The Queensland Chicken Growers Association (QCGA) recently hosted a QFF Energy Savers Energy Forum. The Forum was as chance for growers to hear from the experts about energy efficiency and renewable energy and options for financing projects.
Presentations
Below are links to the presentations from the industry presenters on the day:
Axel Braunsberger from Ergon gave a summary of the findings from Energy Savers audits on poultry farms.
Christopher Hauck from AgriCool spoke about some case studies from the addition of variable speed, direct drive ventilation fans.
Luigi Di Clemente from Farmark spoke about some local trials of Skov variable speed, direct drive ventilation fans as well as some of their advantages.
Thomas Bell from Energus outlined their new lightweight Solar PV product.
Ahmet El Safty spoke about energy storage opportunities on poultry farms including thermal storage and compressed air storage.
Matt Corkin from Alleasing outlined financing options for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
Andrew Chamberlin from QFF talked about the Energy Savers Program, including case studies and financing options.
VIDEO CASE STUDIES
See above the Energy Savers Aspley Nursery Case Study, where the owners have moved to variable speed irrigation pumps, solar hot water and LED lighting to reduce their consumption to below the demand threshold of 100 MWh per year, and save $12,000 per year, with a payback period of 1 year!
ENERGY SAVERS FINANCE FACT SHEET
See the QFF Energy Savers Financing Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fact Sheet HERE.