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New England's First Solar Tracker

A significant milestone has been marked for solar farms with the installation of New England’s first large scale solar power system with automated sun tracking.

This is the first system installed as part of the Farming the Sun community enterprise coordinated by the New England Sustainability Strategy (NESS).“Tracking systems significantly increase the power generated by solar farms by as much as 40 per cent,” NESS convener Adam Blakester said.“They automatically tilt and turn the solar panel arrays to follow the sun, from dawn to dusk, meaning more solar is farmed into power.”

The first tracking system has been installed at Eulalia, a compact commercial seed farm located on the outskirts of Armidale and operated by John Davidson.Sustainability is central to Eulalia’s operation and Mr Davidson is a champion for the value of tracking systems further improving the environmental and financial performance of solar power.

Links to:

• Farming the Sun
• Read the full story Armidale Express. Region's First Solar Tracker

Farming the Sun Launch- November 09

Link to: Farming the Sun

KYOCERA Solar Modules Exceed Performance Expectations at San Diego's Alvarado Water Treatment Plant

Megawatt System Produces 115% of Expected Electrical Output Since Feb. 2007 Installation

Link to: Kyocera News KYOCERA Solar Modules Exceed Performance Expectations at San Diego's Alvarado Water Treatment Plant.

Gross Feed in tariff for NSW 10/11/2009

A Gross Feed in Tariff pays a premium amount on all renewable energy produced from a system, as opposed to the Net Feed in Tariff, which pays for the amount you produce minus the amount you use.

This economic model has proven highly successful for the renewable energy industries in countries such as Sweden and Germany, and will dramatically increase the viability of producing your own renewable energy

Links to: The Age news story Rees takes a shine to solar panel incentive. By Brian Robins.

NSW Govt Industry and Development Solar Bonus Scheme for NSW

Sustainable Living Expo Armidale 2009

Ausenergy and Edenpower bring the Skystream wind turbine to the new England Region

Introducing Skystream Wind turbine

The long wait for a reliable, quiet, and stunningly good looking micro wind generator for Australia is finally over. Suited for grid feed in systems and already proven in the harshest North American and European conditions, the 2.4kW Skystream was launched in Canberra by Edenpower in August 2009. The Skystream is now available throughout NSW. For more information contact us or www.edenpower.com.au

Solar New England Region Project