Peter Mulheron
Swan Marsh, Victoria
Peter Mulheron milks up to 240 cows in Swan Marsh, Victoria, and is boosting his farm’s energy resilience with solar power. He has received a $100,000 grant from the Woolworths Dairy Innovation Fund to purchase a modular microgrid system - a shipping container holding mountable solar panels, a battery and an inverter.
The microgrid system is transportable, and will allow Peter to power his dairy with renewable energy, and generate revenue when surplus energy is delivered back into the grid. With rising energy costs, the system will deliver savings, while also creating greater security of electrical supply. Peter is currently trialling a miniature version of the system.
Woolworths is thrilled to be supporting the Farms journey with renewable energy.