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How to save energy in the animals subsector
If you're a small business and new to energy saving, view our First steps for the animals subsector. See below for three areas to focus on for reducing energy in this subsector.
Energy savings and carbon emission reductions can be found in most areas, for example improving the insulation in structures, improved control of heating and ventilation and the use of high efficiency lighting.
| Heating: read our low cost housekeeping tips and advice for implementation of energy efficient equipment to find out how you could reduce your heating costs by up to a third, for poultry brooding and farrowing rooms for example. |
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| Building fabric: address building fabric sealing such as ventilation shutters and access doors to help you reduce heat wastage and save money on your energy costs. |
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| Energy management: as well as using the right equipment it’s important to understand and measure where your energy is going. This involves measuring energy consumption and comparing with best practice benchmarks wherever possible. |
Next steps
To know more
Agriculture and horticulture sector overview: carbon saving opportunities
Energy use in pig farming
Energy saving advice: ventilation, lighting, more topics
Animal feed milling Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator guide
Animal feed milling Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator - find out more
See a full list of all our services or for further information, call our telephone advice line free on 0800 085 2005
External links
Farm Energy Centre
National Farmer's Union
 | Crop growing |
How to save energy in crop growing
If you're a small business and new to energy saving, view our First steps for the crop growing subsector.
The UK produces 19,000,000 tonnes of cereals every year – with most of the energy being used in the form of the diesel that powers equipment in the field. Ways to save on energy use in crop and cereal production include:
| Heating and heating controls: 10°C error in temperature measurements can increase running costs by 7.5%. Read our energy saving heating tips to find out how cleaning and placement of sensors in respect to crop requirements could reduce your heating costs by up to a third. |
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| Building fabric: address building fabric sealing to help you reduce heat wastage and save money on your energy costs. |
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| Energy management: as well as using the right equipment it’s important for growers to understand and measure where their energy is going. This involves measuring energy consumption and comparing with best practice benchmarks wherever possible. |
Next steps
To know more
Agriculture and horticulture sector overview: carbon saving opportunities
Energy Benchmarks for Protected Greenhouse Horticulture in the UK
Find out more about the Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator
Energy saving advice: ventilation, lighting, biomass heating advice for horticulture, more topics
See a full list of all our services or for further information, call our telephone advice line free on 0800 085 2005
External links
Farm Energy Centre
National Farmer's Union
National Non-food Crop Centre
The Horticultural Development Council
 | Dairy |
How to save energy in dairy farming
If you're a small business and new to energy saving, view our First steps for the dairy subsector.
Energy costs account for 15% of most dairy farms’ variable costs. This energy is mainly used in: field operations, milk cooling, vacuum pumping, water heating, lighting and waste.
Dairy farms can save energy by making sure they are using energy efficient equipment, and ensuring existing equipment is properly used and maintained.
| Refrigeration: make your refrigeration systems more efficient to reduce energy used for milk cooling. Find advice on simple energy saving measures, upgrading and replacing equipment. |
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| Lighting: find out how you can cut lighting costs by replacing inefficient lighting and using natural daylight where possible. |
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| Energy management: as well as using the right equipment it’s important to understand and measure where your energy is going. This involves measuring energy consumption and comparing with best practice benchmarks wherever possible. |
Next steps
To know more
Agriculture and horticulture sector overview: carbon saving opportunities
Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator leaflet - Milk the benefits of more energy efficient dairy processing
Energy saving advice: heating, heat recovery, motors and drives, biomass heating advice, more topics
Dairies Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator - find out more
See a full list of all our services or for further information, call our telephone advice line free on 0800 085 2005
External links
Farm Energy Centre
National Farmer's Union
 | Other |
How to save energy in other subsectors
If you're a small business and new to energy saving, view our online training tool videos to see how much you can save. See below for three areas to focus on for reducing energy.
| Heating: this can account for 60% of your total energy costs. Read our low cost housekeeping tips and advice for implementation of energy efficient equipment to find out how you could reduce your heating costs by up to a third. |
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| Refrigeration: this can be as much as 50% of your energy bill. Find out how you can make your system more efficient with advice on simple energy saving measures, upgrading and replacing equipment. |
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| Energy management: as well as using the right equipment it’s important to understand and measure where your energy is going. This involves measuring energy consumption and comparing with best practice benchmarks wherever possible. |
Next steps
To know more
Agriculture and horticulture sector overview: carbon saving opportunities
Energy saving advice: heat recovery, motors and drives, biomass heating advice for horticulture, more topics
Find out more about the Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator
See a full list of all our services or for further information, call our telephone advice line free on 0800 085 2005
External links
Farm Energy Centre
National Farmer's Union
National Non-food Crop Centre
The Horticultural Development Council