Resources

WTRC is a member of:

• Bioenergy Association of New Zealand (BANZ)
• Forestry Industry Engineering Association (FIEA)
• IEA Bioenergy Thermal Gasification of Biomass (Task 33)

WTRC collaborates with the following organisations

• CRL Energy Ltd.
• Building Research Association of NZ (BRANZ)
• Pine Manufacturing Association of NZ
• Plant and Food Research Ltd.
• Scion Research
• Structural Timber Innovation Company
• Wood Processing Association of NZ

Proceedings of workshops

Proceedings or presentations of previous workshops can be obtained by contacting Mrs Jingge Li using jingge. li@canterbury.ac.nz, or downloaded in free.

• Workshop of IEA Bioenergy Task 33: Gasification and Alternative Fuels Development, Thursday, 14th April 2011, Copthorne Hotel Commodore, Christchurch
  1. Biomass Gasification R&D Activities in North America (pdf, 2.56MB) by Dr. Richard Bain, Principal Engineer, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA
  2. Biomass Gasification in Australia (pdf, 939KB)by Dr. John Sanderson, Principal Environmental Engineer, Earth Systems, Australia.
  3. Conversion of Biomass Over Steam Gasification to Biofuels and Chemicals - Actual Status of Work (pdf, 801KB) by Dr. Reinhard Rauch, Head of Project Group, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, Austria.
  4. The Enigma of Gasification (Cinderella or Princess) (pdf, 1.31MB) by Mr. Doug Williams, Managing Director, Fluidyne Co., New Zealand.
  5. R&D Activities on Biomass Gasification for Syngas and Liquid Fuels at the University of Canterbury (pdf, 3.63MB) by Professor Shusheng Pang, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Canterbury.
  6. Thermo-chemical Conversion R&D Activities at CRL Energy including the Gasification of Coal and Biomass for Purified Hydrogen Production (pdf, 2.27MB), by Dr. Tana Levi, Technology Operations Manager, CRL Energy Ltd., New Zealand.
  7. Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) - A Transformational Technology (pdf, 832KB) by Dr. Steven Pearce, General Manager –Gas Development, Solid Energy New Zealand Ltd.
  8. Production of Hydrogen-Rich Syngas from Steam Gasification of Blend of Biosolids and Wood using a Dual Fluidised Bed Gasifier (pdf, 588KB) by Dr. Woei-Lean Saw, Research Fellow, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Canterbury.
  9. Reactor and Catalyst Development for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Applicable to Small Scale Wood Processing Plants in New Zealand (pdf, 1.50MB) by Chris Penniall, PhD student, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Canterbury.
• Workshop of Thermo-chemical Conversion of Biomass to Energy and liquid Fuel, Friday, 5th February 2010, Forestry, University of Canterbury, Christchurch
• Workshop of Maximising Benefits of Forestry and Wood Thursday, 4th February 2010, Forestry, University of Canterbury, Christchurch