The Ballarat Renewable Energy and Zero Emissions (BREAZE) project has won a state government grant to investigate whether waste wood and sawdust can be used to make briquettes for commercial and industrial use.
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The group received $71,000 from the New Energy Jobs Fund, just under half of the $143,480 project to develop a business case to determine the viability of rescuing waste wood and sawdust from landfill to make briquettes.
The project covers the manufacture, distribution and transport of briquettes and demonstration of how existing systems could be converted to use briquettes.
“More and more businesses are looking at waste to energy projects to reduce costs,” said energy, environment and climate change minister Lily D’Ambrosio.
“We’re proud to support this initiative and the push to accelerate the uptake of waste to energy technology in the regions and generate more jobs and economic growth.”
BREAZE was among 21 successful projects who shared in $6.7 million of grants from round two of the NEJF, designed to support new energy projects that support the uptake of renewable energy, reduce emissions and assist community groups to develop projects.
