Biomass – the growing energy resource
Useful Sites
What is biomass? (Australian Institute of Energy)
A fact sheet about biomass energy that includes sources of biomass, biomass applications and electricity generation.
Alternative transport fuels (Australian Government Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism)
Includes information on biofuels in Australia
Biomass energy (Queensland Department of Education, Australia)
A brief introduction to biomass energy including the use of bagasse in steam turbine power stations.
Biofuels: Prospects, risks and opportunities (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
Includes an overview of biofuel types, production and uses in chapter two.
Wood residue as an energy source for the forest products industry (Australian National University)
Describes the energy value of wood, conversion technologies, combustion technologies and future prospects for an Australian forest products industry.
Newsletters (Bioenergy Australia)
Up-to-date articles on the use of biomass for energy production.
Map of operating renewable energy generators in Australia (Australian Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts)
Provides maps of proposed and operational renewable energy generators across Australia.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Biofuels (The Science Show, 18 April 2009)
Discusses research into blue-green algae for biofuel production.
New bacteria could make cheaper ethanol (News in Science, 9 September 2008)
Proposes that a newly engineered bacterium could make ethanol production from cellulose more efficient.
Microalgae produce biodiesel (The Science Show, 16 August 2008)
Discuses a method to produce biodiesel by feeding marine microalgae with fish excretions.
Ethanol part 2 – cellulosic ethanol (The Science Show, 10 February 2007)
Reports on the use of cellulosic ethanol in Ottawa, Canada.
Ethanol part 1 – corn ethanol (The Science Show, 3 February 2007)
Reports on the use of corn ethanol as a fuel in Minnesota, USA.
The ethanol alternative (Catalyst, 12 October 2006)
Describes the research of two Australian scientists that may lead to ethanol becoming a viable alternative to oil.
age updated December 2009.