Guidelines

This document, the Fund Definition Document, sets out the details of the Fund including scope, principles, project eligibility, assessment criteria and definitions. This document will help to inform decision making for Funding Round Three (2009/10).

This document provides information about the Distributed Generation (DG) Fund, and will assist potential respondents to prepare their proposals in response to the Request for Proposals (RFP).

The Distributed Generation Fund is set up to assist potential DG project developers investigate a particular DG project in New Zealand. The Distributed Generation Fund can help verify whether the DG project in question can be a viable and sound investment.

Forestry and wood processing residues are a potentially significant source of bio-energy fuels. For a variety of reasons storage of these materials prior to utilisation is often necessary. The storage of comminuted (chipped, hogged, shredded or reduced to small particle size by other means (sawing or sanding)) biomass, particularly fresh (green) material such as logging residues can lead to degradation of the fuel due to biological and thermo-chemical processes.