This article is from the Australian Property Journal archive
STOCKLAND has teamed up with Todae Solar to install solar across the 27,000 sqm roof area of the East Maitland shopping centre, as part of the $414 million redevelopment of Stockland Green Hills.
The $2.8 million rooftop solar project will see Stockland install a 1.863 MW system comprised of 5480 solar panels, which is expected to generate approximately 2,770,000 kWh of renewable energy per year, enough to power 295 homes and is expected to be switched on at the end of May this year.
“We’re extremely proud to be installing this solar project at Stockland Green Hills which will help create clean, green energy for our retailers, our customers and the community. Solar is an important step for renewable energy in Australia, playing an important role in the transition to a lower carbon energy future,” Stockland Green Hills project director Peter Hugh.
Todae Solar’s CEO Danin Kahn said this is the second industry-leading installation it has partnered with Stockland.
“We are delighted to continue our partnership with a company as ambitious and serious about reducing their carbon footprint as Stockland and look forward to switching on the Stockland Green Hills solar installation.”
The Green Hills installation forms part of Australia’s largest ever retail property solar program. Stockland has committed to a $23.5 million national investment in solar, and is currently installing more than 39,000 Photo-Voltaic (PV) panels, comparable in size to more than 9 rugby fields, across ten retail centres around the country. Combined, the project is expected to produce 17.2 GWh of energy every year, the equivalent to driving an electric car around the world 2,381 times.
Stockland is also investing in electric vehicle charging facilities installing the first EV chargers for Maitland. From 22 March, two Tesla Destination chargers and two Chargepoint charging stations will be located in the car park accessible from the corner of Stronach Avenue and available for customer use for free.
Stockland has installed 33 Tesla and 22 Chargepoint free charging facilities in up to 19 locations throughout Australia, which have been used more than 3,500 times by customers since 2015.
Stockland also unveiled its masterplan vision for a $500 million state-of-the-art technology hub at Macquarie Park in Sydney, and has lodged plans to develop the first stage of the renewed innovation precinct.
The application to develop stage one of the development, which is subject to detailed design and planning approvals, proposes 16,500 sqm of office, retail, learning and co-working space across 10 storeys, with typical floor plates of around 1,750 sqm.
“The building will eventually form part of a 55,000 sqm masterplanned, campus-style precinct to cater to workers of the future, with five new mixed use buildings featuring A-grade office and learning spaces, indoor and outdoor breakout spaces, and co-working areas overlooking a central green space and worldclass conference facilities,” CEO Mark Steinert said.
Australian Property Journal
