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 - 9 May 2022 By Rajandeep Singh (Agriculture Victoria) Web-based interface is providing real-time monitoring of energy data in the Agrivoltaics experiment iSolarCloud, a web-based interface developed by Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd. is used for real-time monitoring of energy data in the Agrivoltaics experiment at the … Read More Agrivoltaics, horticulture, pears, solar, Tatura SmartFarm Agrivoltaics
Published - 1 March 2022 By Liz Hutton, NSW DPI 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 … Read More Agrivoltaics, bioenergy, clean energy, diesel alternatives, ELECTRIC VEHICLES, energy efficiency, fuel cell, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen technologies, solar Bioenergy/ Biofuels, Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Energy Farming, Energy Options, New Technologies, Other Renewables, Resources, Uncategorized
Published - 14 February 2022 By John “JOC” O’Connor, NSW DPI 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 … Read More Agrivoltaics, battery storage, cheese production, dairy, energy efficiency, energy farming, peer-to-peer, sheep, solar Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Energy Farming, Grants, Livestock, New Technologies, Other Renewables, Solar
Published - 4 February 2022 By John "JOC" O'Connor, NSW DPI 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 … Read More Agrivoltaics, battery storage, energy efficiency, energy farming, field days, fuel cell, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell, renewables, solar Crops, Energy Efficiency, Energy Farming, Energy Options, Horticulture, Livestock, New Technologies, Opportunities, Other Renewables, Resources, Solar
Published - 15 November 2021 By Lynne Holmes (NSW Department of Primary Industries) 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 … Read More Agrivoltaics, cheese, diesel alternatives, energy efficiency, farm energy, Renewable Energy, renewables, solar, viticulture, webinar, wineries Case Studies, Crops, Energy Efficiency, Energy Options, Events, Grants, Horticulture, Livestock, New Technologies, Opportunities
Published - 5 August 2021 By Clean Energy Council Australian Guide to Agrisolar for Large-scale Solar The ‘Australian Guide to Agrisolar for Large-scale Solar’ was developed to assist proponents of utility-scale solar, and the landholders and farmers who work with them, … Read More agrisolar, Agrivoltaics, grazing under solar, horticulture under solar, solar, solar farms, solar in orchards Case Studies, Crops, Energy Farming, Energy Options, Horticulture, Livestock, Opportunities, Other Helpful Resources, Solar
Published - 7 July 2021 By Agriculture Victoria Ellinbank SmartFarm: Exploring solar, energy storage, electric ATVs and more Smart use of energy will be demonstrated at Agriculture Victoria’s Ellinbank SmartFarm in Gippsland, as part of the Victorian Government’s Agriculture Energy Investment Plan. The Ellinbank … Read More AEIP, Agrivoltaics, dairy, diesel alternatives, energy audits, energy efficiency, farm energy, farm energy grants, Gippsland dairy, Grants, Renewable Energy, renewables, solar Bioenergy/ Biofuels, Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Grants, Livestock, New Technologies, Opportunities, Other Renewables, Solar, Wind
Published - 11 December 2020 By Ian Goodwin and Mary-Jane Rogers (Agriculture Victoria) and Peter Hansford (DELWP) Horticulture Solar Energy Project A novel horticultural solar energy project has commenced at Victoria’s Agriculture Victoria’s Smart Farm Tatura as part of Victoria’s Agriculture Energy Investment Plan (AEIP). Researchers will … Read More Agrivoltaics, elevated solar panels, horticulture, reducing sun damage in orchards, solar in orchards, Tatura orchards Case Studies, Energy Efficiency, Energy Farming, Energy Options, Grants, Horticulture, New Technologies, Opportunities, Solar
