Clean Green Energy for a Clean Green World

Ngaitahu Energy Limited

Our Mission

At NEL Energy, we’re committed to helping businesses boost energy efficiency and shrink their carbon footprint. Our mission is to deliver innovative energy management solutions that not only save our clients money but also help protect the environment. Cubic millions of tyres are discarded every year in Australia and “NELGO” is the fuel derived from processing tyres and plastics to remove them from being a blot on the horizon, and entering the food chain as micro particles.

NEL has secured a major off-take agreement with a global commodity buyer, to purchase all the pyrolysis oil produced from tyres and plastic. This oil is used in Europe as heating fuel and to power generators for electricity production. In addition, NEL has been registered as a broken, enabling negotiations on behalf of other producers lacking direct agreements. This agreement also requires 100 KT of biomass wood pellets and chips annually to co-fire with coal, ensuring continuous power generation. 

Ngaitahu Energy Commodities

Many sell commodities online, but few handle the entire process—from production to shipping and delivery. Since 1983, we’ve specialised in international real commodity sales, managing sea and air freight, bulk shipments, containers, and LCL. With customers worldwide, we build lasting relationships while contributing to global trade.

Get a quote today for liters, drums, tankers, or bulk shipments, available under standard commercial terms and shipping arrangements. Payment options include Cash, LC, revolving LC, or future contracts, ensuring you secure supply at the right price when you need it. Contact us to discuss your needs and receive a customised quote.

Thr problem with tyres and plastics

Problem Meets Solution

Plastics and rubber tyres both have severe environmental impacts, but plastics are particularly harmful as they break down into microplastics. These tiny particles are carried through drains, creeks, and rivers, contaminating the water table and entering the food chain. Marine life, including shellfish, ingest these microplastics, which are then passed up the food chain to animals, including humans. Consuming microplastics is like ingesting small doses of poison, with potentially harmful effects. Millions of seabird chicks die daily from plastic ingestion, and all animals, including humans, are impacted by water contamination. This issue underscores the urgent need for action to protect both the environment and public health.

Our Approach

Getting Pyrolysis machines installed in Australia can be a complex process due to varying state regulations and multiple EPA entities that issue licenses. Each state has its own requirements, and some may even require additional licenses for new machines within the same state. Regional and city councils also have a say in where such operations can take place according to their town plans.

We handle all the paperwork, navigate the regulatory hurdles, and manage the entire process. You simply pay the fees and sign the documents. Our team of project management experts, with decades of experience in the waste-to-energy industry, ensures smooth execution. We work with businesses of all sizes, keeping up with the latest trends and technologies to deliver the best solutions.

Our goal is to make your entry into the circular waste economy seamless, allowing you to stay focused on your core business while we take care of the rest.

About Us

At Ngaitahu Energy Limited, we started with a simple goal: to help businesses save money on their energy bills. Over time, we realised that our work had a much larger impact on the environment. Today, we are committed to providing sustainable energy management solutions that benefit both our clients and the planet. 

Ngaitahu Energy Limited, headquartered in New Zealand, is a global leader in sustainable energy and international commodity trade. Since 1983, we’ve managed sea and air freight, bulk shipments, and container logistics worldwide, building strong, lasting partnerships.

What began as a mission to cut energy costs has grown into a commitment to sustainability, delivering innovative solutions that benefit both businesses and the planet.

Bio Coke/Bio Char

NELGO is a high-performance, low-sulfur fuel made from a mix of bio-feedstocks, including pine chips, hardwood chips, nut shells, and other sustainable materials. These feedstocks are processed to deliver excellent calorific performance, making NELGO a reliable alternative when co-fired with coal, replacing metallurgical coke. Not only is NELGO versatile enough to run in tractors, trucks, 4WDs, boats, trains, or any compression ignition engine, but it’s also ideal for gardening and horticultural needs.

Whether you’re powering machinery or running your garden, NELGO offers a clean, efficient energy source for a variety of applications.

Use on your garden
Convert waste into products
Fully recycled & renewable
Available for shipping

Located in Christchurch,
New Zealand

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Peter D Leith-Wybrow
Company Director

Peter D Leith-Wybrow has had a lifelong association with renewable energy, starting from his childhood in New Zealand in the 1950s, where his family owned a pine forest in the South Island.

At the age of 7, he worked at the family mill, operating a Caterpillar D1 crawler tractor. His family saw the wastefulness of traditional timber felling and decided to reduce it by turning sawdust, offcuts, and even tree branches into biofuels to generate electricity for the mill, with excess energy sold to local businesses, hospitals, schools, and manufacturing companies.

This initiative demonstrated the positive environmental impact as CO2 released by the biomass was absorbed by the growing pine trees. Peter later expanded into photovoltaic (PV) renewable energy after meeting the director of an 80-year-old Austrian company in Germany.

Since 2008, he has been developing large-scale PV power stations, delivering turnkey projects with off-takers, contracted clients, and residential subscribers, while buying land for long-term investment. His focus on PV energy is driven by the fact that equipment is becoming cheaper and easier to replace, ensuring the continued efficiency of power stations for decades.

Peter is now applying his experience in Australia, developing renewable energy projects for local and international banks, catering to investors seeking to diversify their portfolios while also obtaining Australian Business Visas, allowing them to manage their investments and travel with their families.

Peter D Leith-Wybrow
Company Director

Peter D Leith-Wybrow has had a lifelong association with renewable energy, starting from his childhood in New Zealand in the 1950s, where his family owned a pine forest in the South Island.

At the age of 7, he worked at the family mill, operating a Caterpillar D1 crawler tractor. His family saw the wastefulness of traditional timber felling and decided to reduce it by turning sawdust, offcuts, and even tree branches into biofuels to generate electricity for the mill, with excess energy sold to local businesses, hospitals, schools, and manufacturing companies.

This initiative demonstrated the positive environmental impact as CO2 released by the biomass was absorbed by the growing pine trees. Peter later expanded into photovoltaic (PV) renewable energy after meeting the director of an 80-year-old Austrian company in Germany.

Since 2008, he has been developing large-scale PV power stations, delivering turnkey projects with off-takers, contracted clients, and residential subscribers, while buying land for long-term investment. His focus on PV energy is driven by the fact that equipment is becoming cheaper and easier to replace, ensuring the continued efficiency of power stations for decades.

Peter is now applying his experience in Australia, developing renewable energy projects for local and international banks, catering to investors seeking to diversify their portfolios while also obtaining Australian Business Visas, allowing them to manage their investments and travel with their families.