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Case Studies

Case Studies

The Queensland Farmers’ Federation have completed a number of case studies with farms in Queensland to better understand energy saving and cost saving opportunities. Explore these case studies by using the filters below.

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Wet Tropics

Cowley Aquaculture Farm

A North Queensland barramundi farm processing 1,150 tonnes of whole fish per annum could reduce energy consumption by 23% by implementing the recommendations of an energy audit.
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Energy Savings 23% Cost Savings $295,000

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Wet Tropics

Martyville Aquaculture Farm

A North Queensland barramundi farm processing 460 tonnes of whole fish per annum could reduce energy consumption by 25% by implementing the recommendations of an energy audit.
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Energy Savings 25% Cost Savings $141,110

I Stock 83852839 XXLARGE Outback Australia Landscape

Atherton Tablelands Border Rivers, Cape York Peninsula, Central West, Darling Downs, Dry Tropics, Fitzroy, Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday, Maranoa-Balonne, North West, South-East, South-West, Southern Downs, Torres Strait, Wet Tropics, Wide Bay Burnett, Queensland,

All Energy Savers Plus Farms

This case study summarises the outcomes from audits conducted on all 180 Queensland farms in the Energy Savers Plus Program (ESPPE).
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Energy Savings 40% Cost Savings $2,817,342

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Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday

Central Queensland Prawn Farm

This audit considered a number of opportunities to reduce heating energy consumption. The case study highlights total energy savings of 2.5% in covering heated hatchery tanks and heat recovery systems, corresponding to 12% of hatchery energy use, with an average payback or around 3.5 years and annual savings of almost $9,500.
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Energy Savings 2.5% Cost Savings $12,961

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South-East

Gold Coast Tiger Prawns

See how Gold Coast Tiger Prawns saved over $40,000 per year in demand charges by fitting Variable Speed Drives to main pumps and the conveyors in the processing plant, as well as Power Factor Correction. Energy savings of 19% in total consumption and carbon reductions of 243.2 t CO2-e have been achieved.
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Energy Savings 19% Cost Savings $40,800

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