IKEA joins first of its kind renewable energy project
IKEA Adelaide will operate with 100 per cent renewable energy by 2025.
Yep, all those lamps and lights and displays will be powered by clean energy in fewer than five years, as part of the IKEA Australia Clean Energy Transformation Project.
The roof of the IKEA Adelaide store will be converted to a solar energy farm of sorts, and it will power the store – and more.
And any excess energy will be fed placed back into the state power grid.
Funded by $1.95 million from the South Australian Government’s Renewable Technology Fund, the project is being run in conjunction with Planet Ark Power, SA Power Networks and Epic Energy.
The project is the first of its kind in Australia and will combine solar power and battery with microgrid management systems and Planet Ark Power’s voltage management system.
“These together allow IKEA to help SA Power Networks to manage the local network to improve the quality of power to nearby homes and businesses,” said South Australia Minister for Energy and Mining Dan van Holst Pellekaan.
“The project will let IKEA significantly reduce its carbon footprint and make it easier for other companies to adopt low carbon technologies, and will combine innovative grid integration technology with 1.2MW of rooftop solar photovoltaics and a 3MWh (3.4MWh) CATL battery and is a significant project for the state.”
South Australia already leads the nation in clean energy uptake, with renewables accounting for more than 50 per cent of the electricity generated in the state.
When will the other states follow its lead?
Sounds very much like a good idea.
Common Qld. Govt. & Business Leaders. Get off your 'bums', & lead.
It doesn't seem too hard & look at the benefits.