Teagasc project bids to cut farm carbon footprint

A NEW energy research project at the Teagasc Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, aims to reduce the Irish dairy farmers’ electricity consumption and their carbon footprint.

Teagasc project bids to cut farm carbon footprint

Evaluation of new technology such as the use of more efficient cooling technology for milk tanks, solar panels, heat pumps and variable speed vacuum and milk pumps is underway in both laboratory and field experiments.

In an article in TResearch, Teagasc’s science magazine, researcher John Upton explained that an adequate and reliable supply of hot water is an essential element in the production of high-quality milk on any dairy farm.

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