Biomass for aviation fuel production in the Fitzroy Basin, Queensland: a preliminary assessment of native and plantation forest potential

T H Booth; R J Raison; D F Crawford; T Jovanovic; M H O'Connor; N Raisbeck-Brown; D A O'Connell; Bruce W Hogg; David J Lee

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Biomass for aviation fuel production in the Fitzroy Basin, Queensland: a preliminary assessment of native and plantation forest potential

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Biomass for aviation fuel production in the Fitzroy Basin, Queensland: a preliminary assessment of native and plantation forest potential

T H Booth, R J Raison, D F Crawford, T Jovanovic, M H O'Connor, N Raisbeck-Brown, D A O'Connell, Bruce W Hogg and David J Lee

Australian Forestry, Vol.77(1), pp.1-8

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00049158.2013.869167

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aviation fuel production

This scoping study assesses the contribution that woody biomass could make to feedstock supply for an aviation biofuel industry in Queensland. The inland 600-900 mm rainfall zone, including the Fitzroy Basin region, is identified as an area that is particularly worthy of closer study as it has potential for supply of woody biomass from existing native regrowth (brigalow and other species) as well as from new plantings. New analyses carried out for this study of Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata trials suggest biomass plantings could produce harvestable yield of aboveground dry mass of about 85 t ha-1 over a 10-year rotation at relatively low-rainfall (600-750 mm mean annual precipitation) sites and about 115 t ha-1 at medium-rainfall (750-900 mm) sites. Estimates of productivity for native regrowth suggest potential productivity should be around 40 t ha-1 during the initial decade after clearing when systems are managed for bioenergy rather than grazing. In this paper, potential production systems are described, and sustainability issues are briefly considered. It is concluded that more detailed studies focused particularly on biomass production would be worthwhile, and further research requirements are briefly discussed.

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Title: Biomass for aviation fuel production in the Fitzroy Basin, Queensland: a preliminary assessment of native and plantation forest potential
Authors: T H Booth (Author) - CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
R J Raison (Author) - CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
D F Crawford (Author) - CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
T Jovanovic (Author) - CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
M H O'Connor (Author) - CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
N Raisbeck-Brown (Author) - CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
D A O'Connell (Author) - CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
Bruce W Hogg (Author) - Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
David J Lee (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Publication details: Australian Forestry, Vol.77(1), pp.1-8
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Australasia
Date published: 2014
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2013.869167
ISSN: 0004-9158
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Industries Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448997402621
Output Type: Journal article

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