{"id":23143,"date":"2021-08-17T08:27:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T06:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=23143"},"modified":"2021-08-17T08:27:34","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T06:27:34","slug":"reliable-power-in-the-australian-outback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/17\/reliable-power-in-the-australian-outback\/","title":{"rendered":"Reliable power in the Australian Outback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Australia is home to farming stations which are among the remotest inhabitations on earth. The people who work them have to be pretty self-reliant.<\/p>\n<p>600km from the nearest city of Adelaide, the Wertaloona Station &#8211; which was established 170 years ago &#8211; have just installed a solar based power system to run their three homesteads, water pumps, cooling rooms and shearing sheds.<\/p>\n<p>The worker accommodation has recently been increased and a new air-conditioning system installed to cope with temperatures which can often climb to over 50\u00baC. Diesel costs more than A$1.50\/litre and the generator is noisy &#8211; so it was time to invest in silent solar and reap the rewards of free energy.<\/p>\n<p>The system was installed by\u00a0Ciaram Granger Managing Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myenergysolar.com.au\" target=\"_blank\">My Energy<\/a> and comprises:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 x\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/inverters-chargers\/quattro\" target=\"_blank\">Quattro<\/a> 48\/15kVA Inverter\/Chargers<\/li>\n<li>50kWp of Solar Panels<\/li>\n<li>3 x <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/solar-charge-controllers\/smartsolar-mppt-rs-450-tr\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0SmartSolar MPPT RS<\/a> 450\/100 Solar Charge Controllers<\/li>\n<li>3 x AC coupled PV Fronius Primo 8 Inverters<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/panel-systems-remote-monitoring\/cerbo-gx\" target=\"_blank\">Cerbo GX<\/a><\/li>\n<li>100kWh Pylontech Lithium Battery storage<\/li>\n<li>24kVA Welling &amp; Crosley Kubota Diesel generator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The new MPPT RS solar chargers have been designed for large solar arrays. Two solar trackers on board allows connection to two dissimilar Solar arrays. VE.Can bus ports allow up to 25 MPPT RS units to be daisy chained, all synchronised, for large scale solar farming. Up to 450V input from the panels allow for longer cable runs\/lower losses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_47_170544385-scaled.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-23146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_47_170544385-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_47_170544385-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_47_170544385-1500x1125.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_47_170544385-750x563.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_47_170544385-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_47_170544385-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_47_170544385-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The estate works 2500km\u00b2 of land with up to 6000 cattle or 30,000 sheep. They produce European Union accredited organic beef, lamb and, of course, they produce wool.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_1_170544361-scaled.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-23144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_1_170544361-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_1_170544361-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_1_170544361-1500x1125.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_1_170544361-750x563.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_1_170544361-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_1_170544361-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_1_170544361-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That large scale activity is watered \u00a0from 28 Bore Holes. Ten dams have been built among the five creeks and associated water courses which run through the holding.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_41_170544375.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-23145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_41_170544375-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_41_170544375-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_41_170544375-1500x1999.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_41_170544375-750x1000.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_41_170544375-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_41_170544375-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_41_170544375-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/Job_B0FE896E_Asset_41_170544375.jpeg 1634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Cerbo GX is the communication device at the heart of the installation, harmonising the system&#8217;s cross manufacture components and reporting the system data to My Energy via the <a href=\"https:\/\/vrm.victronenergy.com\/landingpage\" target=\"_blank\">Victron Remote Management (VRM)<\/a>\u00a0platform. VRM allows installers like My Energy to offer on-going monitoring for their client &#8211; without call outs. Any questions the client has regarding their installation can be answered immediately. And they don&#8217;t have to wait for a scheduled visit from an engineer if changes to system programming are required &#8211;\u00a0quite reassuring when you live a day&#8217;s drive from anywhere.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/DJI_0971_172942058-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/DJI_0971_172942058-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/DJI_0971_172942058-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/DJI_0971_172942058-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/DJI_0971_172942058-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/DJI_0971_172942058-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/DJI_0971_172942058-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/DJI_0971_172942058-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Australia is home to farming stations which are among the remotest inhabitations on earth. 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