epcreinforcement
Uterne Solar Power
The Uterne 1MW solar power station has been built in Alice Springs
and was developed in partnership between SunPower Corporation and
Power and Water Corporation.
The $6.6 million power station was supported by $3.3 million in funding
from the Australian Government as part of its $94 million Solar Cities
program. It is the third iconic project to be installed in Alice Springs
and when fully commissioned, will be the largest tracking solar power
station in Australia.
The plant consists of 3,048 ultra-efficient SunPower mono-crystalline
panels installed across 254 tracking arrays. The tracking arrays are
bedded into precast Ballasted Footing. The footing are 32 MPa concrete
moulds at a minimum of 2,400 kg to ensure support of the solar
panels.
EPC’s BarChip Structural Synthetic Fibre was chosen as the primary
reinforcement in the Ballasted Footings. BarChip fibres provided
superior crack resistance during installation of the panels and removed
the need to transport and set up steel reinforcement in the concrete
moulds.
Uterne Solar Power
The Uterne 1MW solar power station has been built in Alice Springs
and was developed in partnership between SunPower Corporation and
Power and Water Corporation.
The $6.6 million power station was supported by $3.3 million in funding
from the Australian Government as part of its $94 million Solar Cities
program. It is the third iconic project to be installed in Alice Springs
and when fully commissioned, will be the largest tracking solar power
station in Australia.
The plant consists of 3,048 ultra-efficient SunPower mono-crystalline
panels installed across 254 tracking arrays. The tracking arrays are
bedded into precast Ballasted Footing. The footing are 32 MPa concrete
moulds at a minimum of 2,400 kg to ensure support of the solar
panels.
EPC’s BarChip Structural Synthetic Fibre was chosen as the primary
reinforcement in the Ballasted Footings. BarChip fibres provided
superior crack resistance during installation of the panels and removed
the need to transport and set up steel reinforcement in the concrete
moulds.