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| (Courtesy Nature’s Flame) |
Contact and Nature’s Flame began construction on a new heat plant and supporting pipeline infrastructure in July 2019, and the system has now been established as fully operational.
Contact’s Chief Generation and Development Officer James Kilty, says the plant starting to operate is a good news story for the benefits of geothermal energy.
“Contact now provides direct heat energy from our geothermal facilities to the Nature’s Flame plant which dries wood fibres for wood pellet production. The wood fibres are a carbon neutral alternative to fuels such as coal, gas and oil. So we are helping to replace an emissions heavy energy source with an environmentally friendly alternative, all while using a renewable energy source.”
“We are thrilled by the outcome of this deal with Contact. With our new energy supply system getting to operational status, we are able to increase to 100% of capacity, creating new jobs in the Taupō region. We are now receiving 18MW of heat continuously, which is fuelled by a low carbon renewable source,” says John Goodwin, Nature’s Flame Operations Manager.
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From the Global Geothermal News archives:
- Friday, July 26, 2019 - New Zealand: Contact Energy Supplies Geothermal Heat to Local Industries
- Thursday, July 18, 2019 - New Zealand: Geothermal Power Plant to Supply Heat for Wood Pellet Production
- Friday, January 16, 2015 - New Zealand: Timber Company Uses Geothermal Energy To Help Penetrate US Architectural Products Market
