World’s First Solar Town #2
by Retro Images Archive
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World’s First Solar Town #2
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Retro Images Archive
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A backward bush hamlet in New South Wales, Australia, has been chosen as the world’s first town to be powered by solar energy. White Cliffs, a motley collection of small houses and primitive underground dugouts, has a permanent population of 45 and a floating one of about 300 miners, many of whom are immigrants of various nationalities Yugoslavs, Dutch, British, Poles, Germans. Half the town live underground to escape the 45 degree heat and an average of 14 hours of sunshine a day. In 1981 a solar power station will supply the town’s electricity, replacing several small diesel generators serving the school, hospital, hotel and houses. Other benefits of the scheme include using waste heat for water desalination, helping to overcome water shortages. On hearing the news the local residents celebrated their sudden jump into the 21st century in fine style. Picture shows: Miners Fred Sealy and Maurice Kidd outside the “Hilton”, a men’s hostel for itinerant miners.
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June 8th, 2014
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