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Energy Efficiency: More than Bill Savings

The energy audit at Australis Plants shows that energy efficiency provides more benefits than bill savings.

Elimbah Nursery

Greenstock Nurseries is a family business committed to offering a vast range of plants including re-vegetation species, Standard Trees, Tropical, ‘Oz breed’ & Green wall species. The company is dedicated to continuous improvement in their two Queensland sites.

Electrification: A New Zealand Case Study

A highlight of the 2024 Renewables in Agriculture Conference was the presentation by Mike Casey about the electrification of his 9,300-tree cherry orchard in Central Otago, New Zealand. The farm claims to be the world’s first 100% electric, zero fossil fuel orchard.

EnergySQ is helping farmers identify energy saving opportunities

The Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) has a strong track record of helping farmers identify on-farm energy savings opportunities, having conducted free energy audits on hundreds of farms across the state.

Reducing carbon emissions on farm

QFF’s on-farm energy savers programs have been helping farmers identify energy efficiency measures which have reduced costs and carbon emissions. Read this article to learn how and explore ways to reduce carbon emissions on your farm.

Atherton Tablelands Dairy Farm

The first QBEST energy audit report has been produced, with potential annual energy savings of over 24,000kWh and $8,700 identified. If the recommendations are implemented, the farm will reduce its Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by over 20 tonnes (t-CO2-e) per year.

Savina Lane Wines

A recent energy audit showed how improving the current systems can lead to energy and cost savings. The recommendations explored in the audit and implemented included replacing the dam pump with an 11kW unit and installing a 9.75kW solar PV system, which have achieved energy savings of 231% per year. Additionally, a switchable real-time energy meter has been installed on the pump circuit allowing monitoring of energy consumption and control of the pump from a mobile device.

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.

Savings on fuel costs

There are many ways you can reduce farm fuel costs, and many are quick wins, which mean they won’t cost anything to start with, and will save fuel immediately.