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Helping NZ Businesses Switch to Wood Fuel

Secure your energy future with Nature’s Flame. As traditional markets fluctuate, our NZ made wood pellets offer a stable, low carbon, and reliable solution for long term process heat.

Why Choose Wood Pellet Energy?

Here’s why many NZ heat users are making the switch

Long Term Stability

We will secure your energy needs with long term (5 year plus) contracts that provide stable, predictable pricing.

With a proven 200,000-tonne annual capacity and room to scale, we eliminate gas volatility risk, giving your business long-term certainty and your operations guaranteed security around your required process heat.

Guaranteed Supply

We have proven supply performance for critical operations, we are trusted by trust our proven performance.

We bring extensive local and global supply chain expertise and have the ability to initiate on demand offshore sourcing when needed. With a proven track record in critical sectors from food processing to heating we are the trusted partner for reliable, high performance operations.

Commercial Performance

Optimize your operations with our premium quality, consistent wood pellets.

Experience superior combustion that delivers high-grade heat and steam while reducing particulate emissions. Switch to a reliable fuel source that cuts OPEX, stabilizes energy costs, and minimizes carbon tax exposure.

Carbon & Compliance

Industrial conversions achieve up to 98% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. We demonstrate significant annual CO₂ reductions at large-scale facilities.

Our carbon-neutral fuel comes from sustainably sourced fibre, certified from forest to customer.

How We Transition Your Plant to Wood Pellets

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Assess & Model

Most businesses we talk to already know they need to move away from coal or gas. What stops them is not knowing where to start, or whether it’ll actually work at their scale. We are experienced through this with a number of both large and small operations across New Zealand. The path is well worn. Here’s what it looks like.

02

Advise & Support

First, we help you find out if wood pellets actually make sense for your site. We’ll look at your current fuel use, model what a supply contract would cost, and run the numbers on ROI, so you’ve got something real to take to your board. No commitment, no pressure.

03

Install & Integrate

If the numbers stack up, we’ll help you work out the best way to structure it. We can connect you with equipment partners, and if capital is the sticking point, our Energy as a Service option (EaaS) allows you to upgrade your energy systems without upfront costs, you pay for the heat as you use it. You choose the path that fits your business.

03

Operate & Optimise

When it’s time to convert, we bring two decades of site experience to the table. We know what good storage and handling looks like, what questions to ask equipment suppliers, and where conversions tend to go wrong. Together with your team, we work to deliver successful conversion results.

See the Results in Action

  • AFFCO Horotiu – Transitioning from Gas to Wood Pellets

  • Healthcare & Education – Reliable, Automated Heating

  • How Fonterra Proved Coal to Wood Pellet Conversion Works at Scale

Solutions for Industrial & Commercial Heat Users

From industrial process heat to commercial hot water and steam, wood pellet fuel offers a versatile, sustainable solution for New Zealand businesses. We’ve been leading the charge in the switch to biomass fuel since day one, and we’re committed to helping you make the switch.

Food Processing

Primary Industry

Glasshouses & Horticulture

Hospitality & Service

Schools & Education

Healthcare

Corrections

Pricing Immune to Fossil Fuel Volatility

20 Years

Proven operational track record

Built for Long-Term Delivery

The fear of relying on one supplier is real. However We're New Zealand's largest pellet producer with proven delivery performance to a number of critical supply operations both large and small. . Our capacity is backed by longstanding fibre and supply chain contracts, as well as offshore backup.

200,000 tonnes

Annual production capacity with offshore backup

1,000+ tonnes

Minimum annual volume for EaaS

Flexible Energy, Without the Upfront Cost

We structure each system around your site and financial needs. Instead of a large capital outlay, costs are spread over time, giving you predictable pricing and a clear path to lower-emission energy.

5 years

Stable pricing with renewal options

98%+

Emissions reduction possible

Real Reductions, Not Greenwashing

Wood pellets carry $0 ETS levy because they're carbon-neutral. Every delivery includes FSC® forest certification, DINplus A1 quality, and BioGro organic verification. Our customers' experiences illustrate both significant emissions reductions as well as achieved decarbonization goals. Measured, proven outcomes, not projections.

FSC® + DINplus + BioGro Organics Inputs

Triple certification

FAQ

Questions & Answers

Is there enough pellet supply in New Zealand?2026-04-28T00:16:30+00:00

Yes. New Zealand has a growing and reliable supply of wood pellets, supported by its large forestry sector and increasing domestic production capacity. Wood pellets in New Zealand are produced from sawdust, shavings, and other lower value arisings generated by the timber and forestry industry. This means pellet fuel uses existing forestry by-products rather than requiring additional trees to be harvested.
The country’s plantation forestry sector produces significant volumes of these residues each year on a sustainable basis, creating a stable long-term feedstock for pellet manufacturing.

How does pellet pricing compare long term to alternatives?2026-04-28T00:16:42+00:00

Wood pellet pricing is generally more stable than gas over the long term.
Pellets are produced locally from forestry residues, and are not reliant on convoluted, global supply chains.
At Nature’s Flame, geothermal steam is used for drying which helps reduce exposure to climatic i as well as global energy market volatility.
Long term supply agreements can also provide greater price certainty for businesses planning their energy costs.

What happens at end of boiler life?2026-03-29T22:46:07+00:00

Biomass boilers typically have a long operational life and can be refurbished or upgraded over time. At the end of their service life, many components such as steel, motors, and control systems can be recycled or replaced, allowing the system to be updated with newer, more efficient technology.

How secure is fibre supply?2026-04-28T00:16:01+00:00

Very secure. Wood pellets are made from locally sourced forestry residues including sawdust and shavings as well as lower grade forestry arisings, generated every day by New Zealand’s timber and forestry industry. That steady by product stream, backed by the scale of NZ forestry, provides a reliable long term feedstock for pellet production. This is particularly so for Nature’s Flame, located in the Central North Island alongside a long term integrated and sustainable forestry sector. By utilizing such arisings, we support the ongoing viable forestry sector to produce their higher grade products to meet local demand such as verified structural lumber, as well as support forestry’s higher value export markets such as clear wood to USA and Europe.

What infrastructure is required onsite?2026-04-28T00:16:20+00:00

A wood pellet heating system typically requires a biomass boiler, a pellet storage unit and fuel receival facility, and an automated conveyance system that feeds the boiler. Pellet delivery trucks deliver fuel directly into the storage unit, thus minimising manual handling. These systems are generally designed to integrate with existing heating infrastructure

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