» Replace up to 500GW of fired with renewable bioenergy hectare of production »» Regional economic development with new biomass supply chain industries from current waste and establishment of resource supply for emerging innovative biobased product wood waste industries in regional Queensland »» Increased regional activity around renewable energy production through existing to biomass for infrastructure »» Improved sustainable future for the Queensland hardwood sawmill industry bioenergy and bioproducts Hunter Energy, Redbank Anaerobic Power Station, NSW digester projects The project: The project: Hunter Energy is converting the 151MW Redbank Power Station to operate 77,000 GJ of biogas which will be converted to 11,000 MWh of electricity on 100% biomass as the cornerstone to the Redbank Green Energy Park. from 15,000 tonnes of secured feedstock. We also have over 100 tonnes of Redbank plans to operate on waste biomass from recycling plants and forests recoverable phosphorus and 86 tonnes of potassium. both of which are eligible fuels under the Renewable Energy Act. Producing on average 1 Million MW hours per year, when fully operational Redbank will supply power to approximately 200- 250,000 homes. Impact of stimulus: Stimulus would provide the right signal for us to develop a runway of projects up to an investment amount of over $100M. This would account for approximately Impact of stimulus: 25 projects in Victoria using waste streams that are currently unregulated. The power station, which is in care and maintenance, is shovel ready. Financial investment in the form of grants or a loan is required to get the project off the ground. Anticipated outcomes: »» Jobs: 10 consultants for regulatory approvals and detailed design Anticipated outcomes: works for civil and structural features. »» Individual projects will employ 10 full time construction workers »» We will create 250-300 immediate jobs, which could lead to a to perform civil, structural, mechanical and electrical works and further 800 jobs in the biomass supply chain. once commissioned we will have three full time workers. If we can develop projects concurrently with the amount of finance available, we are looking at a multiplier in the number of jobs we can create. »» The area of dairy pasture that can utilise that amount of nutrient is over 5,000 hectares. Our project site is adjacent to a major poultry and dairy farming area in Gippsland with a 38,000 ha irrigation scheme. We are not removing jobs within the agricultural sector by recycling nutrients, we are transitioning to a more skilled workforce that have a more direct understanding of their products they are managing. 250-300 Scalable immediate jobs project Altus Pellet Mill, Saputo, Millicent, SA Smithton, TAS The project: The project: $70m - $80m, biomass energy conversion project. $9m, biomass energy conversion project.

Impact of stimulus: Impact of stimulus: Fastrack project/project viability. This is a world-class harvesting residue to Fastrack project/project viability. Increasing the profitability, viability and pellet project, bringing additional jobs to the SW corner of South Australia sustainability of a large export-orientated food manufacturer located in a and redefining the renewable energy economy in that part of the world. This Regional part of Tasmania. project is establishing long-term jobs in the renewable energy sector that will have impacts well beyond Australia itself by exporting 300,000t/year of wood pellets for industry overseas. Anticipated outcomes: »» Direct employees = 40 – 50. Anticipated outcomes: »» 10,000t/year of CO2e offset. »» Direct employees, 30 – 40 + the transportation, harvesting and logistical staff, so all up around 100 - 120. »» 55,000tons/year of CO2e offset just through their own energy consumption, an additional 200,000t/CO2e offset through the export of their material.

30 - 40 40 - 50 direct jobs direct jobs Cargill Oilseeds, Tyre Island, NSW Derived Asphalt The project: The project: $7m - $8m, biomass energy conversion project. Replicable 20,000 tonne per year (5,000,000 passenger equivalent tyres) of passenger, commercial and mining tyres processed back to oil, steel and carbon char to provide heat, power and feedstock for collocated asphalt Impact of stimulus: manufacturing in regional areas ~ AUD $25 million. Fastrack project/project viability. Cargill’s operations are very well suited to transferring from using natural gas to using biomass, and they are looking to use this facility as a demonstration project for moving multiple sites over Impact of stimulus: to biomass energy. Fastrack deployment of first two plants and associated regional job creation. These projects are already in development and will create commercially viable processing of used tyres and contribute to Australia’s commitment to end Anticipated outcomes: the export of used tyres. »» Direct employees = 35 on that site, many dozens more on other sites and then following through the chain back to the farmers growing the grain. Anticipated outcomes: »» The tyre processing plant will create 25-30 jobs and the collocated asphalt plant will create 40 direct jobs. »» The tyre processing plants are manufactured in Australia creating skilled jobs and apprenticeships. »» Indirect jobs will be created for regional tyre collection operators with potential for backloads of mining tyres creating additional income for regional logistics firms.

Creating skilled jobs and 35 direct jobs apprenticeships Biodiesel Process Technology Upgrade, BIA - Rutherford NSW The project: $6.5M-$7.5M biodiesel plant process upgrade. Replace traditional catalyst based transesterification technology with supercritical technology.

Impact of stimulus: Reinvigorate an existing industry by providing shareholders and investors with confidence to invest in existing and new biodiesel production capacity. Support investment and development in locally manufactured 2nd generation technology.

Anticipated outcomes: »» Improve cost competitiveness of biodiesel with respect to diesel facilitating a fifty to seventy percent increase in production and capacity utilisation at BIA’s Rutherford facility. »» Eliminate the use of high cost, imported sodium or potassium methylate catalyst »» Increased biodiesel yield »» Provide capability to process new feedstocks and waste streams such as grease trap waste, fatty acid distillate and high free fatty Eliminate the use of acid animal fats »» Significantly improve glycerine by-product quality high cost, imported »» Creation of 6-8 direct jobs plus jobs at local engineering businesses »» Transfer of proven supercritical biodiesel production technology to sodium or potassium other existing and proposed biodiesel plants within Australia »» Export proven supercritical processing technology methylate catalyst CLEAN Biomass to energy project, Cowra, NSW The project: This new development at Cowra Energy Centre is a 2MWt anaerobic digestion facility with a stage one capital cost of $22 million. This unique project has been designed as a regional bioenergy solution, forming the centrepiece of a new agri-industry cluster. Local organic waste resources are converted to generate decentralised energy, using proven technology, servicing the energy and commodity requirements for local industry, business and council. The solution focuses on how this circular economic model is deployed in a local context, and delivers new growth, job opportunities, dispatchable power supply and security, in addition to significant environmental and social benefits to regional communities. CLEAN has established a strategic matrix for a staged-approach to implement the project development and has achieved a number of milestones: • Acquired 5ha of land as part of the subdivision created for the project. • Completed a feasibility for local distribution network via embedded microgrid. Local circular • Completed a Request for Proposal from EPC technology vendors. • Established demand requirements for 4 cornerstone customers economy • Developed a community enterprise structure to benefit from project outcome. Impact of stimulus: enhanced: > With limited resources, CLEAN has been able to facilitate the project development to date. CLEAN Core Development has been established to move the project to investment-ready status. The number of contractual agreements have been scoped for supply & off-take to be formalised, including network $ 5 mill. initial connection enquiries. Financial stimulus to support the late stage development of this project will enable CLEAN to complete these tasks to meet investment readiness. revenue Anticipated outcomes: »» Local jobs: 1 FTE per 1 GWhr for stage one supporting »» Local energy generation distributed: 5,8 GWhr/yr thermal & electrical »» Local commodities & utilities: 5.9 kilotonnes of bio-based fertilisers local industry & »» Local emissions reduction: 71.8 kilotonnes C02eq/annum »» Local circular economy enhanced: > $ 5 mill. initial revenue supporting local industry & community community Project A Project B Project C (commercial in (commercial in (commercial in confidence) confidence) confidence) The project: The project: The project: $50m, biogas to generation / biomethane to mains. $15m, biogas to generation / biomethane to mains. Municipal wastewater treatment + food waste. $12M Able to commence in June 2020. Able to commence in July 2020. construction project.

Impact of stimulus: Impact of stimulus: Impact of stimulus: Fast track project through infrastructure grant Fast track project through infrastructure grant Stimulus would support business case and directed towards biomethane upgrade plant and directed towards biomethane upgrade plant and investment decision by board. connection of green gas to mains. Possibly also connection of green gas to mains. Possibly also applied to interim (10 year) subsidy of biomethane applied to interim (10 year) subsidy of biomethane offtake. offtake. Anticipated outcomes: »» 20-30 construction jobs for 6 months Anticipated outcomes: Anticipated outcomes: »» 4-5 FTE job creation »» 20 direct construction jobs, 100 indirect »» 10 direct construction jobs, 30 indirect »» 50,000t/yr of waste diverted from construction jobs construction jobs compost/ landfill to energy production »» 7 direct operations jobs, 30 indirect »» 4 direct operations jobs, 20 indirect operations jobs operations jobs

27 direct 14 direct plus 130 plus 50 4-5 indirect jobs indirect jobs job creation Project D Project E (commercial in (commercial in confidence) confidence) The project: The project: Pulp and paper industry, biogas project. $10-$20M This waste-to-energy project will use around 16,000t of processed C&D and C&I waste p.a. (‘Processed construction. Engineered Fuel’) to fire a 9.2MWth embedded industrial boiler that will supply steam to a canola crushing plant on a ‘tolling’ basis. Around 400kWe will also be produced with the solution having the benefit of demonstrating the use of this type of fuel in an advanced combustion plant in Australia for Impact of stimulus: the first time. Stimulus would support business case and investment decision by board. Impact of stimulus: Active demonstration of an outsourced, ‘build, own, operate’ model for delivery of a waste-to-energy Anticipated outcomes: project, that is ultimately able to save the client OPEX and help them to remain globally competitive with their product over the long time, thereby preserving regional jobs and investment. »» 30 construction jobs for 6 months »» 2 FTE job creation Anticipated outcomes: »» Reduction in natural gas use »» $14m investment into the NSW Riverina region will create substantial jobs for local »» 800,000t/yr of landfill avoidance construction contractors during establishment. »» Save the client an anticipated 28% on their energy bill and remove energy price volatility altogether »» Combination of displacing fossil fuel and avoiding landfill is able to deliver a 113% reduction in GHG footprint compared to use of natural gas. The project also seeks to demonstrate an innovative commercial model for delivery of such assets, using an Environmental Upgrade Agreement mechanism to provide project competitively priced debt spread over a 20 year period. 800,000t/ $14m investment into the yr of landfill NSW Riverina region avoidance will create substantial jobs Project F (commercial in confidence) The project: It will also show Located in a grid-constrained town in western Victoria’s wheat belt, an innovative ‘industrial ecology’ project will use proven gasification technology from overseas to underpin a new industrial precinct that will attract new business investment and create substantial direct and indirect jobs, while adding an alternative $26m p.a. to local farm incomes within a ~80km radius of the facility. The project, currently estimated at $175m, will deliver 60MWth (as steam and hot water) and 24MWe, exporting to the grid and supporting embedded industrial clients on a “behind the meter” basis. This will save them considerably in operating pathway for costs over the long term, while producing 4,800t of green hydrogen, 36,000t of biochar and around 3,000t of ‘wood vinegar’ p.a. for augmentation of a new fertiliser plant. The project will also help to strengthen the local electricity network, reducing the curtailment of local wind and solar PV assets by production of providing much needed ‘firmed’ capacity and avoiding costly network upgrades. The fuel used will be an aggregation of 300,000t of wheat straw stubble from local farms that is otherwise traditionally torched where it stands, delivered using an innovative mobile pelleting model. A proportion of non-cash equity in the project will be allocated to a local Trust, allowing project dividends to be distributed to support competitively innovation and causes of interest to the local community. priced green Impact of stimulus: This is a bold project that will make use of agricultural waste in an Australian-first, delivering all of the regional benefits of a biomass-oriented combined heat and power plant. Stimulus will help to support hydrogen that the bankable feasibility phase of activity for this important project, which includes detailed engineering and design, development application, supply chain optimisation and fuel aggregation, stakeholder engagement, project financing and tendering. is scalable and Anticipated outcomes: achievable »» The project will generate an estimated 324.9 GWh/p.a. (electricity) and is capable of delivering 1.62 PJ/p.a. (heat), in addition to valuable co-products. »» Direct ongoing jobs (plant only) will include ~30 FTEs, with 20-25 FTEs supply chain (fuel today, using aggregation) jobs. It will actively demonstrate a large scale, wheat-straw fired project in Australia for the first time, proving up a highly replicable model in the domestic market. »» It will also show an alternative pathway for production of competitively priced green known hydrogen that is scalable and achievable today, using known technology. technology Project G (commercial in confidence) The project: Food and beverage manufacturer with anaerobic digester biogas already. Project to upgrade the biogas to renewable gas and inject to the natural gas grid. The project Impact of stimulus: The stimulus measures would enable the development of this project with technology that is fully would prove proven and operating in Europe and the USA. The technology will deliver renewable gas and begin to create the demand for renewable gas in Australia. the technology Anticipated outcomes: »» Jobs: Construction: 12, ongoing: 3 for this »» This site is currently combusting 100% of the generated biogas. The project would prove the technology for this industry in Australia and will deliver savings of more than 25,000tCO2e per annum industry in Australia and will deliver savings of more than 25,000tCO2e per annum Project H Project I Bioenergy (commercial in (commercial in confidence) confidence) solutions can The project: The project: deliver battery Covering waste water treatment lagoons for the Small scale biodigester with dairy and poultry red meat processing sector with biogas to boiler. manure. Energy storage solution or behind the Multiple projects are virtually approved. meter. type solutions Impact of stimulus: Impact of stimulus: The projects will be supported by the stimulus The stimulus measures would enable the at 2/3 of the measures by enabling the internal CAPEX hurdle development of this project with technology that rates to be achieved in this very important sector is fully proven and operating in Europe and the for the Australian economy. USA. The technology provides the opportunity to price of an develop biogas a battery to support renewables in rural areas. Anticipated outcomes: equivalent »» Jobs: Construction: 22, ongoing: 2 Anticipated outcomes: »» The onsite treatment of waste-water »» Jobs: Construction: 8, ongoing: 1 lithium-ion by red meat processors is a mandated requirement. The treatment process »» Australia exports more than 60% of its creates biogas which can be captured and agricultural output and this creates battery as well efficiently delivered to the boiler (present significant residues. These residues can at every site), to replace significant GJ of be 100% direct from source which removes natural gas. The savings equate to over potential for non-organic contamination. as providing 26,000tCO2 per annum. Rural areas have significant weather dependant renewables which require batteries to maximise their effectiveness. Bioenergy solutions can deliver battery soil conditioner type solutions at 2/3 of the price of an equivalent lithium-ion battery as well as providing soil conditioner demanded by demanded by agriculture. agriculture. Want more?

This is just a small sample of projects ready to launch, with the right support. We invite you to use our association as an informed resource; we have much to contribute in this space and look forward to working with you to support Australia’s clean recovery from the economic impacts of COVID-19.

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