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Australian Renewable Energy Market Survey Field visits to 88 Indigenous communities identified the following problems with Renewable Energy installations: Lack of regular maintenance Complex, ‘non-standard’ technology Lack of demand management Lack of trained community people & staff

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  1. Australian Renewable Energy Market Survey Field visits to 88 Indigenous communities identified the following problems with Renewable Energy installations: Lack of regular maintenance Complex, ‘non-standard’ technology Lack of demand management Lack of trained community people & staff Insufficient technical support Background

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  3. To provideimproved livelihood choices for indigenous people in Northern Australia byincreasing accessto sustainablerenewable energy services. Bushlight’s purpose

  4. Established as a Joint venture between Centre for Appropriate Technology (CAT) and Australian Cooperative Research Centre for Renewable Energy (ACRE) Now solely operated by CAT Four year project July 2002 – June 2006 Operational funding for Bushlight (AUD$8.4M) has been provided by the Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO), through the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) Project Structure

  5. Bushlight’s Objectives • Improved RE System design • Increased community capacity to manage energy services • Improved support network

  6. PV/diesel hybrid

  7. Doing additional works to make things easier

  8. End products from joint work

  9. Installed systems ready for use

  10. Further Information: Grant BehrendorffOperations Manager Bushlight    PO Box 8044 (32 Priest Street) Alice Springs        Northern Territory 0871  E-mail: grant.behrendorff@bushlight.org.au  Phone:61 (0)8 8951 4330      FAX: 61  (0)8 8951 4333    Mobile Phone: 61 (0) 427 514 330

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