Australia Post has installed the nationβs largest single-roofΒ Β solar panel systemΒ Β at its Chullora sorting centre in Sydney.
The $3 millionΒ projectΒ will subsequently power Australiaβs busiest parcel sorting facility. This will save more than $800,000 in annual energy costs.
The record-breaking project also spans more than 11,000 square metres, the same area as nine Olympic swimming pools.
The 2.1 MW installation will save 2,200 tonnes of carbon emissions each year. This is like taking 468 cars off the road.
Solar panel system: the jewel in Australia Postβs crown
The solar-powered facility is the 49Β thΒ Β solar-powered site in the Australia Post network.
Taken together, theΒ commercial solar systemsΒ will generate 5,000 MWh ofΒ renewable energyΒ each year. This is enough to power more than 820,000 homes.
According to Australia Post Group Chief Financial Officer Janelle Hopkins, the Chullora project will also reduce operational costs.
This will subsequently mean more investment in βthe products and services our customers want from Australia Postβ, Ms Hopkins adds.
Australia Post is committed toΒ energy efficiencyΒ with βenvironmentally sustainable business outcomesβ. Previous energy-saving investments have saved the company $40 million.
The Chullora installation reached completion in November 2017. The full solar system is due to go live by the end of the year.
Energy Matters helps drive Australia Post solar innovation
In 2010, Energy Matters designed and installed a solar power system for Australia Postβs new headquarters in Bourke Street, Melbourne. Energy Matters Project Manager Hugh Murtagh designed the system.
TheΒ rooftop systemΒ was designed to power the buildingβs signage. The goal was obtaining maximum output for minimum available roof space.
The sign used around 24 kW hours of energy and the new system offset 12 tonnes of CO2 annually. This is the amount produced by 12 postie bikes over the same time frame.
Mr Murtagh selected 30 Sanyo 210 Watt solar panels for high efficiency, as well as a Sunny Mini Central 6000TL inverter.
Source:Β Energy Matters
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