Food manufacturers and packaging companies in first round of Clean Technology Investment Programs grants

Thursday, 07 June, 2012

Eight grants from the Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program and five from the Clean Technology Investment Program comprise the first 13 grants from the federal government’s $1 billion Clean Technology Investment Programs. The initial grants, worth $8.1 million, will help businesses install over $23 million of energy-efficient equipment and will support energy-saving and low-pollution projects.

The Clean Technology Investment Program and the Clean Technology Food and Foundries Program are to provide $1 billion in funding to help manufacturers become cleaner, more efficient and more sustainable.

“Over coming years the Clean Technology Investment Programs are expected to support around 3000 projects and help many manufacturers reduce their energy use,” according to the Minister for Industry and Innovation, Greg Combet.

Manufacturers can apply at any time and AusIndustry will work with businesses to promote the programs and help with applications.

	Grant amount	Location	Project description
Bega Cheese Ltd	$282,619	Two sites at Bega, NSW	Seven subprojects including implementing variable fan speeds in coolrooms, improving efficiency of chilled water heat exchanger, heat recovery, lighting upgrades and variable head pressure controls.
Fonterra Brands (Australia) Pty Ltd	$152,881	Milk processing plant, Wagga Wagga, NSW	Replace outdated refrigeration system with energy-efficient, water-cooled ammonia refrigeration.
Crafty Chef Pty Ltd	$499,999	Food production facility, Emu Plains, NSW	Replace blast freezer system with industrial spiral freezer system using ammonia refrigerant, reducing energy consumption.
D.T.R. Holdings Pty Ltd	$300,000	Food product manufacturing, Bundaberg, Queensland	Replace high-pressure processing unit with new, more efficient system.
De Bortoli Wines	$4,829,405	Five winemaking sites in NSW, Queensland and Victoria	Energy reduction project across winemaking, packaging, warehousing and site services areas through using grid power more efficiently, replacing old equipment and use of solar technology.
Rickety Gate Trust	$67,887	Winery, Denmark, Western Australia	Install 22.8 kW solar power system with battery backup.
Matilda’s Winery Pty Ltd	$40,643	Winery, Denmark, Western Australia	Install 23.7 kW solar power system.
Ferngrove Vineyards Ltd	$446,390	Winery, Frankland River, Western Australia	Install solar power system.
Amcor Packaging (Australia) Pty Ltd	$45,000	Box-making plant, Scoresby, Victoria	Install voltage optimiser units, reducing electricity consumption.
Amcor Packaging (Australia) Pty Ltd	$44,240	Aluminium can manufacturing, Canning Vale, Western Australia	Replace DOL and DC motors across aluminium can body makers’ coolant pumps and conveying systems with AC motors, improving energy efficiency.

Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program

The Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program is a central element of the Australian Government’s Clean Energy Future plan announced in July 2011. The Clean Energy Future plan provides transitional assistance for businesses and industry through the $8.6 billion Jobs and Competitiveness Program, the $1.2 billion Clean Technology Program, the $300 million Steel Transformation Plan and the $1.3 billion Coal Sector Jobs Package.

The Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program is a $200 million competitive, merit-based grants program to support Australian food and foundry manufacturers to maintain competitiveness in a carbon-constrained economy. This program will provide grants for investments in energy-efficient capital equipment and low-emission technologies, processes and products.

Should you have an enquiry about the Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program, please contact the AusIndustry Hotline on 13 28 46 or email hotline@ausindustry.gov.au.