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Northern Territory’s Daly River community helped to develop leadership in solar energy

Solar research will help wean remote NT communities off diesel power http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201207/s3557194.htm By Caddie Brain , 31/07/2012 The Australian Solar Institute is investing $500,000 to reduce the reliance of remote communities in the Northern Territory on diesel fuel.
In partnership with Power and Water Corporation and Charles Darwin University, the funding will used to write a guidebook on the best ways to increase solar uptake, and will use the Daly River community near Darwin as a case study.
Executive director of the Australian Solar Institute, Mark Twidell, says it’s all about reducing the costs of generating power.
“It’s getting to the point, or some might argue that it’s already past the point, where solar electricity is lower cost than diesel
electricity over the lifetime of the site,” he said.
“But you can only truly capture that value of lower cost solar when you know how to operate it effectively. “So this research will really help the Territory to lead both Australia and the region.”

August 1, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News