Insights from the Agriculture Energy Investment Plan – Webinar recording
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 ...
Commercial feasibility of gasification and pyrolysis on-farm – Webinar recording
Agricultural and woody biomass residues are generated across rural and regional Victoria which can be converted into renewable power and thermal energy, also producing biochar and wood vinegar. Agriculture Victoria ...
The renewable fuel future
Understanding what may fuel the future is a focus of the new NSW DPI project: Beyond Fossil Diesel. The pressure to reduce emissions is growing as more targets are being ...
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 chain interruptions and pressure to ...
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” is not “biodiesel ...
Real world applications of hydrogen technologies
Dr Neil Thompson, Adjunct Associate Professor with the Centre for Clean Energy Technologies at the Queensland University of Technology, has created a series of three short videos for the NSW ...
How does a hydrogen fuel cell work?
Hydrogen fuel cells are being touted as a promising technology to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in the transport sector. Hydrogen fuel cells use the chemical energy stored in ...
Pecora Dairy Energy Efficiency Solutions Pilot Project
The NSW DPI Energy Efficiency Solutions project has implemented pilot projects on a range of farms around NSW during 2021 to address the cost, reliability and the sustainability of energy ...
The H2Cuts Trailer: Looking forward – looking back
The old Slim Dusty song “Looking Forward Looking Back” sprang to mind as I started to write about the NSW Department of Primary Industries’ H2Cuts trailer, which provides information on ...
Solar pumping – Possibilities, opportunities and issues
In this presentation, Lou Zarro who has over thirty years of experience in pumping and irrigation walks us through solar pumping. Lou highlights the possibilities and opportunities it provides ...
Energy storage
Energy storage comes in various shapes, sizes and technologies: from AAA batteries to pumped hydro systems, the range is huge. To get an idea of the range and possible uses, ...
Improving energy efficiency to reduce carbon emissions – Webinar recording
With increasing electricity prices and a transition to decarbonise our businesses, innovation will be crucial to the wine industry in overcoming challenges and capitalising on opportunities to reduce costs and ...
