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system in the Kandiwal Aboriginal
Community, deep in the heart of the
Kimberley.
Prior to installation of the solar power
system, the 40-member community
was dependent upon a diesel
generator for its electricity needs.
This resulted in pollution in the area
and in addition, entailed high running
costs. Frequent maintenance was also
required. Although the community had
a solar power system, which had been
installed in 2006, its capacity was too
small to meet the community’s growing
needs.
The Solarmatrix team installed
152 solar panels and a cyclone-
rated mounting frame in addition
to constructing a dedicated shed to
house 144 batteries. The resultant
solar energy generated will meet the
complete needs of the community and
the diesel generator will serve as a
backup source of power.
The project utilised 250 W solar
panels manufactured by SolarWorld
and SMA Sunny Island inverters and
Sunny Tripower inverters in addition to
batteries made by Sonnenschein.
Other Projects
Describing the range of work
undertaken by Solarmatrix, Durmus
Yildiz says, “We are working with a
client on a job near Uluru, which is a
resort where we are providing some
components to a 1.6 MW installation.
It is probably one of the largest projects
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