Dr David Bush ‘Australian native tree species for bioenergy and carbon capture’

Biomass bioenergy is likely to be an important part of the overall mix of renewable energy sources needed to meet overall and peak demand in future. David, from CSIRO, will talk about testing of native species has revealed some promising candidates for these purposes, including some threatened species.

Abstract
Biomass bioenergy is likely to be an important part of the overall mix of renewable energy sources needed to meet overall and peak demand in future. In addition to biomass from waste streams, cultivated woody biomass on marginal farmland may provide valuable feedstock. Alternatively, permanent revegetation of marginal lands can provide valuable carbon sequestration benefits. Testing of native species has revealed some promising candidates for these purposes, including some threatened species

Biography 
Dr David Bush is Director of the CSIRO Australian Tree Seed Centre and Group Leader of Botanical Collections in the National Research Collections Program. His research interests include conservation, domestication breeding and utilisation of Australian tree species

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