Gas Efficiency Grants – Funded projects
Projects funded for businesses that are increasing their energy efficiency and reducing gas use and costs.
Fund recipients
Alba Cheese
Heat recovery from ricotta vats and refrigeration plant. Steam pipe insulation to minimise heat loss.
Funding: $50,000
Alucoat Australia
Installation of air curtains to improve the gas efficiency of powder coating operations.
Funding: $20,940
Asaleo Care Australia
Removable insulation covers on pipe fittings.
Funding: $40,512
Ausfresh
Installation of a heat recovery system from the refrigeration plant and upgrade of heating hot water system
Funding: $50,000
Austral Hotel Korumburra
Upgrades to enable fuel switching; eliminating reliance on LPG bottled gas.
Funding: $50,000
Australian Tallow Producers
Capital upgrades to reduce heat losses in the steam distribution system.
Funding: $50,000
Broadford Sawmill (Davids Timber)
Replacing a conventional drying timber kiln with a energy efficient pressure vessel retort which will reduce drying times.
Funding: $50,000
Catalent Australia
Capital equipment upgrade to reduce gas used for humidity control of production rooms.
Funding: $50,000
CMTP Pty Ltd
Installation of two heat recovery systems on two timber drying kilns.
Funding: $29,688
Complete POD Solutions Pty Ltd
Installation of heat recovery system.
Funding: $25,000
Denim 108 Pty Ltd (Nobody Denim)
Replace an old oversized inefficient 785 kW boiler with a new energy efficient 500 kW steam boiler.
Funding: $34,000
Dennison Foods Manufacturing
Decommissioning existing ageing gas boiler with a new 200 kW energy efficient boiler.
Funding: $39,700
Exquisine Pty Ltd
Modify existing refrigeration plant to install two heat recovery system to preheat water to the boiler. Insulate piping and two concrete tanks to minimise hot water losses.
Funding: $40,000
Foamex Victoria Pty Ltd
Installation of heat exchangers to preheat boiler feedwater. Replace the oven door seals and balance the oven air flows to minimise heat losses.
Funding: $25,000
GrainCorp Foods Australia Pty Ltd
Optimising existing heat recovery system to increase the recovery and use of waste heat energy.
Funding: $50,000
Hardwicks Meatworks
Installation of a new 2000 kW hot water boiler and a new 55,000 litre hot water tank.
Funding: $50,000
Holcim
Installation of two new 500 kW boilers to replace larger aged boiler.
Funding: $50,000
IndustrialCarbons
Installation of an efficient new furnace to dry BBQ briquettes.
Funding: $50,000
J&D Conti (Conti Orchards)
Replacing two LPG forklifts with two electric forklifts. The battery of the forklifts will be charged with excess power generated from an existing 100 kW PV system.
Funding: $40,550
Kagome Australia
Capital upgrades to four steam boilers; including improved metering; monitoring and control of the natural gas and water used.
Funding: $38,823
Katunga Fresh Produce
Installation of an energy efficient 6 MW boiler and buffer tanks.
Funding: $50,000
Kingfield Galvanizing Pty Ltd
Modifying and an improve existing heat recovery system to reclaim more process heat. Installation of two gas meters for dryers and boiler.
Funding: $23,000
Madigan Fresh Produce Pty Ltd
Installation of thermal screens to reduce heat losses in a large glasshouse.
Funding: $45,000
Manpak Pty Ltd
Upgrade an existing boiler and replace the standby boiler with an energy efficient gas boiler. Steam pipework will also be insulated.
Funding: $50,000
Marble Developments Pty Ltd t/a My Beautiful Laundrette
Replace twenty old inefficient laundry dryers with eighteen energy efficient dryers.
Funding: $49,559
Master Dry Cleaners
Replace existing old boiler with an energy efficient new boiler. Insulate steam pipes to reduce heat losses.
Funding: $36,970
Mildura Meatco
Replace old hot water boilers with two new 1 MW energy efficient hot water boiler.
Funding: $50,000
Nissan Casting Australia Plant
Installation of two new energy efficient preheat burner stations with automatic lowering lids to cover the ladle prior to the heating process and will include inline gas meters and control system.
Funding: $50,000
Oak on Market
Replace existing pool heater with an energy efficient closed loop boiler and control system. Replace 12 old 5 star with 6 star instantaneous hot water system with a energy efficient control system. This includes new temperature and pressure sensors and variable speed drives for the new pumping water system.
Funding: $33,650
OJI Fibre Solutions Aus Pty Ltd
Replacement of burner with more efficient burner system with an oxygen trim system; variable speed drive; gas and steam meters.
Funding: $50,000
Orora Packaging Australia
Replacement of inefficient space heaters with more efficient radiant tube heaters.
Funding: $50,000
Pental Limited
Replacement of a 4 MW gas boiler with four 500 kW boilers.
Funding: $50,000
Phillip Island Adventure Resort
Replace three old and inefficient dryers with three energy efficient dryers.
Funding: $7,005
Planex
Installation of heat recovery and air curtains to improve the gas efficiency of powder coating operations.
Funding: $35,360
Polydip
Installation of air curtains to improve the gas efficiency of powder coating operations.
Funding: $42,710
Precision Plating (Aust) Pty Ltd
Upgrading the gas curing oven with VSD on exhaust fan control and extended insulation of oven.
Funding: $13,628
Pureharvest
Installation of a new 6 MW gas fired water tube unattended steam boiler.
Funding: $50,000
Robert Bosch Australia / BSH Home Appliances Pty Ltd
Replacing two boilers with two energy efficient condensing boilers.
Funding: $50,000
San Remo Fishermen's Co-op
Replacement of ten inefficient commercial fryers with newer faster energy efficient fryers.
Funding: $50,000
Saputo Dairy Australia
Installation of flexible removable thermal insulation jackets and thermal cladding insulation on pipes; dropper; boiler blowdown line; ash shut duct and feedwater tank.
Funding: $50,000
SCS Plastics
Convert LPG forklifts to battery operated forklift which will be powered by the site's 300 kW photovoltaic system.
Funding: $24,250
Selkirk Group
Upgrades to kiln for drying bricks. Instillation of Ceridry and Kimo set; dryer vestibule doors; VSD to hot air fan and adjusting limits to dryer burner.
Funding: $50,000
South Coast Junior Aquactics
Installation of hot water heat pumps which will replace a gas hot water system; the heat pumps will be powered by a new 45 kW solar PV.
Funding: $19,000
Sundown Foods
8 inefficient boilers replaced with 3 larger energy efficient boilers.
Funding: $50,000
Super Clean Linen Service
Installation of gas and steam metering.
Funding: $10,000
Tatura Fresh Pty Ltd
Installation of automated shade and thermal screens in an existing 2.5 ha glasshouse to reduce heat losses.
Funding: $50,000
Value Heat Treatment
Installation of new burners and brick lining system on metal heat treatment furnace.
Funding: $50,000
Victoria Wool Processors
Installation of new boiler and burner management system to 2 boilers.
Funding: $23,750
W Ryan Abattoirs Pty Ltd
Install insulation over the whole steam ring main to reduce heat losses
Funding: $14,881
Warragul Dry Cleaners
Installation of a new energy efficient ironer.
Funding: $22,000
Woods Furniture
Installation of air curtains on cure and dry off ovens used to powder coat furniture.
Funding: $40,757
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