Apply for a wood energy grant
To apply for a wood energy grant from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) you must meet certain business requirements and criteria.
Business requirements
Your business must be:
- Able to co-fund at least 60% of the capital cost of the project, subject to an assessment of the level and nature of risk associated with the project
- Willing to make information about its project publicly available, including the application and performance of the demonstrated technology, payback period and other relevant data
- Willing to allow third party monitoring and evaluation of the project
- Willing to disclose any other government or third party funding, incentives or other forms of assistance.
Criteria
Applications from businesses in all industries will be considered on their ability to influence the development of the wood energy market.
Each application is evaluated against four weighted criteria and ranked against other applications. These are:
- Consistency with the purpose and principles of the Wood Energy Grant Scheme
- The features of the project - technical or non-technical
- Capability to deliver the project
- Best overall government/private sector interest.
The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) reserves the right not to award any grants should the applications not meet the minimum criteria or the funding has already been allocated in earlier rounds.
Application form
Complete the Wood Energy grant application form.
Email it along with your project plan (if any) before the next funding round closes to: woodenergy@eeca.govt.nz.
If you have any questions call 0800 358 676 and speak with a Business Advisor from the Wood Energy team about your project.
If your business is successful, you will be required to sign a contractual agreement. This specifies the terms and conditions of the grant, and how these will be adhered to by your business and EECA.
More information
For more information call 0800 358 676 or email us woodenergy@eeca.govt.nz
