Irrigation
Summary
Climate change is causing unpredictable weather and natural disasters like bushfires, floods, and droughts, significantly impacting growing seasons and reducing crop yields for farmers and producers.
Farmers are addressing climate change by mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from outdated practices and adopting renewable energy solutions.
Energy for Irrigation
Agricultural irrigation in Australia faces growing challenges as rising operational costs and volatile energy markets strain farming operations.
Vast amounts of energy are required to irrigate farms, water livestock, and produce silage, making energy reliability and affordability crucial for farm sustainability.
As farms expand, their power demands increase, further adding pressure on the need for consistent and affordable energy solutions.
In response, many farmers are now turning to innovative energy technologies like REDEI’s solar microgrids.
These solutions not only help manage costs and improve efficiency but also provide a reliable power source, which is critical for farms in remote areas with unreliable or non-existent grid connections.
The Opportunity
Agricultural irrigation farms have a unique opportunity to enhance energy reliability, reduce costs, and boost sustainability through renewable energy solutions.
The high energy demands of irrigation, coupled with rising prices and unreliable grid connections, have strained operations and impacted profitability.
By installing a solar microgrid from REDEI, farmers can directly address these issues, significantly reducing farm costs and improving operational efficiency.
A solar microgrid provides a secure, on-site power source that is not dependent on the public grid, offering more flexibility and increasing profits. Solar microgrids are a strategic investment for the future, helping farms thrive in an increasingly competitive market.
Cost Protection
REDEI’s Energy as a Service (REaaS) offers predictable, lower expenses, and protects farms from future energy price hikes, which is especially beneficial for high-energy sectors like irrigation.
Energy Expansion
Irrigation farms face fluctuating energy needs. REaaS provides scalable, flexible solutions for each farm’s energy profile, ensuring efficient and cost-effective energy delivery that meets current and future farm capacity needs.
Farm Profitability
Farmers face rising costs for fertilisers, fuel, and labor. REaaS helps reduce energy expenses by generating renewable energy, offering stable and lower long-term energy costs, protecting farms from future price surges.
Energy Security
Farms face fluctuating energy prices and supply disruptions due to global market instability. REaaS ensures reliable energy by combining on-site renewable generation (solar, bio-methane) with grid energy, reducing dependence on unpredictable energy markets.
Energy Resilience
Farms often struggle with energy demand due to outdated and unreliable grid infrastructure. REaaS enables farms to generate energy on-site, expanding farm milking, refrigeration, and heating functions, without costly or time-consuming grid upgrades.
Energy as a Service for Agriculture
Renewable Energy as a Service (REaaS) from REDEI provides farmers with a comprehensive, turnkey solution to meet their energy needs.
By offering reliable, high-quality power systems with no upfront capital investment, REaaS delivers fixed-price green energy. This not only significantly reduces operational costs but also improves sustainability.
REaaS empowers farms to become more resilient and cost-efficient by providing an alternative to unreliable grid connections. The service encompasses everything from system design and infrastructure to ongoing service monitoring and support. It is a strategic investment that empowers the Australian agriculture sector to secure dependable energy while adapting to the challenges of a rapidly changing agricultural landscape.
Our tailored renewable energy solutions provide our clients with:
- Access to high-quality affordable energy.
- Greater on-demand energy capacity.
- Energy Resilience through reliability and sustainability.
- Capped energy costs with a single monthly bill.
- ‘Whole of life’ solution monitoring, support, & maintenance.
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