Mornington Solar Power

Solar Power at Mornington: Reducing our Carbon Footprint

As AWC’s largest sanctuary, and a major regional centre for research and conservation, Mornington Sanctuary has the largest electrical power demand of any of our properties.

Mornington’s remote location means that electricity is currently supplied by diesel generators, with accompanying fuel costs and greenhouse gas emissions. However, with your support AWC is planning a comprehensive program to slash the use of fossil fuels at Mornington.

• Phase 1: implementing an array of energy efficiency measures

• Phase 2: establishing a major solar photovoltaic power plant to provide clean electricity

This program will cut Mornington’s fuel consumption by one third, and save:

• 24,000 litres of diesel fuel

• $30,000 in diesel fuel costs

• 70 tonnes of emitted carbon dioxide

This is the equivalent of driving a quarter of a million kilometres!

The initial capital costs of solar power systems are substantial – for the Mornington program the overall cost is more than $500,000. The WA Government’s Sustainable Energy Development Office has recently approved a $245,000 subsidy for our program. In addition, an AWC donor has generously offered to donate $100,000 towards the solar power plant if contributions from other donors match this amount!

We need your help to raise more than $200,000 to establish the solar faciity at Mornington and implement key energy efficiency measures

Click here to help reduce our carbon footprint, and remember that your donation will be doubled as a result of the match being provided by another AWC donor!