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Green poultry farming heats up
A NEW hybrid geother- mal and solar energy system is set to dramati- cally reduce emissions and energy costs for many Australian poul- try farms.
ARENA chief execu- tive officer Darren Miller said the project is expect- ed to provide an impor- tant case study to drive uptake across the sector.
The University of Mel- bourne has teamed up with geothermal compa- niesGroundSourceSys- tems and Fourth Element Energy to create a hybrid geothermal and solar heating, ventilation and air conditioning system specifically for the poul- try industry.
“Heat pumps represent a viable alternative to traditional heating sys- tems in helping to reduce emissions from Aus- tralia’s meat and poultry industry,” Mr Miller said.
The project is funded through a $318,000 grant from the Federal Gov- ernment’s Australian Re- newable Energy Agency, which supports the glob- al transition to net zero emissions by accelerat- ing pre-commercial in- novation.
“Ground Source Sys- tems is showing what’s possible with the dem- onstration-scale project, and we’re hoping that the valuable knowledge gained will encourage even the larger poultry companies to jump on- board and look to heat pumps as a viable solu- tion to their energy needs and net zero goals.”
The project will dem- onstrate how the energy demands of sheds can be coordinated with on-site renewable energy pro- duction, showing both economic and environ- mental benefits to farm- ers to further support the uptake of the technology across the industry.
Ground Source Sys- tems director Brad Do- novan said the team will produce a public report on how the Yanderra sys- tem operates, that sets out a clear cost benefit analy- sis for poultry farmers.
The system includes a ground-source geother- mal heat pump system and full-scale solar pho- tovoltaic system with gas back-up, which can sup- ply the HVAC needs of poultry farms.
“We are also exploring ways that farmers can be assisted with the upfront costs of retrofitting hy- brid systems,” Mr Dono- van said.
The first stage of the project will see a demon- stration full-scale hybrid system installed and op- timised for efficiency at the commercial poultry farm Bargo in Yanderra, NSW this year.
The team estimates the new system could reduce the sector’s total green- house gas emissions by around one million tonnes – from 1.8 mil- lion tonnes to 0.8 million tonnes – per annum, with 100 percent uptake.
University of Mel- bourne Professor Guill- ermo Narsilio said the collaborators have identified 827 poultry farms across Australia that meet the conditions needed to transition to hybrid geothermal and solar energy.
The hybrid energy costs for farmers would be be- tween 75-90 percent less than existing systems, subject to the farm op- eration method, with in- stallation costs likely to be fully recovered within three to six years.
“Australia is in an ideal position to lead the devel- opment of this technol- ogy and reap the benefits in several intensive farm- ing sectors,” Professor Narsilio said.
Poultry broiler industry sheds require both heat- ing and cooling – tra- ditionally provided by a combination of LPG- powered heaters and evaporative coolers – at a combined annual energy cost of around $80-100 million for chicken farms across Australia.
“We have world-class engineering expertise, ideal solar conditions and the space to install geothermal systems.
Bargo farm manager Simon Zerafa said, “We are excited about lead- ing the way with this new technology and po- tentially expanding its use across more of our sheds.”
“If we can achieve 15 to 20 percent market uptake in the Australian poultry industry, it would reduce at least one tenth, or 160,000 tonnes, of the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.”
“Another benefit of the system is that it will re- duce chick mortality by removing the humidity associated with gas heat- ing in existing systems.”
Professor Guillermo Narsilio in a geothermal plant. Image: Peter Casamento
Egg Farmers of Australia chief executive officer Melinda Hashimoto, Days Eggs managing director Dion Andary, Egg Farmers of Australia Queensland Board direc- tor John Coward, Egg Farmers of Australia chair and NSW Board director Bede Burke, Days Eggs technical director Anne Andary, Egg Farmers of Australia admin- istration and engagement officer Kylie Jackson, and Egg Farmers of Australia South Australia and Tasmania Board director Ruth Drinkwater.
Industry representatives gather at CEFASAT event
EGG Farmers of Aus- tralia Board and staff members, in conjunc- tion with the Com- mercial Egg Farmers Association of South Australia and Tasma- nia and Australian Eggs were thrilled to host the CEFASAT meeting and dinner event on August 17, 2022 in South Aus- tralia’s Barossa Valley.
Carolyn De Koning was the guest speaker at the meeting.
minister and departments on the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Poultry process.
very appreciative of the time provided by Dion and Anne Andary and Jessica Spencer in show- ing us their facility.
by MELINDA HASHIMOTO CEO
The event was attended by more than 40 peo- ple, with guest speak- ers from Thomas Elders Market presenting at the dinner.
While in South Aus- tralia, Egg Farmer of Australia directors and staff, as well as Austral- ian Eggs staff member Kelly Seagrave, had the opportunity to visit Days Eggs.
EFA staff will be trav- elling to Canberra for Animal Health Australia meetings, then to Mel- bourne for a farm visit as well as Animal Health Australia and Ideas Ex- change events in Septem- ber and October.
Re-invigorating the group couldn’t have come at a more impor- tant time, when states are now tasked with work- ing with their agriculture
Our travel group were
Poultry Industry Calendar of Events
2022
OCT 19 – Poultry Industry Golf Day, Sydney, Australia, info@ew-nutrition. com
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NOV 8-10 – European Symposium on Poultry Genetics, Hannover Germany, www.espg2022.org
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APSS 2023 now open
THE Australian Poul- register by the author
Credit card payment will be required when registering online.
try Science Symposium is the premier avian science conference in Australia and attracts delegates from across the country and around the world.
registration deadline will have their paper removed from the program and will not be published the APSS proceedings.
If you are unable to register online or need to register prior to Oc- tober for visa purposes, contact Benjamin or Jo- Ann Geist for a manual registration form.
APSS 2023 will be held in Sydney from February 6-8 and will be returning to a face-to-face format.
July 8, 2022 – paper submission portal opened.
Over 60 peer-reviewed papers and posters will be presented across the three-day event.
– author and early bird registration deadline.
The online paper sub- mission portal is open for a total of three months from July 8, 2022.
October 7, 2022 – pa- per submission portal closes at 11.59pm Aus- tralia eastern daylight savings time.
Registration to be com- pleted by authors with accepted papers for pres- entation, otherwise they will be withdrawn from the program.
Anyone wanting to be included in next year’s symposium, don’t delay – get your papers submit- ted as soon as possible.
This is the full paper submission deadline.
Note that pre-regis- tration is encouraged and can be done via apss2023.com.au/pre- registration prior to Sep- tember 30.
Key dates for authors
Full paper submis- sions can be submitted by visiting our website, creating an account and uploading your paper to our online platform – apss2023.com.au/paper- submission
December 12, 2022
Remember also that once your paper has been accepted, you must make the commitment to attend and present your paper at the conference.
Acceptance of submis- sions made after this date will be at the dis- cretion of the organising committee.
For all enquiries, contact Benjamin or Jo-Ann Geist on 02 9351 1656, benja min.geist@sydney.edu. au or jo-ann.geist@ sydney.edu.au
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