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  • Case studies
    15 June 2009

    When they decided to build a modern and stylish getaway on their lush McQueens valley property, the owners of Taurikura Lodge saw the opportunity to make investments that would pay off in the long run. By reducing their electricity needs and installing two small wind turbines, owners of this lodge have eliminated their power bill - and they're getting paid for the excess electricity they generate.

  • Case studies
    19 June 2009

    A 50kW wood pellet-fired boiler is proving considerably cheaper than electricity for heating the Bay of Plenty‘s 30 bed Titoki Healing Centre.

    Fully automated and fed by a 3-tonne hopper topped up by the truckload, the system operates virtually hands-free.

    Installation cost around $80,000. That compared more than favourably to the other main option, heat pumps, at around $90,000. Running costs are even more competitive at about $4,400 annually, almost a third of the costs estimated for running heat pumps.

  • Case studies
    15 June 2009

    Glazebrook Lodge provides its guests with an opportunity to visit an unspoilt part of backcountry New Zealand, but stay in luxury surroundings. Rather than running a cable to connect to the electricity network, which was going to cost in excess of $900,000, the lodge owners invested in a much more cost-effective and environmentally-friendly form of distributed generation on their own property.

  • Case studies
    15 July 2009

    Connecting to the electricity network was not a viable option for a luxury lodge in the Waihopai Valley, in Marlborough.
    Instead, the owners of this exclusive tourist destination saw the opportunity to install a hydro generator to power their first-class guest experience with clean renewable electricity

  • Case studies
    19 June 2009

    A 50kW wood pellet-fired boiler is proving considerably cheaper than electricity for heating the Bay of Plenty‘s 30 bed Titoki Healing Centre.

    Fully automated and fed by a 3-tonne hopper topped up by the truckload, the system operates virtually hands-free.

    Installation cost around $80,000. That compared more than favourably to the other main option, heat pumps, at around $90,000. Running costs are even more competitive at about $4,400 annually, almost a third of the costs estimated for running heat pumps.

  • Case studies
    27 August 2009

    Crowne Plaza Christchurch's utility spend is a significant overhead. The driver behind an energy review was a desire to reduce utility costs - without compromising guests' comfort.

    An energy audit uncovered ways to cut consumption and also kick-started a change in thinking. "It became part of our everyday business," explains chief engineer Chris Stevens.

    The hotel's annual electricity bill is $100,000 less now than in 2006 - a 14% saving. It also achieved a peak annual saving of 14% in potable water and trade waste, and 12% in LPG consumption.

  • Fact sheets and brochures
    17 September 2009

    Virtually every industrial process generates waste heat - the challenge is to recover this heat and make use of it economically. Waste heat can be seen in shimmering boiler flues or steaming waste water discharges.

    Heat recovery captures waste heat and uses it to eliminate or reduce energy required in other areas of a process or site. This practice reduces a business's overall energy bill and greenhouse gas emissions as well as improving profitability.

     

  • Case studies
    29 September 2009

    This case study features a solar water heating installation at Solscape, an eco retreat near Raglan. Hot water is what tourists expect from the moment they unpack their suitcase and Solscape are using the sun's rays to solve this.

  • Case studies
    29 September 2009

    This case study features a solar water heating installation at Solscape, an eco retreat near Raglan. Hot water is what tourists expect from the moment they unpack their suitcase and Solscape are using the sun's rays to solve this.

  • Case studies
    27 October 2009

    At Kopua Holiday Park in Raglan they can't always guarantee that the surf is up, but they can offer the sun on tap. That's because they've installed a large scale solar water heating system on their main kitchen and ablution block that delivers plenty of hot water when it's needed.