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Masdar, AAD install 1st solar panel system at Australian Antarctic station

Masdar, AAD install 1st solar panel system at Australian Antarctic station
The 105-solar panel system would provide about 10% of the station’s total energy demand.

Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: The UAE-based renewable energy company Masdar on Wednesday announced completing the installation of the first solar panel system at an Australian Antarctic station in collaboration with the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).

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The project aims at reducing the reliance on diesel fuel, which is delivered yearly by the AAD’s Antarctic icebreaker, the Aurora Australis, from Hobart, Tasmania, state-run news agency WAM reported on Wednesday.

The new solar penal will provide up to 30kW of electric power to the Casey research station, located on Vincennes Bay in the Windmill Islands, during Austral summer months.

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The move comes along with a collaborative project between the Australian Division and Masdar on several unique and exciting projects. 

“As a global leader in renewable energy, Masdar is honoured to collaborate with the AAD to bring our expertise in clean energy from the hot deserts of the UAE to the cold desert of Antarctica as we strive to implement practical energy solutions, support research on climate change and environmental protection in line with the Antarctic Treaty System,” Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, CEO of Masdar, said.

Moreover, both parties will also provide PV system to Casey research station, in addition to building an energy management system, sponsoring a Khalifa University research project to improve the monitoring of changes in the Antarctic sea ice.

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The 105-solar panel system would provide about 10% of the station’s total energy demand.

“It will reduce Casey station’s reliance on diesel generators for electricity, cutting fuel costs and emissions, as well as boosting the station’s capacity in peak demand periods. Once we see how it performs as part of the station’s power grid, we’ll be able to look at how to get more out of the technology in the future,” Kim Ellis, director of AAD, commented.