Dear Colleague,

The November 2008 issue of the Bioenergy Australia Newsletter (24 pages) is
now available for downloading in PDF, HTML or Word format from
www.bioenergyaustralia.org <http://www.bioenergyaustralia.org/> .  

Articles in this issue cover:

- Bioenergy Australia 2008 Conference - Sustainable Bioenergy Opportunities
for Australia

- Bioenergy Australia Membership Update

- Second Generation Biofuels Research and Development Program (Gen 2)

- Federal Government Programs and Initiatives

- $75 million Climate Ready Program Open

- Re-tooling for Climate Change grants program launched

- Renewable Energy Funding Program Details Released

- ATSE Biofuels Report Released - Recommendation for Biofuels Institute

- US $80 million investment in Plantation Energy

- Biodiesel Trial in Ararat

- $44m Investment in New Plantations

- New IPO to Fund Sydney's First Biomass-Fuelled Renewable Energy Generator

- Mobile Biogas for Onsite Energy

- Murdoch University Awarded $2 million for Algae Development to Fuel

- Biomass on the Internet (69 Links)

- International Developments including articles on: USDA & DOE Release
National Biofuels Action Plan;
<http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/mjoYrJsafhlzaXCibSiWwdOj?format=standard> New
Zealand Parliament approves biofuel legislation; Fischer Tropsch Biofuels
Company Formed in Canada; UK Portbury Dock Renewable Energy Plant; Municipal
Solid Waste to Biofuels Project for Canada; Scion, Verenium Receive Research
Grant; CHEMREC to Build World's First BioDME Biofuels Plant; Biomass Thermal
Power Plant for France; US DOE Announces Two Small-Scale Biorefinery Awards;
USDA and DOE Awards for Cellulosic Biofuels; Drax Enters Agreement for Three
300 MW Bioenergy Power Plants for UK; USDA Report "U.S. Biobased Products
Market Potential and Projections Through 2025"; OriginOil Patent for
Extracting Oil from Microalgae; New Strain of Bacteria for Ethanol
Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass; Danisco and Goodyear to Develop
Bioisoprene; 100 MW Power Plant for Austin, Texas, USA; New Bioenergy
Research Institute Launched at Aston University, UK; Boeing and Airlines
Commit to Biofuel; The Netherlands' 36.5 MW Poultry Litter Fuelled Power
Plant.

 - Forthcoming Events (32 Events)

 - Residues ( 52 mini articles)

 - Opportunities Corner (11 items).

PLEASE Note: The Bioenergy Australia 2008 annual conference will be held 8-9
December with a technical tour on 10 December. We currently have over 220
delegates registered for the conference. It is not too late to register!!

Best Regards

Steve Schuck

Bioenergy Australia Manager

c/o

Stephen Schuck and Associates Pty Ltd

7 Grassmere Road

Killara  NSW  2071

Tel/Fax: (02) 9416 9246

www.bioenergyaustralia.org