Funding for projects exploring cheaper energy solutions on Victorian farms

Overview

Funding is available for successful applicants to showcase energy technologies that can:

• improve on-farm energy efficiency
• reduce fuel, gas or energy consumption
• generate renewable energy
• provide energy storage on farm.

Eligible projects must:

• demonstrate proven technology not yet widely adopted and/or new-to-market technologies that deliver improvements in energy efficiency and emissions reduction
• demonstrate practical solutions that can be scaled and adopted by other farms, industries and regions
• generate and share real-world insights to support future investment and adoption
• build industry confidence and support wider adoption by sharing project outcomes, lessons learned and practical experience with farmers and industry.

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Eligible applicants include:

• agriculture industry associations or business chambers that represent, support or advocate for members engaged in primary production activities
• farming system or landcare groups
• Traditional Owner groups, First Nations organisations and Aboriginal businesses involved in primary production activities
• research and development corporations
• Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs)
• a partnership, consortium, alliance or co-operative of primary producers and one or more of the above organisations
• companies with proven or new-to-market ready solution(s) with capacity to demonstrate on-farm and partner with one or more of the above organisations.

Additionally, applicants must:

• be a legal entity
• have an Australian business number (ABN)
• be registered for Goods and Services Tax (GST) if required
• operate within Victoria, including location(s) of demonstration project sites
• be financially solvent.