Joint workshop: Bio-trade Equity Fund

Workshop organised by the World Bioenergy Association and IEA Bioenergy Task 40 as side event of the 2nd AEBIOM Bioenergy Conference, 29-30 June 2011 in Brussels, Belgium.

Biomass trade will be essential for Europe to achieve renewable energy targets, yet the financial community does not well understand the risks of biomass and thus capital to develop biomass trade is difficult to find. A Biotrade Equity Fund can reduce the risk of investing in biomass densification facilities, even in remote locations, by also investing in the supply chains to bring the biomass to market, thus reducing the risk of individual project components. This workshop aimed to inform possible investors about the ongoing bioenergy trade developments, and raise interest in the creation of a Biotrade Equity Fund.

Introduction

World Biomass Supply and Demand [1.805 KB]
IEA Bioenergy Task 40, Netherlands, Martin Junginger

Concept of a Bio-trade Equity Fund [2.462 KB]
Climate Change Solutions, WBA Board member, Canada, Douglas Bradley,

Bioenergy and Finance [273 KB]
First Bioenergy, Sweden, Bo Hektor

Country risk and country attractiveness model [37 KB]
Project Examples

Port facilities and supply chains in Canada [1.409 KB]
Climate Change Solutions, Canada, Douglas Bradley

Pyrolysis Oil Terminals for World Shipping [1.358 KB]
Climate Change Solutions, Canada, Douglas Bradley

Torrefied Wood World Potential [289 KB]
Topell, Netherlands, Robin Post van der Berg

The potential for Australian biomass exports to Asia [1.334 KB]
SMARTimbers, WBA Board member, Australia, Andrew Lang

Joining the World Bioenergy Association [227 KB]
WBA President, Sweden, Kent Nyström

Summary and Next Steps- Getting a Fund Manager
Douglas Bradley, Climate Change Solutions