Business View Oceania | March 2020

61 62 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA MARCH 2020 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA MARCH 2020 T he Bioenergy Association provides assistance and a wealth of bioenergy information to support members’ businesses and promote their expertise and capabilities for undertaking activities in New Zealand, SE Asia, Australia and the Pacific with regards to bioenergy related solutions. Membership is open to anyone with a commercial interest in bioenergy and includes land and forestry owners, wood processors, feedstock suppliers, fuel and energy suppliers, equipment suppliers, manufacturers, consultants, contractors, energy researchers, educators, regulators and investors. The Bioenergy Association advocates to Government on bioenergy related policy, develops best practice Technical Guides for New Zealand and Australia, hosts workshops and webinars and assists potential investors in bioenergy based solutions to assess technologies, market opportunities and market risks. Three special topic interest groups promote the experience and capabilities of the Association’s members A bold, broad mission drives the Association forward in a quickly evolving industry. Its goals include: Supporting members to build successful businesses based on bioenergy and biofuels; encouraging the use of New Zealand’s abundant biomass resources and providing renewable energy in the form of heat, electricity and transport fuels, sustainably and cost-effectively; promoting the environmental benefits of bioenergy, including greenhouse gas mitigation and waste avoidance, to the wider community; and facilitating implementation of commercial bioenergy AT A GLANCE BIOENERGY ASSOCIATION WHAT: Represents members in the bioenergy industry in New Zealand and Australia WHERE: Whangarei, New Zealand WEBSITE: www.bioenergy.org.nz INFORMING THE INDUSTRY