Research and reports

This paper provides a summary of the report "Costs and benefits of connecting
distributed generation to local networks", prepared by Maunsell. EECA commissioned
this work to help quantify the economic impacts of distributed generation (DG) on local
distribution networks.

Hydro Tasmania Consulting, Climate Managers and Baker & McKenzie have been
engaged by EECA to develop a Business-As-Usual (BAU) case for the take-up rates of
domestic and small-scale grid-integrated renewable energy (electricity) systems in New
Zealand to the year 2030. This report outlines the assumptions and influences affecting
the take-up-rate projections, and includes BAU projections.
Grid-connected domestic and distribution-scale renewable energy (electricity) systems

A research report commissioned by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) into the effectiveness of home ventilation systems, especially with regards to their ability to heat a home.

This project developed by Watercare Services Ltd investigated the use of a 250kW binary cycle generator to capture and use waste heat that was otherwise sent into the atmosphere in the flue gases from the existing biogas cogeneration engines at the Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant in Auckland.