Renewable heat: connect organic resources with practical thermal demand
Understand what the product is, where it fits and whether your resource or project could support it.
Add my FeedstockUseful heat is often the most local of bioenergy products. Farms and processors may need hot water, washdown, drying, space heating or industrial process heat, making proximity and the thermal demand profile central to project design. Heat can be the main output of a dedicated boiler or a co-product of combined heat and power, but recovered heat has commercial value only when it can be captured and used.
State pricing evidence
No verified state product-sale average is available. Source references are context, not product sale prices. Private scenarios remain editable and missing values are not zero.
| State | Product sale average | Related context |
|---|---|---|
| NSW | Not verified | 10.99 AUD/GJ, August 2026. Sydney STTM ex-ante. Conventional gas context, not product revenue. GST and heating-value basis unconfirmed. Source |
| VIC | Not verified | 9.99 AUD/GJ, August 2026. Victoria DWGM 6am. Conventional gas context, not product revenue. GST and heating-value basis unconfirmed. Source |
| QLD | Not verified | 11.18 AUD/GJ, August 2026. Brisbane STTM ex-ante. Conventional gas context, not product revenue. GST and heating-value basis unconfirmed. Source |
| SA | Not verified | 10.87 AUD/GJ, August 2026. Adelaide STTM ex-ante. Conventional gas context, not product revenue. GST and heating-value basis unconfirmed. Source |
| WA | Not verified | 7.45 AUD/GJ, FY2024-25. WA estimated domestic sales, older and non-comparable method. Conventional gas context, not product revenue. GST and heating-value basis unconfirmed. Source |
| TAS | Not verified | No comparable reference adopted |
| ACT | Not verified | No comparable reference adopted |
| NT | Not verified | No comparable reference adopted |
How useful heat is produced and used
Cleaned biogas can fire a suitable boiler, or a CHP engine can deliver recoverable heat alongside electricity. Certain clean dry biomass streams can also be used in appropriately designed thermal systems. Temperature, heat-exchanger design, supply schedule and process integration determine the useful fraction, not simply the calculated gross thermal potential.
Who this pathway may be relevant to
Dairy farms; abattoirs; food processors; horticulture; industrial heat users; regional energy developers.
What determines a credible opportunity?
How much heat is needed, at what temperature and when? How far is the user from the plant? Is the demand seasonal? What backup heat supply remains necessary? Shelby helps structure this early evidence, compare alternatives and identify which specialist information is still missing. A preliminary result is a starting point for decisions, not an engineering warranty or offtake agreement.
Turn this product interest into a project pathway
Start with available resources, services or product demand. Shelby can capture the opportunity, produce an indicative assessment where a tested pathway exists, and help identify possible project participants. Buyer specification, logistics, regulatory requirements and engineering validation remain essential before a commercial commitment.
Frequently asked questions
Is recovered heat automatically valuable?
No. It requires a practical user, suitable temperature and a usable distribution and recovery system.
Can a boiler and CHP produce the same full energy simultaneously?
Not from the same unsplit fuel allocation; configurations must be compared or explicitly split.
What is the best first input?
A site heat-demand estimate, preferred temperature and available feedstock or gas supply.