as part of the PRE-FEASIBILTY STUDY for the cowra biomass project,
a number of reports have been developed.
biomass resource audit
As part of the biomass resource mapping, an Initial Project Scoping Review, has been completed, undertaken by Mark Glover from EcoWaste, a consultant specialising in biomass resources. The mapping indicated the availability of sufficient biomass volumes to initiate the first stage of the project development.
This establishes the importance of securing the highest value for the biomass resource.
Broadly there are two types of marketable biomass resource:
“Technically contractable” such as council waste streams/intensive farming/ food processors and arborist contracting, and
“Merchant sourced” such as agricultural residue/ break cropping.
Biomass in the forms of wet waste and high valued digestate can potentially be processed to produce marketable commodities such as Phosphorus/fertilisers.
Technical review
Completion of the Biomass Resource Mapping gives us the necessary data to begin the Technical Review of best-fit technologies for our project.
The technical review has been undertaken with Steven Smith and Colin Barker of Advitech, who has been contracted by OE&H.
This will establish the appropriate technology for the conversion of biomass identified under the resource mapping and will make recommendations in terms of criteria identified, as well as potential costs.
This information will also form one section of the pre-feasibility document.
CLEAN Cowra has joined with Cowra Council and OEH in forming a Industry Review Panel.
Completion of the Biomass Resource Mapping gives us the necessary data to begin the Technical Review of best-fit technologies for our project.
ENERGY MARKET AND REGULATORY REVIEW
ATA with Craig Memery has undertaken the assessment of the energy related regulatory considerations for CLEAN Cowra project
This is to inform the initial stages of developing the CLEAN Cowra project, and involves the identification, high level reporting of the key elements of the energy related regulatory considerations for the CLEAN Cowra project.