{"id":61423,"date":"2022-05-02T07:59:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T21:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=61423"},"modified":"2022-05-02T07:59:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T21:29:45","slug":"rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/","title":{"rendered":"More Renewable Energy For Rottnest Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rottnest<\/p>\n

Rottnest Island, home of the world-famous quokka, will soon host more wind and solar power – and utility-scale battery storage is to be added.<\/p>\n

Rottnest Island<\/a> is situated just 33 kilometres from the CBD of Western Australia’s capital city, Perth. At just 19km2, it’s a pretty small island. But has a big reputation for its quokkas<\/a> – small wallaby-like marsupials that have captured the hearts and Instagram accounts of many given the quokka’s friendly and very photogenic nature. An estimated 10, 000 quokkas inhabit the Island, which also hosts other wildlife including more than 150 bird species.<\/p>\n

Rottnest is a “Class A” nature reserve, meaning it has the greatest degree of protection for reserves of Crown land created under the Land Administration Act 1997. The Rottnest Island Authority is the statutory body controlling and managing the Island.<\/p>\n

The destination has been described as WA’s “tourism crown jewel”, welcoming a record 785,000 visitors in 2018-19. While the pandemic knocked down numbers, visits are rebounding – and there’s also potential for added local and international travellers increasingly looking for eco-friendly holiday destinations.<\/p>\n

Rottnest Island’s Renewable Energy Journey To Date<\/h2>\n

Electricity supply for the Island was originally solely in the form of expensive and polluting diesel generators. A couple of wind turbines were then installed on Forbes Hill (I’m not clear on when), but these experienced a number of problems and were removed in the early 1990’s. The Island was then back to relying totally on fossil fuels.<\/p>\n

A new 600kW wind turbine was installed on Mt Herschel in 2004, which has been quietly generating clean energy since. It even had its own (unofficial) Twitter account at one point, inspired by then-PM Tony Abbott’s anti-wind power comments.<\/p>\n

The wind turbine was followed by construction of a 600kW solar farm near the airport in 2017 consisting of 8,000 solar panels<\/a>. Associated hybrid control systems and technologies to better manage demand were also implemented, and surplus electricity generated by the existing wind and solar systems is used to power the Island\u2019s water desalination plant.<\/p>\n

As things stand, around 45% of the Island\u2019s electricity supply comes from renewables, and up to 95% when conditions allow.<\/p>\n

Taking Rottnest To 75% Renewables<\/h2>\n

On Friday, the McGowan Government announced a $62 million upgrade to energy and water infrastructure on Rottnest Island.<\/p>\n

On the energy side of things, the solar farm will have its capacity doubled and the existing wind turbine will be replaced with two smaller turbines. A utility scale battery storage facility (capacity not mentioned) will be added, along with upgrades to the power distribution network.<\/p>\n

The network upgrades will also assist in phasing out LPG appliances and enable the consideration of switching the Island’s vehicles to EVs.<\/p>\n

“Powering Rottnest Island with 75 per cent renewable energy will be a major achievement and I’m pleased we have the financial capacity to provide this investment now,” said Premier McGowan<\/a>. “The major reduction in emissions is a huge boost to efficiently running the island and in turn, benefits local businesses, operators and visitors.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to the WA Government, an estimated 4,000 tonnes of carbon emissions will be abated each year through Rottnest’s green energy boost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rottnest Island, home of the world-famous quokka, will soon host more wind and solar power – and utility-scale battery storage is to be added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":61425,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[678],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solar-battery-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMore Renewable Energy For Rottnest Island - SolarQuotes Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rottnest Island, home of the world-famous quokka, will soon host more wind and solar power - and utility-scale battery storage is to be added.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"More Renewable Energy For Rottnest Island\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Rottnest Island, home of the world-famous quokka, will soon host more wind and solar power - and utility-scale battery storage is to be added.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SolarQuotes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-05-01T21:29:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rottnest-island-renewables.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Bloch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\"},\"headline\":\"More Renewable Energy For Rottnest Island\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-01T21:29:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/\"},\"wordCount\":529,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rottnest-island-renewables.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"General Solar & Storage News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/\",\"name\":\"More Renewable Energy For Rottnest Island - SolarQuotes Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rottnest-island-renewables.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-01T21:29:45+00:00\",\"description\":\"Rottnest Island, home of the world-famous quokka, will soon host more wind and solar power - and utility-scale battery storage is to be added.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rottnest-island-renewables.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rottnest-island-renewables.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630,\"caption\":\"Rottnest Island - renewable energy\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"General Solar & Storage News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"More Renewable Energy For Rottnest Island\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"SolarQuotes Blog\",\"description\":\"An independent reckoning of the Aussie solar scene\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"SolarQuotes\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png\",\"width\":592,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"SolarQuotes\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/solar_quotes\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/solarquotes\/\",\"https:\/\/au.linkedin.com\/company\/solarquotes\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SolarQuotesAustralia\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\",\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"caption\":\"Michael Bloch\"},\"description\":\"Michael caught the solar power bug after purchasing components to cobble together a small off-grid PV system in 2008. He's been reporting on Australian and international solar energy news ever since.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/author\/michael\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"More Renewable Energy For Rottnest Island - SolarQuotes Blog","description":"Rottnest Island, home of the world-famous quokka, will soon host more wind and solar power - and utility-scale battery storage is to be added.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"More Renewable Energy For Rottnest Island","og_description":"Rottnest Island, home of the world-famous quokka, will soon host more wind and solar power - and utility-scale battery storage is to be added.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/","og_site_name":"SolarQuotes Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/","article_published_time":"2022-05-01T21:29:45+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rottnest-island-renewables.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Michael Bloch","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@solar_quotes","twitter_site":"@solar_quotes","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/"},"author":{"name":"Michael Bloch","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1"},"headline":"More Renewable Energy For Rottnest Island","datePublished":"2022-05-01T21:29:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/"},"wordCount":529,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rottnest-island-renewables.jpg","articleSection":["General Solar & Storage News"],"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/","name":"More Renewable Energy For Rottnest Island - SolarQuotes Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rottnest-island-renewables.jpg","datePublished":"2022-05-01T21:29:45+00:00","description":"Rottnest Island, home of the world-famous quokka, will soon host more wind and solar power - and utility-scale battery storage is to be added.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rottnest-island-renewables.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rottnest-island-renewables.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"caption":"Rottnest Island - renewable energy"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rottnest-island-renewables-mb2456\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"General Solar & Storage News","item":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"More Renewable Energy For Rottnest Island"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/","name":"SolarQuotes Blog","description":"An independent reckoning of the Aussie solar scene","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization","name":"SolarQuotes","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png","width":592,"height":600,"caption":"SolarQuotes"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/","https:\/\/x.com\/solar_quotes","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/solarquotes\/","https:\/\/au.linkedin.com\/company\/solarquotes","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SolarQuotesAustralia"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1","name":"Michael Bloch","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","caption":"Michael Bloch"},"description":"Michael caught the solar power bug after purchasing components to cobble together a small off-grid PV system in 2008. He's been reporting on Australian and international solar energy news ever since.","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/author\/michael\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rottnest-island-renewables.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2FF2s-fYH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18160,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/electric-plane-australia-mb0403\/","url_meta":{"origin":61423,"position":0},"title":"Electric Plane Takes First Flight In Australia","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"January 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Last week reportedly saw the first time a certified electric aircraft has flown in Australia - a Pipistrel Alpha Electro owned by Electro.Aero that successfully completed test flights in Perth. The Pipistrel Alpha Electro is a two-seat light sport aircraft closely based on the Pipistrel Alpha petrol-engine trainer. Weighing just\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pipistrel Alpha Electro electric plane - Australia","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/electric-airplane.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/electric-airplane.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/electric-airplane.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/electric-airplane.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13396,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/lindeman-island-solar-storage-mb0136\/","url_meta":{"origin":61423,"position":1},"title":"Solar + Storage Proposed For Lindeman Island Resort Redevelopment","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"July 24, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Redevelopment of Queensland's Lindeman Island Resort could incorporate a significant level of solar power and battery storage according to a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) released on the weekend. Lindeman Island\u2019s resort has been out of action since 2012, following substantial damage wreaked by Cyclone Yasi in 2011.\u00a0\u00a0 White Horse\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Solar power and storage for Lindeman Island","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/lindeman-island-solar.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/lindeman-island-solar.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/lindeman-island-solar.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/lindeman-island-solar.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":55074,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/battery-phillip-island-mb2203\/","url_meta":{"origin":61423,"position":2},"title":"Big Community Battery Proposed For Phillip Island","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"October 21, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"A proposed community battery energy storage system for Victoria's Phillip Island has been announced by AusNet Services and Mondo. Phillip Island is situated around 125 km\u00a0 south-southeast of Melbourne's CBD. Located in Western Port Bay, the island was named after the first Governor of New South Wales - Arthur Phillip.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Phillip Island community battery","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/phillip-island-battery.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/phillip-island-battery.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/phillip-island-battery.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/phillip-island-battery.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/phillip-island-battery.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54069,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/lord-howe-solar-mb2161\/","url_meta":{"origin":61423,"position":3},"title":"Lord Howe Island Solar Hybrid Project Done And Dusted","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"September 20, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"More than seven years after the project was originally announced, Lord Howe Island's completed Hybrid Renewable Energy Project has been handed over to the Island's Board. Lord Howe Island is a tiny place - just 14.55km\u00b2 - situated around 580 kilometres east of Port Macquarie. It's a part of New\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Lord Howe Island - Solar Microgrid","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/lord-howe-solar.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/lord-howe-solar.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/lord-howe-solar.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/lord-howe-solar.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/lord-howe-solar.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33890,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/nauru-solar-storage-mb1235\/","url_meta":{"origin":61423,"position":4},"title":"Utility-Scale Solar + Energy Storage Project For Nauru","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"October 2, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The Government of Nauru is receiving a USD $22 million grant from the Asian Development Bank for a solar + storage project that will provide a huge boost to the tiny nation's renewable energy capacity. Nauru is an island country in Micronesia situated between Hawaii and Australia. With a total\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Nauru solar battery project","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/nauru-solar-battery.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/nauru-solar-battery.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/nauru-solar-battery.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/nauru-solar-battery.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/nauru-solar-battery.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12406,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sungrow-solar-battery-maldives-mb0078\/","url_meta":{"origin":61423,"position":5},"title":"Sungrow Helps Power The Maldives With Solar + Storage","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"June 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Sungrow has announced the installation of solar PV and energy storage systems for five islands in the Maldives that will significantly reduce reliance on diesel based power generation. The equipment for the 2.7 MWp of solar and 700 kW \/ 333 kWh energy storage project supplied by Sungrow included PV\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sungrow solar and battery storage","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sungrow-solar-storage-maldives.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sungrow-solar-storage-maldives.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sungrow-solar-storage-maldives.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sungrow-solar-storage-maldives.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61423"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61429,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61423\/revisions\/61429"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}