Dunedin Energy Centre Cofiring Biomass and Coal

This project involved an investigation of co firing coal with biomass residues in the existing coal boilers at the Dunedin Energy Centre.
Description of facility: 

Energy for Industry purchased the Dunedin Energy Centre from the Otago District Health Board (ODHB) in 2002 under a BOOT partnership (Build, Own, Operate, Transfer). The energy centre comprises four coal-fired steam boilers with a total capacity of 30 MWth and a steam reticulation system.
Energy in the form of steam and hot water are supplied to ODHB, Cadburys, the University of Otago, NZTS and a number of smaller customers. Following acquisition of the Energy Centre, energy for Industry carried out an extensive upgrade programme to extend the life of the plant and bring it up to modern best practice standards.

Facility type: 
Emerging technologies
Application: 
Hospital
Technology type: 
Conventional Combustion
Fuel/Feedstock: 
Wood Fuel
Primary Output: 
Heat
Co-generation: 
No
Address: 
205 Castle St, Dunedin
Region: 
Lower South Island
Geo Location: