Bioenergy is the energy released from biomass, which is classified as any organic material which contains stored carbon. Biomass can include wood, grasses, livestock slurry and other forms of organic waste. As biomass sources can be consistently replenished, for example by planting more trees, bioenergy is classed as renewable.

Bioenergy is unique amongst renewable energy technologies as it can be used directly to produce liquid biofuels, generate heat and steam, and to generate electricity.  Bioenergy has another benefit over other forms of renewable energy, in that it is not location-specific and that it can be scheduled - you don't have to wait for the sun to shine or the wind to blow!

Biomass is present almost everywhere you look in New Zealand and Australia – from logging waste to animal slurry, all of which can be used to produce energy.  Living Energy focus on the combustion of biomass to create energy, rather than the production of liquid fuels.

Living Energy have a strong commitment to developing the role that bioenergy can play in our economy, and are one of the founding members of the Bioenergy Association of New Zealand (BANZ).  Our MD also convenes the BANZ Woodfuel Interest Group, and is Chairman of the BANZ Board.