Energy Saving Tips

Reducing energy use on farm is one of the quickest and easiest ways to reduce farm emissions and costs.

Dairy Australia has worked with energy experts to develop the following resources to support dairy farmers with deciding when and where to target their efforts.

To get started with an overview on energy saving and terminology, refer to the Saving Energy on Dairy Farms and Energy Glossary resources. For detailed information on ways to save energy, choose a topic from the resource options below.

  • Batteries  PDF,  0.37 MB

  • Bioenergy  PDF,  0.76 MB

  • Dairy Shed Easy Energy Tune-up  PDF,  0.55 MB

  • Energy Glossary  PDF,  0.36 MB

  • Energy Monitoring and Energy Audits  PDF,  3.09 MB

  • Heat Pumps  PDF,  0.39 MB

  • Heat Recovery  PDF,  0.56 MB

  • Milk Cooling  PDF,  0.39 MB

  • Saving Energy on Dairy Farms  PDF,  8.48 MB

  • Solar Irrigation  PDF,  1.07 MB

  • Solar PV Ready Reckoner  PDF,  1.03 MB

  • Thermal Storage for Cooling Systems  PDF,  0.52 MB

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