Published - 17 February 2023 By Jodie Harrison (Agriculture Victoria) PODCAST: How to identify energy management opportunities with Jonathan Chislet and Mark Barber Do you enjoy listening to podcasts? Then we have some good news for you, season five of “AgVic Talk” is now live and includes episodes … Read More electricity, energy, irrigation, Podcast Energy Efficiency, Energy Options
Published - 18 January 2023 By Rajandeep Singh, Lexie McClymont, Alessio Scalisi and Ian Goodwin (Agriculture Victoria) Effects of above-canopy photovoltaic arrays on crop yield and fruit quality in a pear orchard Agrivoltaics is a new integrated approach that has potential to simultaneously address agricultural and energy issues. This study evaluated the effects of shading from different … Read More horticulture, pears, Photovoltaics, quality, Tatura, Victoria, yield Agrivoltaics, Horticulture, Solar
Published - 18 January 2023 By Rajandeep Singh, Lexie McClymont, Alessio Scalisi and Ian Goodwin (Agriculture Victoria) Effects of above-canopy photovoltaic arrays on transpiration and energy production in a pear orchard Agrivoltaics is a new integrated approach that has potential to simultaneously address agricultural and energy issues. This study evaluated the effects of shading from different … Read More Agrivoltaics, horticulture, pears, Transpiration, Victoria Agrivoltaics, Horticulture, Solar
Published - 21 October 2022 By Nick Tsaktsiras (Agriculture Victoria) Recouping your energy upgrade costs – Using the Victorian Energy Upgrades program Transcript: Recouping your energy upgrade costs – Using the VEU program By participating in the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) Program, farmers can potentially recoup 10-100% of … Read More case study, dairy, energy, VEU Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Grants
Published - 21 October 2022 By Nick Tsaktsiras (Agriculture Victoria) Victorian Energy Upgrades Program – Spring Hill Poultry Transcript: Victorian Energy Upgrades Program – Spring Hill Poultry By participating in the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) Program, Spring Hill poultry is expected to recoup 40-50% … Read More Poultry, solar, Spring Hill, VEECs, VEU Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Grants, Livestock, Solar
Published - 21 October 2022 By Nick Tsaktsiras (Agriculture Victoria) Victorian Energy Upgrades Program – G.T. Orchards Transcript – Victorian Energy Upgrades Program – G.T. Orchards‘ Through participation in the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) Program, G.T. Orchards is expected to recoup around 20% … Read More Apples, horticulture, Orchard, VEECs, VEU Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Grants, Horticulture
Published - 21 October 2022 By Nick Tsaktsiras (Agriculture Victoria) Victorian Energy Upgrades Program – Lonsdale Tomatoes Transcript – Victorian Energy Upgrades – Lonsdale Tomatoes Participating in the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) Program means Lonsdale Tomatoes is estimated to recoup in the order … Read More horticulture, Tomatoes, VEECs, VEU Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Grants, Horticulture
Published - 21 October 2022 By Nick Tsaktsiras (Agriculture Victoria) Victorian Energy Upgrades Program – MainStream Aquaculture Transcript – VEU Program – MainStream Aquaculture Participating in the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program is expected to allow MainStream Aquaculture to recoup in the order … Read More Aquaculture, case study, VEECs, VEU Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Grants
Published - 26 August 2022 By Sarah Clack (Agriculture Victoria) Managing power outages on-farm – Victoria The loss of power to farms can cause the failure of critical infrastructure including livestock water systems, electric fences, milk-harvesting equipment, automated feeding systems, heating … Read More on-farm, power outage, risk Energy Efficiency, Energy Options
Published - 26 August 2022 By Sarah Clack (Agriculture Victoria) Energy Storage Options – Webinar recording Energy storage technologies provide the opportunity to capture excess energy generated on-farm to be utilised at a later time when there is energy demand. Agriculture Victoria … Read More batteries, dairy, kinetic, power storage, solar, thermal Energy Efficiency, Energy Options
Published - 24 May 2022 By John O'Connor, NSW DPI Can diesel fuel farming forever? The May-June edition of NSW Farmers ‘The Farmer’ magazine looks at workable alternatives to diesel for on-farm use in the face of soaring prices, supply … Read More battery storage, biofuels, biomass, diesel alternatives, ELECTRIC VEHICLES, energy efficiency, energy farming, green hydrogen, Renewable Energy, renewable hydrogen Bioenergy/ Biofuels, Energy Efficiency, Energy Farming, Energy Options, New Technologies, Other Renewables
Published - 15 March 2022 By John O'Connor, NSW DPI Diesel’s Green Future Looking ahead… NSW DPI have been looking at renewable diesel and how that may fit into the transition to lower carbon and increased fuel security. “Renewable diesel” … Read More bioenergy, biofuels, carbon, diesel, diesel alternatives, emissions, energy efficiency, Renewable Energy, renewables, webinar Bioenergy/ Biofuels, Energy Efficiency, Energy Options, New Technologies, Other Renewables