The Federal Government will fund half of a $6.6 million solar power station to be built in Alice Springs as part of the Australian Government’s Alice Solar City project.
The Alice Springs Ilparpa Solar Power Station will generate more than 1,800 megawatt hours of clean energy for the region each year and reduce Australia’s annual greenhouse gas emissions by 1,300 tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent.
Australian in design, the solar technology on display will use dishes that track the sun throughout the day. More than 130 sqm of mirrors will concentrate the sunlight onto a receiver with high quality 35 per cent efficient photovoltaic cells, similar to those used for power in space, that directly convert sunlight into electricity.
Work on the solar power station will begin in February by the Melbourne-based ‘Solar Systems’.
