Powering research at Synchrotron

Saving Australia’s largest nuclear organisation $2 million through solar solutions

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) is the home of cutting-edge atomic research designed to improve human health, save lives, build our industries and protect the environment.

Its Australian Synchrotron in Clayton, Victoria, is one of Australia’s most significant pieces of scientific infrastructure.

The Australian Synchrotron facility, which works with electrons accelerated almost to the speed of light, has huge energy requirements. So ANSTO needed a big solution to manage its energy costs, power crucial research and meet its ambitious sustainability goals.

We recommended a 1.59MW rooftop solar system, one of the largest in the state, with over 3,000 panels designed to sit on the rooftops of ANSTO’s facility within the Monash University precinct.

Our team purpose-built the panels to suit the unique environment, across the Australian Synchrotron building, the Australian Synchrotron guesthouse and the environmentally controlled storage facility.

• Complex engineering and design
• Hardware selection
• Performance guarantee
• 3D modelling
• Installation of 1.59MW rooftop solar system
• Monitoring and maintenance

"This investment in renewable technology is just one way ANSTO can meet its own sustainability goals, while also acting as a buffer against increasing energy overheads in the future." 

- Professor Michael James, Director, ANSTO’s Australian Synchrotron