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The project brief was to design, supply and install a 30 kilo Watt ground based photovoltaic ‘mini sun farm’ for the client, and develop an internal project management plan template for the implementation of Solar Shop Australia’s rollout of its mini Sun Farm product, and the development of Australia’s first privately owned mega Watt-scale Sun Farm.
Under the project engineer’s oversight, local council approvals were achieved in July. Network approval and grid connect approval negotiations took 2 months to complete. System design, including an innovative technique of post-ramming the solar module ground posts, were developed and works began in October 2008, completed in 2 weeks. The new method of delivery now saves time, cost and overall embodied energy of the project avoiding the 14.6 tonnes of concrete and about 8 Tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
Key local subcontractors were engaged for the structural framing and module installation. Solar Shop Australia’s BCSE accredited electrical installation team oversaw and commissioned the project.
A key feature of the pilot project is the Solar Shop Australia system monitoring facility, which datalogs power and energy yield, as well as local climatic conditions, reporting daily via Telstra NextG network.
This sun farm will assist in the reduction of over 48 Tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere each year.
Sun Farms are a significant part of the future for renewable energy in Australia. Established Sun Farms will show the Australian community that sun farming not only helps fight global warming, but is a sound financial investment into the future.
This project demonstrates that Solar Shop Australia is future-focused, investing in and developing tomorrow’s growth markets in the renewable energy sector.
For further information contact:
Theo Strecker
Project Engineer and Project Manager
T 08 8362 9992
M 0450 279 866
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