Waikato University ÖkoFEN Energy Box Installation

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Installation of a ÖkoFEN Energy Box for the student village at the Waikato University in Hamilton. The installation is set to reduce CO2 emissions in the building by 98% and is part of an EECA funded trial for the most effective decarbonisation options at Waikato University.  

This ÖkoFEN Energy Box has been installed in the student village and will be providing central heating and domestic hot water for the building.  It contains a modern ÖkoFEN pellet boiler which replaces the old gas boiler and gas hot water cylinders the were previously being used to heat the building and its waterthat. This will not only reduce the CO2 emissions by 98%, but will also be cutting the ongoing running costs with use of wood pellets.  

The ÖkoFEN Energy Box is entirely modular and there is enough space inside this single container to expand the pellet boiler capacity and heat another three student buildings.

ÖkoFEN pellet boilers are a type of biomass boiler, using 100% renewable wood fuel to provide central heating, hot water or process heat for any commercial-scale application. They provide an ideal way to reduce your carbon emissions as a direct replacement for fossil fuel gas, coal and diesel boilers.

Apricus Eco Hot Water offers a range of commercial pellet boilers systems.  These can be installed in a plant room or as an ÖkoFEN Energy Box: a plug and play containerised system that arrives pre-commissioned.

An ÖkoFEN Energy Box provides a combined pellet boiler plant room and fuel store, located outside your building and simply connected to power and water. Larger ÖkoFEN pellet boiler systems are always provided as a cascade, providing a high level of redundancy and flexibility in plant room design.

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Waikato University ÖkoFEN Energy Box Installation

ÖkoFEN Energy Box - Containerised Pellet Boiler Plant Room
ÖkoFEN Energy Box - Containerised Pellet Boiler Plant Room
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Apricus specialises in sustainable hot water and central heating systems for residential and commercial buildings. We work with architects, specifiers, facility managers and homeowners to bring solutions that reduce their environmental impact and meet their hot water and central heating needs.

Apricus brings the latest renewable hot water technologies into the New Zealand market, leading with innovative solar hot water collectors, CO2 hot water heat pumps and pellet biomass boilers. We aim to offer the most reliable eco alternatives to burning fossil fuels like gas, oil and coal.

Our products include:

  • Apricus All In One - heat pump for domestic hot water heating. 
  • Reclaim Energy Heat Pump - for domestic hot water heating.
  • EasyPell Heat Pump - for domestic heating, cooling & hot water heating.
  • Easypell Pellet Boiler - domesitc heating & hot water.
  • ÖkoFEN Pellet Boiler - commercial heating & hot water.
  • Apricus - evacuated tube solar hot water systems for homes and commercial buildings.

Our pellet biomass boilers are produced by one of Europe's leading manufacturers, ÖkoFEN, a specialist in pellet boilers and a supplier of space-saving, cost-effective, simple solutions for storing pellets. Offering storage tanks suitable for all space and pellet requirements. The pellet boilers can provide enough hot water for even the most extensive home heating needs, using radiators, underfloor pipework, or a combination. The wood pellets burned are made in New Zealand from waste sawdust and wood shavings, providing 100% renewable heating, whatever the temperature outside.

Our range of hot water heat pumps use some of the most environmentally friendly refrigerants while offering outstanding performance. The very low global warming potential makes these systems the perfect electric alternative to gas hot water systems. Households can now reduce their energy costs and improve the sustainability of their home with ease.

The Apricus solar systems have robust frames, easy-to-use controllers and high-efficiency pumps. The high-performance, reliable designs can withstand New Zealand’s extreme environmental conditions. This is combined with a careful focus on quality and continual improvement by the team at Apricus International.

All complete system packages are individually designed for maximum savings, and on-shore technical support and global experience ensure quality and precision for every installation.