The Federal Government today announced the latest round of grants under its Clean Technology Investment Program with millions of dollars allocated to upgrading outdated refrigeration systems.
The government has made available grants totalling $30 million to 89 Australian manufacturers to improve energy efficiency and cut carbon pollution.
For example, Baxter Healthcare will make the shift to thermal energy with a $2.248 million grant while Crafty Chef Pty Ltd has received almost a quarter of a million dollars to replace its blast freezer system with an industrial spiral freezer system using ammonia refrigerant.
Other projects include a $152,881 grant to Fonterra Brands to replace its outdated refrigeration system with energy efficient water-cooled ammonia refrigeration and $188,000 to Harvey Industries Group to use dry ice to pack and chill beef trimmings instead of its current refrigeration system.
GM Scott Pty Ltd has been allocated $85,373 to install smart controls and improve the efficiency of its newly built ammonia plant and a separate R404A plant.
Mackay Sugar is undertaking a $120 million cogeneration project and will receive a $9.1 million grant to build a new high pressure and high efficiency boiler and 38MW Steam Turbine Generator
Rivalea Pty Ltd will receive $268,810 to upgrade the refrigeration plant at its Corowa facility by installing smart controls and heat recovery to improve energy efficiency.
Other projects include a $1 million grant to CSR Building Products Ltd to install a gas-fired cogeneration system, GH Varley Pty Ltd will receive $143,886 to replace inefficient air conditioning and introduce voltage regulation equipment to increase plant efficiency.
Sydney Olympic Park will spend $235,950 on an upgrade project which includes the replacement of an existing air-cooled chiller with a water-cooled unit. It's just one of a number of chiller projects.
A $249,819 grant will be provided to Cormack Packaging Pty Ltd to upgrade its process water cooling system at its plastic injection moulding centre in Sydney.
Two evaporative cooling towers and three centralised chillers will be replaced by a closed loop, adiabatic air cooled heat exchanger, tank and pumping station and chiller units at each manufacturing cell.
The project is expected to reduce Cormack Packaging’s carbon emissions intensity by 21 per cent across its manufacturing site and will result in savings of over $21,000 in energy costs per year.
In Victoria Focus Press Pty Ltd will modify and replace key plant and equipment at its Matraville site utilising a $464,800 grant.
The project will include a press upgrade, the replacement of fixed speed compressors with variable speed drive compressors, an upgrade to the air cooling system for the building and installation of a power factor corrector.
It will reduce site-wide carbon emissions by 67 per cent and will result in savings of over $47,000 in energy costs per year.
ABB Australia Pty Ltd will receive $90,267 to install 99kW solar photovoltaic panels on its factory roof while Amcor Packaging will use its $254,788 grant to install insulation on the steam and condensate systems, and install variable speed drives on dust collection fan and sensors to turn off equipment when not in use at its Rocklea facility.
