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Solar power in Australia

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Solar power use in Australia, despite the country having a reputation for a hot dry and sunny climate that might make it ideal for utilisation, provides less than one percent of electricity needs. This is mainly due to the higher cost per kW than other power sources because of the cost of solar panels. Feed-in tariffs and Mandatory renewable energy targets are designed to assist Renewable energy commercialisation in Australia.

A 154 MW photovoltaic (PV) Solar power station in Victoria is planned and is expected to cost $420 million. It is expected to be the biggest and most efficient solar photovoltaic power station in the world. The power station is expected to concentrate the sun by 500 times onto the solar cells for ultra high power output. The Victorian power station will generate electricity directly from the sun to meet the annual needs of over 45,000 homes with zero greenhouse gas emissions.[1]

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[edit] Incentives

[edit] Rebates

Australia has a rebate program that provides up to AU$8,000 rebates for installing solar panels on homes and community use buildings (other than schools), through the Solar Homes and Communities Plan.[2] However, on May 13, 2008, effective at midnight, this program was restricted to those with an income of less than AU$100,000.[3] Government figures estimate that this will reduce the number of solar installations by 60%, angering the solar industry and causing layoffs.[4][5]

Schools are eligible to apply for grants of up to AU$50,000 to install 2 kW solar panels and other measures through the National Solar Schools Program beginning 1 July 2008, which replaces the Green Vouchers for Schools program.[6]

[edit] Feed in tariffs

Feed in tariffs are being introduced by a number of states to increase the amount of solar PV power generated. Feed-in tariffs can be defined by a number of factors including the price paid, whether it is on a net or gross basis, the length of time for which the scheme is guaranteed, the maximum size of installation allowed to benefit, the type of customer allowed to participate. In Germany, a guaranteed PV tariff means that Germany now has the highest PV capacity per capita – at 10W for every person in Germany compared to Australia at 2.6W per capita. [7]

[edit] Mandatory Renewable Energy Targets

MRETs require generators or retailers to sell a minimum proportion of the total amount of electricity sold from renewable sources by a certain date or face financial penalties. MRETs can stimulate demand for renewable energy, but this might be from other sources apart from solar PV.

[edit] Projects and status by state

The list of solar power projects below is not complete as there are many more sites that have solar power or hybrid solar/wind systems to generate their own power needs. Projects with a power rating less than 3 kW are not listed.

State Project/Location Coordinates Capacity kW Status Council Company Notes
ACT No site chosen 35°19′S 149°08′E / -35.31, 149.14 33,000 Proposal announced 20 March 2008 [1] No site chosen ActewAGL A 33 megawatt plant, which might cost $100million to build. Such a plant might cover about 100ha or 20 football fields. It should service 10,000 homes. The study should be finished in July and the plant by mid next year. The technology used could be either photovoltaic or solar thermal.
VIC North West Victoria,
(See Solar power station in Victoria)
35°20′S 143°34′E / -35.34, 143.56 (Swan Hill used) 154,000 preparation stage Either: Gannawarra, Swan Hill or Mildura Solar Systems concentrator photovoltaic
VIC Tullamarine-Calder Interchange Solar Freeway Noise Wall, Essendon Airport, Melbourne 37°43′48″S 144°52′48″E / -37.73, 144.88 24.4 Complete Melbourne Going Solar Building Integrated PV - Australia's first Solar Noise Wall: Solar Panels used as a noise barrier on a freeway.
NSW Buronga 34°02′06″S 142°19′48″E / -34.035, 142.33 50,000 proposal Wentworth EnviroMission solar tower technology
NSW Dubbo 32°15′S 148°37′E / -32.25, 148.62 50 commissioned 1998 Country Energy Photovoltaic
NSW Building 46, Newington Armoury 33°51′S 151°04′E / -33.85, 151.07 64 commissioned 1999, refurbished 2007 Sydney Olympic Park Authority Photovoltaic
NSW Newington 33°51′S 151°04′E / -33.85, 151.07 10 commissioned 1996 Energy Australia Photovoltaic
NSW Leichardt 33°51′54″S 151°07′48″E / -33.865, 151.13 3 commissioned 2000 Leichardt Council Photovoltaic
NSW Liddell Power Station[2] 32°22′30″S 150°58′44″E / -32.374851, 150.979013 1,000 complete Solar Heat and Power / Macquarie Generation Solar thermal
NSW Little Bay 33°52′S 151°11′E / -33.87, 151.18 4 commissioned 1994 University of New South Wales Photovoltaic
NSW Lord Howe Island 31°33′00″S 159°04′48″E / -31.55, 159.08 10 commissioned 1997 SEDA Photovoltaic
NSW Newcastle Foreshore 32°55′48″S 151°46′12″E / -32.93, 151.77 6 commissioned 1996 Energy Australia Photovoltaic
NSW Pine Bluff 33°34′12″S 148°33′36″E / -33.57, 148.56 6 commissioned 2002 Trinity Grammar School Photovoltaic
NSW Queanbeyan 35°21′00″S 149°13′48″E / -35.35, 149.23 50 commissioned 1999 Country Energy Photovoltaic
NSW Singleton 32°35′28″S 151°10′37″E / -32.591, 151.177 400 commissioned 1998 Energy Australia Photovoltaic
NSW Sydney 33°52′12″S 151°12′36″E / -33.87, 151.21 7 commissioned 1997 SEDA Photovoltaic
NSW Sydney Superdome 33°52′12″S 151°10′12″E / -33.87, 151.17 70 commissioned 1999 Energy Australia Photovoltaic
NSW White Cliffs Solar Power Station, New South Wales 30°51′22″S 143°05′20″E / -30.856, 143.089 45 Constructed 1981 25 kW,
upgraded 1996,
decommissioned 2004
White Cliffs Originally steam piston
then photovoltaic
VIC Brunswick 37°46′48″S 144°58′48″E / -37.78, 144.98 20 Citipower Photovoltaic
VIC Fosterville 36°47′06″S 144°29′10″E / -36.785, 144.486 24 Solar Systems Pty Ltd Photovoltaic
VIC Queen Victoria Market 37°48′25″S 144°57′36″E / -37.807, 144.96 200 commissioned 2003 Melbourne City Council Photovoltaic
VIC Ballarat University, SMB Campus, Grant Street, Ballarat 37°38′S 143°53′E / -37.63, 143.89 8.5 Complete Ballarat Going Solar Building Integrated PV - the largest contiguous BIPV vertical facade in Australia.
VIC 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 37°48′35″S 144°58′15″E / -37.8096, 144.9707 4 Complete Melbourne Going Solar High-rise installation in Melbourne's CBD.
QLD Caboolture 27°09′36″S 152°56′24″E / -27.16, 152.94 5 commissioned 2000 Stanwell Corporation Photovoltaic
QLD Tewantin (PO) 26°23′35″S 153°02′17″E / -26.393, 153.038 5 commissioned 2001 Australian Postal Corporation Photovoltaic
SA Wilpena Pound 31°34′12″S 138°34′48″E / -31.57, 138.58 100 commenced 1998 AGL Photovoltaic
SA Whyalla 33°02′06″S 137°33′36″E / -33.035, 137.56 (Town, not project) announced March 2008 [3] Wizard Power Pty Ltd [4] Solar Thermal with ammonia thermochemical storage (1000 homes)
WA Carnarvon 24°54′00″S 113°43′01″E / -24.9, 113.717 46 15.8 commissioned 2005; 30.2 added 2007 Carnarvon Shire Alexander Fullarton Photovoltaic
WA Kalbarri 27°43′S 114°10′E / -27.71, 114.16 20 commissioned 1995 Verve Energy grid-connected tracking system
WA Noranda 31°52′48″S 115°53′24″E / -31.88, 115.89 3 commissioned 2001 Noranda Primary School Photovoltaic
NT Bulman 13°39′36″S 134°19′48″E / -13.66, 134.33 56 commissioned 2002 NT PowerWater Photovoltaic
NT Hermannsburg 23°55′59″S 132°46′01″E / -23.933, 132.767 192 commissioned 2005 Solar Systems Photovoltaic
NT Kings Canyon 24°15′00″S 131°34′12″E / -24.25, 131.57 241 commissioned 2003 NT PowerWater Photovoltaic
NT Lajamanu 18°20′17″S 130°37′59″E / -18.338, 130.633 288 commissioned 2005 Solar Systems Photovoltaic
NT Yuendumu 22°15′29″S 131°47′49″E / -22.258, 131.797 192 commissioned 2005 Solar Systems Photovoltaic

[edit] Major solar power companies

[edit] Solar Systems

Solar Systems is a world leader in high concentration solar photovoltaic applications, and the company is preparing to build the world's largest photovoltaic Solar power station in Victoria, Australia. [5] This project will use innovative concentrator dish technology.

Solar Systems has already completed construction of three concentrator dish power stations in the Northern Territory, which together generate 720kW and 1,555,000 kWh per year. This represents a saving of 420,000 litres of diesel fuel and 1550 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. [6]

In 2003 Solar Systems completed construction of the first concentrator dish power station at Umuwa in South Australia.[7]

[edit] BP Solar

BP has been involved in solar power since 1973 and its subsidiary, BP Solar, is now one of the world's largest solar power companies with production facilities in the United States, Spain, India and Australia.[8]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ 154MW Victorian Project
  2. ^ Solar Homes and Communities Plan
  3. ^ Solar power rebate to be means tested
  4. ^ Business fears losses from solar means test
  5. ^ Solar sector's 'heart broken' by Budget
  6. ^ The National Solar Schools Program is on the way
  7. ^ Supply side options for WA stationary energy: An assessment of alternative technologies and development support mechanisms in the Final report to WA Greenhouse and Energy Taskforce by Next Energy in 26 September 2006

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