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\"Solar<\/p>\n

In Queensland, Rockhampton Regional Council’s disaster management trailer is about to hit the road; offering important services powered by solar energy.<\/p>\n

Designed to support disaster response, relief, recovery and preparedness; the trailer is fitted with solar panels, a generator, charging points, a computer, Wi-Fi, and (it’s assumed) battery storage.<\/p>\n

The trailer will have multiple functions – including being dispatched to an evacuation centre or central community space as part of disaster response.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo highlight how useful it will be, let\u2019s imagine there was another event like the Gracemere bushfires in 2018,” said<\/a> Deputy Chair of the Local Disaster Management Group Councillor Tony Williams. \u201cThis means that people who weren\u2019t able to return to their homes or had to leave in a hurry would have a place to charge their phones and get in touch with their loved ones.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The trailer, which will also be loaned to other agencies in the region, would operate as a mobile Community Recovery Hub following such events and used as a mobile information centre when there aren’t active emergencies.<\/p>\n

The project has been jointly funded by the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.<\/p>\n

\u201cOverall, this trailer will be a very welcome addition, and I would like to highlight how grateful we are for the funding that made it possible,” said Mr. Williams<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Solar Power A Lifesaver<\/h2>\n

Solar power and battery storage are playing an increasing role in emergency preparedness and response. While solar panels<\/a> have long been used to help power fire observation towers, flood warning signage and other low-power applications, in recent years it has being capable of doing a lot more thanks in part to the evolution and decrease in cost of battery storage<\/a> technology.<\/p>\n

Whether it’s fire, flood or storm, often one of the major infrastructure casualties of these events is mains grid power, and this is where solar + storage can really shine.<\/p>\n

For example, last year a 99.96kW PV and 100kWh battery system<\/a> were installed at Community Bank Stadium in Diamond Creek, Victoria; which acts as an emergency relief centre during a disaster. The energy storage system will enable the stadium to continue operating independently off the grid during a blackout situation for up to eight hours.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere and following the more recent bushfire crisis that affected multiple states, large solar and storage systems have been rolled out at a couple of sites through the Resilient Energy Collective<\/a> initiative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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