The project will use leading edge technology to integrate wind, solar and storage capacity into the local grid…..“It will enable King Island to operate as a 100 per cent renewable system when wind and solar conditions allow…..“It will show the rest of Australia and the world the potential for renewable energy to contribute significantly to more sustainable and lower carbon-intensive power systems.
Renewable Energy Project Launched on King Island (Tasmania) Continue reading →
December 9, 2010
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A 15kW wind turbine was installed, along with a 5kW solar power system. Surplus generated electricity is stored in two banks of deep cycle batteries, providing a total of 5800 amp hour storage; enough to provide full power autonomy for two days….The Broadcast Australia network covers approximately 580 transmission sites located throughout the metropolitan, regional and rural areas of Australia.
Broadcast Australia Powers Site With Wind And Solar Energy : Renewable Energy News, 7 Oct 10, Broadcast Australia has upgraded a broadcast transmission site in Tasmania to be powered by renewable energy. Continue reading →
October 7, 2010
Posted by Christina Macpherson |
climate change - global warming, energy, solar, Tasmania, wind | antinuclear, Australia, carbon, climate change, climate change - global warming, energy, renewable, solar, wind |
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the island’s been really fuelled in economic direction by hydro-industrialisation; that is renewable energy.…Tasmania produces some 75 per cent of Australia’s renewable energy right now
Tasmania set to become next Silicon Valley-style tech hub, Sydney Morning Herald, Ben Grubb, September 29, 2010 Continue reading →
September 29, 2010
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