Efficient uses of biomass resources for bioenergy based on regional supply and demand in New Zealand

This project aims to take a range of data; regional biomass resources, regional energy demands for various forms of energy, the conversion factors for wood to a range of consumer energies and determine priorities for the use of the bioenergy supplies available at a regional level based on the varying conversion efficiencies of different end-uses.

The study highlights that woody biomass is unique among major energy sources in that it is renewable, dispatchable, storable, nationally distributed, and capable of supplying energy continuously rather than intermittently. Biomass can also act as a multi-vector energy resource, capable of producing heat, electricity, liquid fuels, and gaseous fuels such as synthetic natural gas (SNG).