Windorah Solar Power Farm

A long time ago a bold plan to power Windorah fron the energy of the sun was hatched. The state of the art collectors were erected and set up. Each of the 5 mirrored reflectors could harvest enough energy to power at least 25 homes.

Some of the locals have suggested there have been problems but Ergon say it has been working with some downtime since installation. The system is said to save around 100,000 litres of diesel per year.

One issue has been keeping the mirrors free of dust to maintain maximum output for up to 300 days per year.Leggi altro