On 1 May 2019, SunSHIFT General Manager Will Rayward-Smith presented a Knowledge Sharing webinar on lessons from the deployment of 3 MW of solar PV, including the ARENA-funded deployment and an additional 2 MW deployment.
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Since April 2017, ARENA has provided $2.1 million in funding to assist SunSHIFT develop the world’s first megawatt-scale prefabricated, modular and movable solar power solution for the off-grid mining sector.
The project involved the design, manufacture, installation and deployment of a 1 MW SunSHIFT solar module at a mine site in remote northwest Queensland. SunSHIFT’s redeployable solar solution assists off-grid mines switch to renewable power generation. The redeployable asset helps mitigate the owner’s risk of an asset outliving the life of a mine and means decisions about long-term investment are easier to make.
On 1 May 2019, SunSHIFT General Manager Will Rayward-Smith presented a Knowledge Sharing webinar on lessons from the deployment of 3 MW of solar PV, including the ARENA-funded deployment and an additional 2 MW deployment. The webinar introduced the details of the project to the audience, walked them through a virtual tour of the site and shared key lessons. This summary provides a link to the webinar recording and audio transcript, presents key takeaways from the webinar and summarises the Q&A session.