Case studies

Health boards are taking an innovative approach to upgrading energy management equipment - they're having someone else pay for it. Otago District Health Board has obtained a Crown Loan of $510,000 from EECA to fund their energy efficiency upgarde.

Carter Holt Harvey Kinleith's five-year plan for efficiency cut energy consumption per tonne of product by 31%. Although production increased by 25%, carbon dioxide emissions stayed stable.

The number of passengers passing through Auckland Airport this year is expected to be a sharp increase on the record 9.4 million of 2002. And unlikely as it sounds, that offers further opportunities for the facility's energy efficiency programme.

Te Papa's energy management team has cut energy costs while taking care of a huge open-plan building with constantly changing uses and ever-expanding operating hours.