Woodwaste - 160MW of untapped NZ electricity generation potentialFriday 30 Sep 2005 A recent report has found that the New Zealand forestry industry could become an important contributor to the country's electricity generation. Energy for Industry, a business of Meridian Energy Ltd, held a breakfast forum in August to highlight their report and further discuss its findings with the industry.The EECA funded report, Evaluation of Opportunities for Distributed Electricity Generation, examined a range of technologies and concluded that utilising wood wastes could generate up to 160MW of electricity. Wood processing sites was in the best place to realise this opportunity. Other sectors like dairy and pulp could also add to the grid through their on-site generators. Energy for Industry has already installed a number of cogeneration plants and sees further promise in a number of regions around New Zealand. Other opportunities include, for example, an 8MW green wood waste fuelled plant in Canterbury and an up to 25MW of generation on the East Coast. Detailed information on the opportunities of utilsing forest and wood wastes for energy production will be outlined in Residues to Revenues 2005. Registrations continue to stream in from both forestry and wood products companies for both events. The full programme can be downloaded from www.innovatek.co.nz |
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