Rottnest Island set to go green

More than $60 million will be provided to shore up the Island’s energy and water assets to enhance the holiday destination’s infrastructure and support expanded growth.

An estimated 4,000 tonnes of carbon emissions will be abated each year on Rottnest through the increased commitment to green energy.

Funding of renewable energy will significantly reduce the island’s reliance on fossil fuels by:

• doubling the current solar generation capacity at the existing solar farm near the airport;
• replacing the existing wind turbine generator on Mt Herschel with two smaller contemporary units, increasing practical capacity and efficiency;
• installing a utility-scale battery storage solution; and
• upgrading the power distribution network.

Rottnest Island is already fully dependent on desalinated water and investment in power generation will mean future water production will rely almost entirely on renewable sources of energy.

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