“In partnering with the private sector through the third round of the Government Investment in Decarbonising Industry Fund we’re helping to clean up production processes, and helping business stay ahead of the curve,” Minister of Energy and Resources, Dr Megan Woods says.
Latest round of funding includes:
- ANZCO Foods Limited – The beef and lamb producer will replace the aging coal boiler at its Kokiri site on the West Coast and install an electric boiler and high-temperature heat pump, completely electrifying its process heat and significantly reducing the site's emissions.
- DB Breweries Limited – The Waitemata brewery site will install a new high-temperature heat pump, and start recovering heat from its refrigeration plant, significantly reducing its reliance on natural gas.
- Auckland Meat Processors Limited - The Ōtāhuhu based meat processor will decommission two existing gas-fired hot water boilers and install high-temperature heat pumps to generate the site’s hot water for process operations. Heat from site refrigeration systems will be recovered and utilised as part of the heat pump system, improving energy efficiency.
- Southern Paprika - Set to install a biomass boiler and CO2 recovery unit – understood to be a New Zealand first – replacing natural gas, a common but high-emitting source of energy.
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