Geraldton Airport Microgrid Project
Geraldton Airport plays a vital role in regional connectivity and supporting essential services across the Midwest. As a key hub for the Royal Flying Doctor Service and State Emergency Services operations, its importance highlights the need for resilience and reliability in its power infrastructure during power outages.
The project not only puts the City further along its path towards reaching net zero by 2030 emissions target it also means our community will be far more resilient when natural disasters occur as the Airport and adjacent emergency services precinct will still be able to function in the event of a power failure.
In September 2024, construction of a microgrid at the airport powered purely by renewable energy began, a first in the southern hemisphere. Read more here.
The project was awarded to UON, a Western Australian leader in the design, manufacturing, supply, construction and maintenance of off-grid power and water infrastructure that's been in operation since 1998.
The project is now nearing completion.
Construction of the $5million project is funded in part by a $2million grant from the Commonwealth Government’s Disaster Relief Fund.
This project acknowledges the funding contribution of the Commonwealth Government and support of the Department of Fire and Emergency Services.
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