Solar power plants in Central Australia

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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.[1]

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.[2]

The project won a prestigious Engineering Excellence award in 2005.[3]

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Energy Portal
Australia Portal

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  1. ^ Solar Systems projects
  2. ^ Hermannsburg, Yuendumu and Lajamanu solar power stations
  3. ^ Hermannsburg, Yuendumu and Lajamanu solar power stations

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