167 buildings with PVs will also incorporate battery storage . This can be via connection to a Hub facility , or local storage within the building .
“ Demonstrating our green power commitment is important ,” reasons Grange . Si Kayser , Associate Director , Capital Financing says “ We ’ re doing that with solar power roof installations but it doesn ’ t move the dial in terms of our total energy equation . That ’ s why we are working with a partner on a on the concept of a 5MW solar farm outside Canberra where we can feed that power into the university and beyond from 2021 .”
With the energy Grange , Middleton , Fallon , Kayser and their colleagues are bringing to their task , the future looks both smarter and greener for the ANU ’ s campus and the wider community .
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