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Minko North Solar
Case studyProject description
Michael Boerema operates the Minko North dairy in Korunye South Australia. Spread over 80 hectares, Michael manages a 360 head cow herd housed in an undercover feed pad and milkshed which operates a 50-stand rotary. The dairy is also used as a training facility by the University of Adelaide. This connection keeps Michael in the loop with new technology, nutrition and animal husbandry techniques. Concerned by increasing electricity costs and emissions produced by the operation, Michael decided to look for alternative energy sources that could make use of the region�s abundant sunshine. He worked with Dairy Australia whose energy audit gave Michael the business case needed to confidently invest in solar panels to partly supply the energy needed to run the shed. Finding out about the Lion Dairy Pride Landcare Grants, Michael successfully applied for a grant to partially fund the cost of the panels.
Project aims
Once the benefits had been identified the next step was to install the solar panels on the dairy shed. In total, Michael planned to install 30 KWH of Solenergy panels that he estimated would cut the operation�s reliance on an energy provider by 20,555 KWH and reduce its carbon emissions by 10.9 tons annually. Michael said the goal of the project was to make the dairy operation more sustainable by cutting electricity costs while at the same time making it more environmentally friendly
Project outcome
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