Saturday 7/6/2008 Page: 6
King Island will have the first solar power monitors of their kind in the country by the end of the month. KI Solar, a subsidiary of CBD Energy, and Hydro Tasmania are working together to install solar monitors. CBD executive chairman Gerry McGowan said the monitors were about 80 per cent complete and should be finished by June 30. These are the first solar power units in Tasmania and the first for CBD in Australia. The set-up includes six dual axis tracking solar photovoltaic systems, which use German technology."It's state of the art, it doesn't get any better," Mr McGowan said. It should produce 190 megawatt hours a year and reduce diesel consumption by 30,000 litres a year. "We believe the future is going to be integrating many energy sources," Mr McGowan said. It will not only help the King Island economy by reducing electricity costs, but will boost the tourism potential. "We think it'll really help profile the island," Mr McGowan said. "What we're doing on King Island is going to impact the rest of the world."
*King Island has been using wind power for the past 10 years.
*The island is also looking into wave energy, with tests to be completed on the island shortly.
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