Pork
The pork industry in Queensland
Pork farms use energy on site primarily for heating, ventilation, lighting, water and feed supply and effluent management. The Queensland pork industry is valued at $273 million and includes approximately 280 commercial pig herds.
The state peak body for pig farmers in Queensland is Pork Queensland.
Top energy efficiencies for the pork industry.
Pumping and irrigation - Savings from Variable Speed Drive installation, pump replacements and maintenance. Changes to irrigation design and automation.
Heating Ventilation and Cooling (HVAC) - Condensor motor, VSD, ventilation fans and heating upgrades.
Lighting and general - Replacement and retrofitting of lights with LEDs, infrastructure and general changes.
Solar and batteries - Grid Connected and standalone.
Gas - Hot water, insulation and general heating.
Solar systems - Ranging in size from 5-100kW.
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Queensland
Queensland Piggery Farms
Energy Savings 106% Cost Savings $86,464
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
Energy Savings 40% Cost Savings $2,817,342
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Queensland Renewable Energy Landholder Toolkit
The Queensland Renewable Energy Landholder Toolkit to assist and inform landholders as they respond to and negotiate with energy industry representatives about accessing land and developing renewable energy projects.
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.