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Decon Corporation, an Australian infrastructure services provider focused on telecommunications network design, electrical contracting and clean energy technology, has finished the first month of a proof-of-concept trial involving lightweight flexible solar laminate panels wrapped around the north-facing side of a 40-meter nbn Fixed Wireless monopole, according to pv magazine.
The trial is intended to show that renewable generation can be added to an existing site with limited effect on structural loading, and to demonstrate how onsite solar generation feeding fixed wireless towers may support network reliability and resilience while lowering energy demand.
When combined with existing battery storage and other energy-saving features, the bendable solar laminate solution is designed to keep sites fitted with the solar sleeve running for as long as 12 hours during a power outage and to maintain connectivity for nearby customers.
Early results suggest the system can produce the equivalent of as much as 40 percent of a site’s total power demand during daylight hours, with output varying according to weather conditions.
Decon Corporation Chief Executive Officer Brett Matheson identified the company’s patented mounting technology as a key differentiator, saying it allows solar laminate systems to be integrated onto existing monopoles in a practical, scalable and repeatable manner.
nbn Chief Technology Officer Guy Scott described the solar sleeve trial as an important initiative for the company. He said the partnership with Decon also shows how local innovation combined with current renewable technology can help strengthen Australia’s connectivity and resilience.
Scott indicated that the initial trial demonstrated the potential of the curved solar solution to reduce the company’s overall carbon footprint through greater use of solar and batteries. He added that the project has now entered the operational phase, and that the company believes the solution could improve the resiliency of the nbn network by keeping selected fixed wireless sites online during mains-related outages and keeping local communities connected when needed.
Scott also said the company is encouraged to examine innovative ways of using its existing infrastructure to generate renewable energy.
nbn will keep assessing how the integrated renewable energy solution performs and will look into further opportunities to strengthen network resilience through the deployment of innovative energy solutions.
The solution is installed on a live nbn fixed wireless site at New Gisborne in Victoria’s Macedon Ranges, roughly 60 kilometres northwest of Melbourne.
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