Adelaide’s Solar City Program is going strong, with another groundbreaking solar panel project successfully running in the city. The historic Adelaide markets, one of the busiest city districts, now has in place a 50 KW rooftop solar photovoltaic system. The installation consists of 288 solar panels and it is estimated it will reduce the market’s carbon emissions by at least 70 tons each year.
The flat roofing infrastructure of the market building provided the solar installers with a challengeto be overcome, but fortunately they were able to find a solution to enable sufficient tilting of the panels to maximise all the available sunlight and ensure the panels’ efficiency.
Dario De Bortoli, Adelaide Solar City Program Manager, said that the project is proof that solar power systems can be successfully integrated with historical buildings without any expensive renovations needed and this successful example will no doubt pave the way for other similar projects now.
Aside from installing their large scale solar PV system, the market is also adopting other environmental measures to make the central market as environmental friendly as possible. These include having traders diverting 90per cent of their waste from landfill each year, purchasing 50 per cent “green” and installing a charging station for cell powered electric vehicles.
The success to date of the Adelaide Solar City Program looks set to continue; the Federal Government have granted the city a $94 million fund for its future solar projects.
Solar power in Adelaide is going ahead in leaps and bounds, in addition to the markets other public places that have renewable energy systems in place already include the Watershed Sustainability Centre, the Adelaide Central Bus Station, the Golden Grove Recreation and Arts Centre, the Aquadome at Elizabeth Way, and the MTU Detroit Diesel Australia facility at the Keylink Industrial Estate.
The residents of Adelaide can expect a lot more renewable energy projects including solar panels in the coming years as the city strives to be one of the top green cities in the country along with Melbourne, Brisbane, and the Sunshine Coast.
No comments:
Post a Comment