The Agriculture Energy Investment Plan has supported agricultural businesses to reduce energy costs, improve energy efficiency and explore alternative energy options through energy assessments, grants, demonstrations, research and extension.
Agriculture Victoria hosted a webinar to share insights and key findings from the research and demonstration projects completed under the Agriculture Energy Investment Plan.
The webinar covered:
- On-farm energy opportunities: analysis of AEIP assessments, Adriana Robaina, Agriculture Victoria
- Economic insights from farmers’ energy journeys, Julie Harman, Agriculture Victoria
- Dairy Energy at Ellinbank SmartFarm, Greg Morris, Agriculture Victoria
- Orchard Agrivoltaics at Tatura SmartFarm, Ian Goodwin, Agriculture Victoria
- Pasture Agrivoltaics in Solar Farms, Bruce Gill, Agriculture Victoria.
This webinar was recorded on 7 June 2022 and all information was accurate at the time of recording.
Transcript: Insights from the Agriculture Energy Investment Plan – Webinar recording
Further Information
More information on the Agriculture Energy Investment Plan:
- More to agriculture energy plan
- Analysis shows energy advances by Victorian farmers
- Farmers share their energy management experience
- On-farm energy efficiency and cost savings
Ellinbank
- Ellinbank SmartFarm Energy Dashboard
- Dairy CO2 Heat Pump Factsheet
- Dairy Shed Chiller Upgrade Factsheet
- Solar Energy System Factsheet
- Solar and Battery for Dam Water Pump System Factsheet
- Pumped Hydro Factsheet
- Wind Turbines Factsheet
Agrivoltaics
- Horticulture Solar Energy Project
- Effects of above-canopy photovoltaic arrays on crop yield and fruit quality in a pear orchard
- Effects of above-canopy photovoltaic arrays on transpiration and energy production in a pear orchard
- Effects of Agrivoltaics on fruit colour
- Web-based interface is providing real-time monitoring of energy data in the Agrivoltaics experiment
- Agrivoltaics – Sheep grazing in solar farms; good for both
Other webinars in the series:
- Understanding your electricity bill and supply – Webinar recording
- Energy Efficiency on Dairy Farms – Webinar recording
- Solar on-farm – Webinar recording
- Bioenergy – Webinar recording
- Energy Efficiency in Horticulture – Webinar recording
- Irrigation Energy Efficiency – Webinar recording
- Backup power options in agriculture – Webinar recording
- Energy Storage Options – Webinar recording
Acknowledgements
The Agriculture Victoria Energy Webinar Series is part of the Victorian Government’s Agriculture Energy Investment Plan, which is supporting producers to improve energy usage on-farm.
