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Article: australia : Australia's Largest Building-Mounted Solar Panel array Installed at Crowne Plaza Alice Springs.
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- February 20, 2009
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Byline: sandesh03
Crowne Plaza Alice Springs sets new benchmark for Australia's business sector and hotel industry when it switched on the largest building mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) system in the Southern Hemisphere and began its $50,000 in-house energy efficiency program.
The ground-breaking $3.3 million PV installation will reduce the hotel's energy consumption by 40-80 percent dependant on the time of year, with the energy efficiency program further reducing consumption by 18 percent.
Crowne Plaza Alice Springs owners, Investnorth Pty Ltd hope other Australian businesses will follow their example.
Investnorth principal Lloyd ...