Solar power plants in Central Australia
- Solar power plants in Central Australia
Three Solar power plants in Central Australia have been completed by Solar Systems at Hermannsburg, Yuendumu and Lajamanu. These are innovative solar concentrator dish power stations which together generate 720kW and 1,555,000 kWh per year, representing a saving of 420,000 litres of diesel and 1,550 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. [ [http://www.solarsystems.com.au/projects.html Solar Systems projects] ]
The solar power stations at these three remote indigenous communities in Australia’s Northern Territory are constructed using Solar Systems’ CS500 concentrator dish systems. The project cost AUD $7M, offset by a grant from the Australian and Northern Territory Governments under their Renewable Remote Power Generation Program. [ [http://www.solarsystems.com.au/SPSA%20case%20study.pdf Hermannsburg, Yuendumu and Lajamanu solar power stations] ]
The project won a prestigious Engineering Excellence award in 2005. [ [http://www.solarsystems.com.au/SPSA%20case%20study.pdf Hermannsburg, Yuendumu and Lajamanu solar power stations] ]
See also
*Photovoltaics
*Solar power
*Solar power in Australia
*Solar power station in Victoria
References
External links
* [http://www.solarsystems.com.au/the_technology.html Solar Systems home page]
* [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21506195-36375,00.html Sunny outlook for solar power players]
* [http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2008/pubs/mr20080310a.pdf Solar power stations for indigenous communities]
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