Nauiyu community to be powered by solar energy - storage battery
The community's upcoming solar and battery storage project, also known as Nauiyu, will provide its energy needs throughout the day and meet the Labor government's 50-cent renewable energy target.
The $55 million project, jointly funded by the territory and the federal government, will provide 10 megawatts of solar energy in 28 remote communities.
This will reduce their dependence on diesel by about 94 million, thus saving high-rise fuel throughout the project's life cycle.
The Daly River website, which will be completed by September, contains a lithium-
The ion battery, charged by 3,200 solar panels, will shut down the community's diesel engine.
The minister of basic services, Gerry McCarthy, said this would save 400,000 litres of fuel per year, meaning that the number of fuel trucks on the road was half the original.
"Once the site is put into use, the diesel generator can only run at night, thus improving the local air quality and establishing a cleaner and greener community," he said . ".
McCarthy said the investment in the Daley River project was about $6.
2 million, more jobs and greater power reliability will be created.
"With the rapid reduction in battery costs over the next few years, we expect solar and battery technology to become more economically viable," he said . ".
He said that this is another step in the fight against climate change, with the aim of achieving the renewable energy 50 target by 2030. AAP