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Waiouru Army base wood energy feasibility study

Research and reports
20 July 2009

An opportunity has arisen for the New Zealand Defence Force to improve the economics surrounding the operation of the Waiouru site heating system.


This report evaluates the opportunity to convert or replace coal fired boilers to woody biomass and offers technical recommendations. Options are considered for plant replacement, plant conversion, or use of woody biomass as a duel fuel source.