Research and reports

A legal opinion provided by Simpson Grierson on marine energy in relation to the Resource Management Act (RMA)

This report provides high level guidance to independent renewable energy project developers who wish to investigate and progress distributed generation projects.

This report was commissioned by EECA and prepared by Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd. The report focuses on geothermal, hydro and wind projects in the range of 10 kW to 20 MW. The report makes developers aware of the range of issues that need to be addressed at the early stages of such projects, up until the point when developers typically seek tender submissions for detailed design and equipment supply.

The Electricity Commission (EC), Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) and Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) want to address the potential development of marine energy generation in New Zealand. This study reviews the current state of domestic and international marine energy technologies and their development and deployment.

This study assesses the suitability of various-sized wood-fired boilers for providing some or all of the Brewery's process steam needs.

It also assesses the possibility of using an absorption chiller to provide some or all of the sites cooling requirements using wood energy. Three boiler scenarios are considered. The two most attractive scenarios are described in detail, both delivering an IRR of 7 - 8%.