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19. Coast FM Transmitter, TAS

Coast FM Transmitter with solar panels of building roof

Renewable Energy Project: Solar Panels, Muwinina

Coastal FM operates a professionally built studio complex in Wynyard with 3 transmitters covering the NW Coast of Tassie from Smithton to Launceston. It is a community radio station operated by a core of 12 on-air volunteer staff with an average age of 65 who provide 24/7 production for an approximate audience of 40-50,000 listeners for a variety of different programs.

Website: http://www.coastfm.org/

Project story…

This Quick Win project was for solar PV for the Coast FM transmitter at Table Cape. Their aim was to reduce emissions from both their Wynyard studio and their transmitters, but we started with the Table Cape transmitter because they had hopes of receiving a grant for solar for the studio. When that ultimately didn’t happen we later gave them a separate CORENA loan for solar PV at their studio as well.

This project is fully funded – Thank you!

Status: Funded project – loan repayment in progress
Loan amount: $8,926
Loan repayments: $400/quarter

Work details

5.28kW solar PV:
– 16 x LG NeOn 330 watt panels
– SolarEdge SE5000 inverter
– Solar Edge P350i Optimisers
– tilt frames
Cost: $8,926
Expected savings: 6,105 kWh/year, $1,594/year

Reduction in carbon emissions/yr: Equivalent to 1.10 average households using renewable electricity instead of grid electricity

Honour roll

Thank you to the following people for donating to this project.

DateNameAmount
23/03/2017Wayne Stanford$12.73
23/03/2017CBB breakfast talk$290.00
20/03/2017Laquorious Dee$20.00
20/03/2017David Castleford$10.00
20/03/2017Peter Wade$20.00
20/03/2017David Lloyd$25.00
20/03/2017Jean Pierre Redestorff$19.48
17/03/2017Tastex repayment$4,541.45
17/03/2017Chris Simmons$10.00
16/03/2017Jonathan Maddox$50.00
14/03/2017Jonathan Prendergast$5.00
13/03/2017Laquorious Dee$20.00
13/03/2017David Castleford$10.00
13/03/2017Peter Wade$20.00
13/03/2017Paulie$25.00
13/03/2017Char Grainger$20.00
10/03/2017Warwick Stone$49.15
09/03/2017Wayne Stanford$30.00
09/03/2017SW$25.00
06/03/2017Laquorious Dee$20.00
06/03/2017David Castleford$10.00
06/03/2017Peter Wade$20.00
06/03/2017Jacinta Green$5.00
06/03/2017David Gibson$250.00
03/03/2017Michael$62.00
01/03/2017Tim Hartley$50.00
01/03/2017Ingo$100.00
01/03/2017Tony Hardy$50.00
01/03/2017Elisabeth Childs$100.00
01/03/2017Peter Procailo$100.00
28/02/2017Interest$4.72
27/02/2017Laquorious Dee$20.00
27/02/2017David Castleford$10.00
27/02/2017Peter Wade$20.00
27/02/2017Anton Maurus$35.00
26/02/2017Anonymous$85.00
24/02/2017John Saint-Smith$100.00
23/02/2017Wayne Stanford$30.00
20/02/2017Laquorious Dee$20.00
20/02/2017David Castleford$10.00
20/02/2017Peter Wade$20.00
20/02/2017David Lloyd$25.00
20/02/2017Megan Andrew$50.00
20/02/2017Jean Pierre Redestorff$19.48
17/02/2017Chris Simmons$10.00
17/02/2017Probus Club Eden Hills$50.00
17/02/2017Max Jeffries$29.37
16/02/2017Jonathan Maddox$50.00
14/02/2017Jonathan Prendergast$5.00
14/02/2017Happy Anniversary Kay & Rob$450.00
13/02/2017Laquorious Dee$20.00
13/02/2017David Castleford$10.00
13/02/2017Peter Wade$20.00
13/02/2017Paulie$25.00
13/02/2017Char Grainger$20.00
13/02/2017Gavin Varian$98.60
10/02/2017Warwick Stone$49.15
09/02/2017Wayne Stanford$30.00
09/02/2017SW$25.00
09/02/2017michael – one panel$450.00
06/02/2017Laquorious Dee$20.00
06/02/2017David Castleford$10.00
06/02/2017Peter Wade$20.00
06/02/2017Jacinta Green$5.00
06/02/2017David Gibson$250.00
06/02/2017Myf White$10.00
03/02/2017Michael$62.00
01/02/2017Tim Hartley$50.00
01/02/2017Ingo$100.00
31/01/2017Interest$1.68
30/01/2017Laquorious Dee$20.00
30/01/2017David Castleford$10.00
30/01/2017Peter Wade$20.00
27/01/2017Wayne Stanford$30.00
27/01/2017Anton Maurus$35.00
26/01/2017Anonymous$85.00
23/01/2017Laquorious Dee$20.00
23/01/2017David Castleford$10.00
23/01/2017Peter Wade$20.00
20/01/2017David Lloyd$25.00
20/01/2017Megan Andrew$50.00
20/01/2017NB$200.00
18/01/2017Jean Pierre Redestorff$19.48
17/01/2017Chris Simmons$10.00
17/01/2017Hugh Mallen – flights$49.17

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ABN: 92 929 665 880

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