Victoria might get giant solar energy park
The TRUenergy plant is the second large-scale solar proposal for Victoria’s north-west. Sydney company Silex took over a proposal to build a 154-megawatt plant after the original developers, Solar Systems, went into administration last year.
Mallee solar park a reality if federal funding approved, The Age, Adam Morton, September 22, 2010 THE Victorian government has promised a new large-scale solar power plant will be built near Mildura – assuming the project also receives federal backing.
Premier John Brumby announced energy company TRUenergy had won a $100 million public tender to build a photovoltaic solar park big enough to power 60,000 homes. But the money, and the project, is contingent on the Mallee Solar Park being successful in attracting Commonwealth funding early next year.
The Victorian proposal is one of four photovoltaic plants shortlisted for a share of the $1.5 billion Federal Solar Flagships Program. If successful, the 180-megawatt plant could be the largest solar plant developed in Australia. It would use thin-film cadmium solar technology developed by US company Solar First.
The TRUenergy plant is the second large-scale solar proposal for Victoria’s north-west. Sydney company Silex took over a proposal to build a 154-megawatt plant after the original developers, Solar Systems, went into administration last year. The Brumby government has set a target of 5 per cent of the state’s energy generation coming from large-scale solar by 2020
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April 7th at 11:30 am PST / 2:30 pm EST
Nuclear Winter: The Environmental Consequences of a Nuclear Exchange”
Join us for an informative webinar with renowned atmospheric scientist, Professor Brian Toon, as he discusses the environmental risks and global impacts of a nuclear war. Despite the potential damage caused by the blast from even small nuclear weapons, many countries continue to invest in and expand nuclear arsenals. Professor Toon will provide a scientific assessment of civilian fatalities, agricultural failures, climate concerns, and complications with food supply that would follow any international nuclear conflict. We need to plan how to prevent nuclear conflict and avoid catastrophe. Politicians and military planners must be made aware of global climate and agricultural complications that would ensue. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from, and engage in, this vital conversation
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