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The sugarcane industry in Queensland

The sugarcane industry uses energy in the form of electricity primarily for irrigation and diesel for on-farm tractors and machinery including planting and harvesting.

CANEGROWERS, the peak body for Australian sugarcane growers, has worked with growers to develop tools and resources to optimise energy and water efficiencies, and improve productivity.

Through programs like Smartcane BMP, CANEGROWERS has introduced measures such as soil moisture sensors and irrigation modules to assist farmers in reducing energy consumption.

Top energy efficiencies for the sugarcane industry.

Pumping and irrigation - Savings from Variable Speed Drive installation, pump replacements and maintenance and changes to irrigation design and automation.

Lighting and general - Replacement and retrofitting of lights with LEDs along with infrastructure and general changes.

Solar systems - Ranging in size from 5-100kW systems.

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Dry Tropics

Ayr Cane Farm

A Dry Tropics sugar cane farm has saved money and reduced energy consumption after implementing the recommendations from a recent Energy Savers Audit. The recommendation installed included pump upgrades.

Energy Savings 5% Cost Savings $939

Wide Bay Burnett

Childers Sugar Cane

The irrigation energy audit identified a number of initiative that would save about $110,000 over 10 years.

Energy Savings 19% Cost Savings $14,114

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Dairy Horticulture Poultry Nursery and garden Pork Grains and fodder Eggs Cotton Sugarcane Beef Aquaculture Atherton Tablelands Border Rivers Cape York Peninsula Central West Darling Downs Dry Tropics South-West Southern Downs Torres Strait Wet Tropics Wide Bay Burnett Fitzroy Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday Maranoa-Balonne North West South-East Not applicable Boom Centre Pivot Drip Flood Hydroponic Micro irrigation Solid set Travelling gun Not applicable Irrigation and Pumps Refrigeration Heating Air Conditioning Lighting Motors and Fans Gas Biogas Demand Management Diesel Power Factor Correction Tariffs Solar Power and Renewables Batteries and Storage Real time Metering Variable Speed Drives

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Financing your energy projects

Once you’ve identified energy savings or renewable energy opportunities for your farm, the next challenge is to find the funds or finance to make it happen.

There are a number of options to either reduce up-front costs or reduce the borrowing costs for the project. These can include new efficient pumps, motors, compressors, vehicles, lights, renewable energy systems and many other products.

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Aquaculture Beef Cotton Dairy Eggs Grains and fodder Horticulture Nursery and garden Pork Poultry Sugarcane Atherton Tablelands Border Rivers Cape York Peninsula Central West Darling Downs Dry Tropics Fitzroy Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday Maranoa-Balonne North West Queensland South-East South-West Southern Downs Torres Strait Wet Tropics Wide Bay Burnett Not applicable Not applicable Irrigation and Pumps Refrigeration Heating Air Conditioning Lighting Motors and Fans Gas Biogas Demand Management Diesel Power Factor Correction Tariffs Solar Power and Renewables Batteries and Storage Real time Metering Variable Speed Drives

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