Concentrated Solar Thermal and Concentrated Solar Power – Assessment for Australian Feedlots and Abattoirs
| Project start date: | 01 April 2018 |
| Project end date: | 22 September 2018 |
| Publication date: | 01 October 2018 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Sheep, Lamb, Grassfed cattle |
| Relevant regions: | National |
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Summary
This project involved an investigation into the potential for Concentrated Solar Power and Thermal (CST/CSP) technology to supply energy to a "typical" theoretical Australian processing facility. The typical facility was defined as 500-600 head per shift processing capacity, single shift per day, with on-site rendering and refrigeration.
The results of this process showed that concentrated solar has the potential to deliver power under a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for as little as 9 c/kWh, with no capital paid by the feedlot/processor. Similar term PPAs were proposed for hot water for sterilisation and hand washing at $9 / GJ and for steam at $12.6 / GJ. These values are significantly less than currently paid by the industry.
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| Project manager: | Douglas McNicholl |
| Primary researcher: | All Energy Pty Ltd |
