Research and reports

The Brightwater Hog Feed System was initially designed for Blue Mountain Lumber sawmill in Southland. The sawmill generates significant quantities of green sawdust, wood shavings, and lumber off-cuts which is utilised for a 10MWth steam and electricity co-generation plant.

EECA in conjunction with the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) have developed a database of heat plants in New Zealand sized greater than one hundred kilowatts thermal and categorised by industrial sector as at August 2011.

The report below updates the 2008 Heat Plant Survey.

The database of heat plants is also attached.