Tongariro / Rangipo Prison

Prison heating
Description of facility: 

540kW KOB pellet boiler
2 x 95kW ETA pellet boilers

The boilers supply hot water and space heating to part of the prison. Wood pellets supplied from the new Nature's Flame wood pellet plant in Taupo.

Note - the 2011 Heatplant Database lists the following boilers at the prison:

HDG BAVARIA (HDG COMPACT 200)
AQUATHERM (WF800)
BEESTON ROBIN HOOD (C55)
AQUATHERM (WF300)
AQUATHERM (C55)

Facility type: 
Heat
Application: 
Prison/Institution
Technology type: 
Conventional Combustion
Fuel/Feedstock: 
Wood Pellets
Primary Output: 
Heat
Co-generation: 
No
Address: 
Rangipo Prison, Statehighway 1 Desert Road, Rangipo
Region: 
Central North Island
Geo Location: 
Owner: 
Department of Corrections
Equipment supplier: 
Spark Energy