It is a small step, but it looks as if it will happen.
Alice Springs is to have a modest sized solar power station. The NT government has dressed it up as providing 1800 MW hours of energy per year, but in reality that is but 5MW per day, and not the instant rating more commonly seen when one speaks of a power station, eg 200MW for a conventional power station.
It is very modest..........but a significant step.
The local energy authority has been quite reluctant to move towards alternative or green power, so this seems a positive move.
Full details here: [more spin from Government] http://www.projectlink.com.au/IndustryNews/4015.html
For a city in the centre of Australia with a low rainfall and plenty of sunshine, solar power does seem a natural. Worley Parsons a large engineering company has proposed building a series of large solar thermal power stations for mining projects in remote areas. It is a well thought through concept, and the first one is planned for 2009/2010.
By the way, a solar photovoltaic system is currently being installed on the CrownePlaza Hotel in Alice Springs, and will provide about 85% of all power for the hotel.
Let the sun shine on the Alice!
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It's good to hear that a major hotel like that is switching to an environmentally friendly energy solution. So often in the States we heard complaints about how it was too expensive to switch. Good for the Crowne Plaza!
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