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Energy assessment and LED lighting - QMDC Chesterfield tractors
1 September 2014Located in Goondiwindi, Queensland Chesterfield Australia is an Agricultural and Construction Equipment company. The Goondiwindi site has both workshop and a retail spaces requiring specific lighting. During the Financial Years 2012/13, the facility consumed 119,984 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, emitting 103 tonnes of carbon. An energy audit identified potential energy efficiency cost savings of approximately $6605 a year using light emitting diodes (LEDs) upgrades, with a payback period of just 2.2 years.
Energy assessment and lighting upgrade - Berwicks
1 April 2014After an audit helped the owners of Berwicks Office Technology reduce energy costs in its 900 sqm building in Brisbane’s West End. Upgrading to a new digital metering system helped Berwicks to track spikes in energy use, while upgrading lighting made the parking garage safer and more energy efficient. It also led the company to replace its 200 fluorescent tubes with light emitting diodes (LEDs), resulting in a better visual experience for customers and staff, as well as reducing its electricity needs by around 30,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) a year.
Energy assessment and management processes - Incitec Pivot Plant Gibson Island
1 April 2009The Incitec Pivot plant at Gibson Island in Queensland used about 13 peta joules (PJ) of energy in 2008–09 in the manufacture of nitrogen-based fertilisers. This case study describes 3 projects estimated to save 150,000 giga joules (GJ) of energy annually. This case study was developed as part of the Energy Efficiency Opportunities (EEGO) program.
Energy assessment leads to energy savings - Central Kitchens
1 April 2013When an energy assessment clearly showed the owners of Victoria’s Central Kitchens where its energy was going, the company set about reducing its costs by: upgrading to an energy efficient air compressor; introducing better start-up and shut-down procedures; replacing halogen lights with compact flurorescent lamps (CFLs) and light emitting diodes (LEDs), installing timer buttons in toilets; fitting timers and exhaust fans to the drink machines and installing CFLs to its high bay.
Energy audit - QMDC aged care facility
1 September 2014Queensland Murray Darling Committee Inc (QMDC) completed an energy audit on an aged care facility near Warwick, Queensland. The retirement home consists of single level accommodation buildings and the capacity to accommodate 40 residents. During the Financial Years 2012/13, the facility consumed 114,467 kWh of electricity, emitting 98 tonnes of carbon. An energy audit identified potential energy efficiency cost savings worth approximately $4,257 per annum with an average payback period of 3.1 years.
Energy audit and changing irrigation - orchards
1 September 2014The ‘Watts in Your Business’ project conducted by Apple and Pear Australia Ltd completed energy audits of 30 packhouses and orchards Australia-wide. This fact sheet shows how changing irrigaton in orchards can cut energy use and save money.
Energy audit and grading equipment - packhouse and orchard
1 September 2014The ‘Watts in Your Business’ project conducted by Apple and Pear Australia Ltd completed energy audits of 30 packhouses and orchards Australia-wide. This fact sheet shows how grading equipment changes can cut energy use and save money.
Energy audit and refrigeration - packing shed
1 September 2014The ‘Watts in Your Business’ project conducted by Apple and Pear Australia Ltd completed energy audits of 30 packhouses and orchards Australia-wide. This fact sheet shows how refrigeration changes can cut energy use and save money.
Energy audit and refrigeration condenser - Mitchell Butchery
1 April 2014Mitchell is a small town servicing landholders in the western downs district of south west Queensland. Mitchell business owners were offered a level 2 energy audit to gather information on the typical energy use by their business and to gain an understanding of potential energy efficiency opportunities across the project area. Mitchell Butchery participated in the audit activity.
Energy audit and refrigeration upgrade - Radevski Coolstores
1 September 2014Radevski Coolstores in the Goulburn Valley Victoria is a major supplier of apples and pears to Coles. It undertook a $1.15 million upgrade of 2 cool store systems, to allow the plant to operate on ammonia as a refrigerant, and to use condenser fan speed control (using variable speed drives) to further improve performance. The results were significant: one site recorded 60% reduction in its maximum electrical demand, and the upgrades will cut the company’s energy costs by 25%.
Energy audit and understanding electricity tariffs - packhouse and orchard
1 September 2014The ‘Watts in Your Business’ project conducted by Apple and Pear Australia Ltd completed energy audits of 30 packhouses and orchards Australia-wide. This fact sheet shows how understanding electricity tariffs in a packhouse/orchard can save money.
Energy audit identifies refrigerator upgrades savings - Roma beef property
1 September 2014The owners of a black Angus breeding and fattening operation on a small, pastoral property north west of Roma Queensland, were using dated refrigeration units to cool and store beef as well as other household perishable goods. An officer from Queensland Murray-Darling Committee’s (QMDC) Energy Efficiency Information Grant project was engaged to conduct an audit of the property’s energy use to ascertain whether savings could be achieved.
Energy audit of computing equipment - Keep IT Simple
1 September 2014Queensland Murray Darling Committee Inc (QMDC) completed an energy audit on commercial premises in Goondiwindi Queensland. Over the 12 months up until February 2014, the facility consumed 23,650 kWh of electricity, emitting 20.3 tonnes of carbon. An energy audit identified potential energy efficiency cost savings worth approximately $2,603 per annum with an average payback period of 1.7 years.
Energy audits and behaviour change - UnitingCare Community QLD
1 January 2014UnitingCare Community is a Queensland-based provider of community services. After energy audits were completed on a number of its 297 properties, the organisation began energy efficiency improvements as one of its first initiative. At Gipps Street, electricity consumption was high relative to floor area, until changes were made.
Energy audits and lighting - packing shed
1 September 2014The ‘Watts in Your Business’ project conducted by Apple and Pear Australia Ltd completed energy audits of 30 packhouses and orchards Australia-wide. This fact sheet shows how lighting changes can cut energy use and save money.
Energy cost savings - Bendigo Community Health Services
1 April 2013At Bendigo Community Health Services an energy assessment became the starting point for knowing how to reduce the organisation’s overall energy use. The result, implemented via Green Teams, saw a 6.1% energy reduction and annual savings of $5000, mostly thanks to: implementing a behaviour change program, changing how air conditioners were used; installing timers on hot water units; installing solar panels and replacing fluorescent tubes with light emitting diodes (LEDs) and solar tubes.
Energy efficiency - University of Queensland
1 June 2013This case study describes University of Queensland’s (UQ) energy efficiency program at St Lucia Campus, where centralised energy management provided a better understanding of its energy use. UQ developed user-friendly online graphical user interfaces for staff and students of varying expertise to interact with energy data. The case study was developed as part of UQ’s participation in the Energy Efficiency Opportunities (EEO) program.
Energy Efficiency and Engineering Education - consultation
1 August 2012In 2011, Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism commissioned the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to conduct a small project to identify attributes and associated learning outcomes required by engineering graduates to work effectively on energy efficiency. RET then commissioned QUT, with in-kind support from Engineers Australia, to conduct consultation to obtain industry perspectives on the findings of its previous work. This document reports on that consultation process, which:
Energy Efficiency and Engineering Education – Briefing Note for Engineering Practitioners and Educators
1 August 2012This document is intended as a preliminary guide to energy efficiency, discussing both interdisciplinary and discipline-specific (specialist) attributes identified as desirable in engineering graduates. It also outlines the knowledge and skills needed to establish these attributes (learning pathways).
Energy efficiency assessment - Bendigo Access Employment
1 April 2013As a result of the recommendations from an energy assessment, Bendigo Access Employment has been reducing energy use across all sites. Measures implemented have included:
- turning off PAs/amplifiers/data projectors located in class rooms, training rooms and meeting rooms when not in use
- increasing the ICT server room temperature from 16 to 18°C
- removing staff personal heaters
