Energy use efficiency & carbon

Energy is one of the fastest growing costs for cotton growers, with electricity and diesel accounting for a significant proportion of total farm input costs. Energy (electricity, diesel and fertiliser) is also the major contributor to a cotton farm's GHG emissions.

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ENERGY case study- Rising costs, climate change prompt shift to solar

Brimblecombe, Ian (2015-06-26)

AN ENERGY expenditure that had been climbing by around 10 per cent per year coupled with concerns about climate change have prompted St George cotton irrigators Ian and Anne Brimblecombe, 'Burgorah', to inst

Speaker presentations from Big Day Out St George and Gunnedah - 2015

Warnock, Brendon, Foley, Joseph, Brimblecombe, Ian, Welsh, Jon, Clark, Glenn, Bulanyi, Peter, Higgins, Keith, Clarke, Andrew (2015-06-16)

Alternative and renewable energy sources, including solar for powering cotton production, were hot topics at this week’s (24 and 25 February) CottonInfo Big Days Out at St George, QLD and Gunnedah, NSW.

Benchmarking report of direct Energy consumption in Australian irrigated cotton production - Executive Summary

CottonInfo (2015-06-15)

This benchmarking report presents direct energy data (diesel and electricity use) collected on irrigated Australian cotton farms.

Improving Energy Efficiency on Irrigated Australian Cotton Farms Updated June 2015

Foley, J.P., Sandell, G.R., Szabo, P.M., Baillie, C.P (CottonInfo, 2015-06-15)

Energy is one of the fastest growing on-farm costs (electricity costs alone have increased by around 350 percent since 2000).

ENERGY case study - Energy efficient audit delivers cost savings

McVeigh, Adam (2015-06-11)

AN ENERGY efficiency audit of the new overhead irrigation system on Adam McVeigh's Darling Downs farm in southern Queensland has set him on the path to reducing emissions and making big savings in energy costs.