Geothermal

This form is for use by those applying to the Distributed Generation Fund Request For Proposals.  Before filling it in, applicants should read the Distributed Generation Fund Definition Document which accompanies this document on the EECA website.

The Waikite Valley Thermal Pools in the Waikato were established in 1972, and the purpose of this study by East Harbour Energy Ltd was to see if the new lower cost United Technologies (UTC) binary cycle units, with an output of around 219kW, offered an opportunity to economically generate electricity from low-temperature geothermal resources where the cost of supplying the hot g

This report looks at the factors influencing the social acceptance of renewable energy projects in New Zealand.  It was carried out for EECA by Janet Stephenson and Maria Ioannou of Otago University's Centre for the Study of Agriculture, Food and Environment.