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Australia’s food and beverage industry is diverse and includes sugar, dairy, meat, frozen foods, grain and beverage manufacturing.
In 2008-09, EEO participants in the food and beverage manufacturing sector used 150 PJ representing approximately 2.5 percent of Australia’s total energy use.
Energy Efficiency in the Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector
Corporations in the food and beverage manufacturing sector have identified a range of energy efficiency opportunities including: Compressed air leaks, power factor corrections, installing variable speed motors, improved lighting and the use of biogas produced by water products.
In 2008-09, EEO participants in the food and beverage manufacturing sector reported identifying 7.5 PJ of energy savings, and adopting 3.3 PJ of energy savings. ‘Adopted’ energy savings includes opportunities reported under the categories of implemented, commenced implementation or to be implemented.
Energy Savings in the Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector^
^ Energy savings totals include the energy savings of opportunities with a greater than four year payback, voluntarily reported by corporations.
Food and Beverage Significant Opportunities Register
The Significant Opportunities Register contains a cross-section of the significant opportunities described by food and beverage manufacturing corporations in their EEO Public Reports. The spreadsheet format can be filtered to find specific types of opportunities of interest. The register aims to facilitate access to different ideas that may assist corporations to identify opportunities to increase energy efficiency.
Upcoming Events
Currently there are no upcoming events for the Food and Beverage industry. If you are holding an energy efficiency event that will be of interest to the Food and Beverage industry please contact us.
Useful Resources
Resource materials that may be of use for businesses in the Food and Beverage Manufacturing sector aiming to improve their energy efficiency include the following:
EEO Company Case Studies | A look at how some corporations in the food and beverage manufacturing sector have undertaken EEO assessments and the types of opportunities they have identified and implemented.
| Industry Trials – Coca-Cola Amatil
[ PDF, 864KB] |
EEO Workshop Presentations
| | Amcor (2010) [ PDF, 1.2MB] |
First Opportunities in Depth: The Manufacturing Industry (2010) | A detailed analysis of EEO results reported by the manufacturing sector in 2006-08 including those reported by the Food and Beverage Manufacturing sector.
| [ PDF, 697KB] |
Energy Efficiency Best Practice Case Studies | The Energy Efficiency Best Practice program, which ran from 1998 to 2003, worked with companies and research agencies to improve energy efficiency. The result of that collaboration was a series of case studies and best practice guides, which include information on Bakers, Breweries, Dairy Processing and Wineries.
| Energy Efficiency Best Practice Case Studies |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (USA) | The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (USA) has developed a series of studies analysing the energy using processes, energy benchmarks, energy efficiency potential and cost effective opportunities for reducing energy usage across several industries, including many of those included in food and beverage manufacturing. | |
Feedback
Is there an energy efficiency topic in the Food and Beverage Manufacturing sector for which you would be interested in further information resources or training opportunities? If yes, please email energyefficiencyopportunities@ret.gov.au.