Research and reports

A financial model of a thermo-chemical biomass to ethanol plant has been developed for LanzaTech.  In a base case modelling scenario the plant produces 150m litres of ethanol and consumes 770,000 tonnes of wood per year. 
The total investment required to build the plant would be NZ$170m.  The breakeven selling price is NZ$0.72 per litre.

Within its property portfolio, Manakau City Council has a range of premises, predominantly swimming pools, which are suited for conversion to wood as the principle source of heat energy.
Such a move would bring both cost savings and improved  environmental performance, whilst at the same time retaining value from the Council's expenditureon energy in the local economy

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.

A feasibility study to investigate the most appropriate heating option for Mt Difficulty Winery was undertaken by Transitionz Group Limited under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority's (EECA) Wood Energy Grant Scheme. Mt Difficulty is in the early stages of expanding the winery and it was identified that the current heating system was not suitable and a replacement system is being reconsidered as part of the expansion. The study looks at several technologies, solar hot water, ground-source heat pumps and wood pellet and chip boilers, to replace the current gas boiler system.