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Managing the Energy Trilemma for the red meat processor sectors single largest energy task – refrigeration (stage 1)
This stage 1 project will design a case study for smart management of clean, affordable, and reliable electricity. The management system design will include; time of use emissions and cost benefits, network reliability signals, and flexibility of management using thermal storage for load shifting and peak shaving. A later second...
28 Feb 2025 - 30 Sep 2025
New South Wales, Australia
Minus 40 Pty Ltd
Research project
Rendering energy efficiency and savings through Double Effect Disc Drying
The most thermal energy-intensive activity on the plant is rendering (cooking drying). Natural gas is the sector's single largest source of thermal energy, providing 54% of total process heat (AMPC EPR2024). In addition to high volumes of sectoral gas consumption, some members have experienced gas price increases of up to...
5 Dec 2025 - 28 Apr 2028
New South Wales, Australia
Pinches Industries Pty Limited
Research project
Techno-economic study for a coal fired boiler conversion to biomass co-firing
Despite the fact that the AMPC 2024 Environmental Performance Review revealed that the use of on-site coal fired boilers has been shrinking, there is still 15% of total sector thermal energy coming from coal fired boilers. This is most likely due to the significant cost in replacing systems and a...
7 May 2025 - 30 Sep 2025
New South Wales, Australia
NRG-ONE
Research project
RACE 2030 – Pilot Biogas Reactor Installation and Wet Commissioning
This project is the 2nd stage installation and commissioning of two special purpose pilot-scale anaerobic co-digesters (i.e. 2x500L) that were acquired in Dec 2023 through the 1st stage AMPC project 2024-1003 (A). This project now establishes a centralised testing facility for red meat processing waste streams and co-feedstocks that will...
8 Sep 2025 - 13 Mar 2026
New South Wales, Australia
Tessele Consultants Pty Ltd
Research project
Advancing ACoD within the Red Meat Industry: Digestate quality assessment and standardisation
Challenges: Australia’s food processing industries, including red meat, face growing pressure to decarbonise and reduce the costs associated with organic waste management. Anaerobic co-digestion (ACoD) of red meat and other food industry by-products can generate renewable energy and nutrient-rich digestate. However, current regulatory frameworks classify digestate as biosolids, limiting its...
17 Nov 2025 - 30 Nov 2027
New South Wales, Australia
Race for 2030 CRC
Research project
LEAP4Beef – Module L4B01 Project 3 - Beef Striploin Automated Chine Removal Extended Use Readiness for Data collection (Beta prototype)
Problem: The alpha prototype system for automated beef striploin chine removal (AMPC projects 2024-1038 and 2025-1048) is currently in use at JBS Brooklyn. While yield improvements are being validated and reportedly match the performance of JBS’s best operator, the prototype’s processing speed remains a challenge. It takes approximately 2 minutes...
2 Jun 2025 - 30 Oct 2026
New South Wales, Australia
JBS Australia Pty Limited
Research project
Automated Hock Height Cutting
This project aims to improve the hook cut station in lamb kill floor at Brooklyn, which has been causing over cutting on fore shanks HAM 5030, leading to waste and inefficiency. The current manual height adjustment system at the hook cut station is inefficient and prone to human error, leading...
2 Jun 2025 - 1 Jun 2027
New South Wales, Australia
JBS Australia Pty Limited
Research project
LalDas: A First Prototype Machine for Deboning Lamb Legs
Deboning lamb hindquarter legs has been attempted under AMPC Project 2025-1038 using an established machine for turkey legs (TakiDas). The results encourage an enthusiastic development for a machine that may be built and tested in an Australian Lamb processing plant. The testing of the machine delivering as automated prototype machine...
11 Jun 2025 - 15 Dec 2026
New South Wales, Australia
Mayekawa Australia
Research project
Harmonisation of supplier accreditation and auditing requirements for red meats
Problem There are at least 17 separate certification programs operating in the Australian beef industry alone, some of which are mandatory. Compliance with these requirements is costly and extremely disruptive to processing businesses. The frustration felt by industry is that there is a large amount of duplication of effort and...
24 Oct 2025 - 1 Jul 2026
New South Wales, Australia
McKinna et al
Research project
Reviewing national vendor declarations (NVDs)
The National Vendor Declaration (NVD) fulfills a critical assurance and traceability role for the Australian meat and livestock industry as it supports and communicates the food safety and treatment status of animals as they move through the supply chain. NVDs have undergone significant alterations since introduced, including the implementation of...
1 May 2025 - 30 Jun 2026
New South Wales, Australia
Meat & Livestock Australia Limited (MLA) : Integrity Systems Company Limited