Windorah Solar Farm

Windorah Solar Farm

The Windorah Solar Farm is Ergon Energy's first solar farm trial near the town of Windorah in Queensland.

The plant will use five concentrated solar dishes to produce 360 000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually. [cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/26/1988723.htm |title=Solar farm set for construction in Windorah |accessdate=2008-06-03 |format= |work=ABC News ] This will save 100 000 litres of diesel fuel.cite web |url=http://www.ergon.com.au/Resources/Windorah_Solar_Project.pdf |title=Windorah Solar Farm – A Beacon Of Sunlight |accessdate=2008-06-03 |format= |work= ] . The dishes will contain 112 square mirrors each measuring 1.1 m across. ]

When complete in late 2008 the power station will supply the total electricity requirements for the town of Windorah, with a population of 100. ]

ee also

*List of active power stations in Queensland
*Solar Cities in Australia
*Solar power in Australia

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