On-farm energy use in the dairy industries
Paper
Chen, Guangnan, Maraseni, Tek, Banhazi, Thomas and Bundschuh, Jochen. 2015. "On-farm energy use in the dairy industries." 1st Australian Life Cycle Assessment Conference 2015 (AgriFoodLCA): Growth Through Sustainability. Melbourne, Australia 23 - 24 Nov 2015 Australia.
Paper/Presentation Title | On-farm energy use in the dairy industries |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Chen, Guangnan (Author), Maraseni, Tek (Author), Banhazi, Thomas (Author) and Bundschuh, Jochen (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 1st Australian Life Cycle Assessment Conference 2015 |
ERA Conference ID | 60128 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2015 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.lcaconference.com.au/#!food-and-agriculture/c19wi |
Conference/Event | 1st Australian Life Cycle Assessment Conference 2015 (AgriFoodLCA): Growth Through Sustainability |
Australian Conference on Life Cycle Assessment | |
Event Details | 1st Australian Life Cycle Assessment Conference 2015 (AgriFoodLCA): Growth Through Sustainability Event Date 23 to end of 24 Nov 2015 Event Location Melbourne, Australia |
Event Details | Australian Conference on Life Cycle Assessment |
Abstract | Dairying is one of largest agricultural industries in Australia. This paper reviews the on-farm energy use in various dairy operations. It is found that the total direct on-farm energy needed to produce one kilogram of milk varies between 0.41-0.83 MJ/kg milk in Australia. This is in comparison with 0.19-2.47 MJ/kg milk overseas. The differences in energy uses are mainly due to different farming systems and technologies adopted and also different analysis methods employed. The large variation of energy uses indicates the significant opportunities for reducing energy use. |
Keywords | energy; benchmark; dairy; farms |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300499. Crop and pasture production not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture |
Institute for Agriculture and the Environment | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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