Clean and renewable energy from Australia

We have established Plantation Energy as a Densified Biomass Fuel (DBF) producer that will manufacture and export DBF pellets. To do this we use blue gum plantation harvest residues from estates that have been established on previously cleared farm land.

Our renewable energy business builds on and complements the established Australian blue gum timber industry which is focused on providing high-quality wood chip export for the paper industry.

Our initial goal is to manufacture 145,000 tonnes per annum of DBF pellets as a clean and renewable energy source. We will produce DBF pellets in Albany from the residues generated from harvesting the 120,000-plus hectare blue gum plantations in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. Blue gums are grown on a 10-year harvesting cycle which means on average 12,000 hectares of blue gums will be harvested annually producing in excess of 2 million tonnes of chip for export as well as harvest residue of around 600,000 tonnes per annum.

 

Tried and tested technology
Our manufacturing process uses proven and reliable technology. In conjunction with the ongoing and abundant supply of harvest residues this enables us to provide an exportable renewable energy source underpinned by long-term sales agreements.

The size reduction and drying technologies have been established after testing with harvest residue collected from blue gum plantations in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The pelleting technology is proven and established in DBF pelleting operations in North America and Europe.