Crocodile Dundee's 'Nugget' Gets A Life And Goes Solar

 

Melbourne, Victoria - March 11, 2010. Australian actor Gerry Skilton, who played Nugget in all three Crocodile Dundee movies, is currently filming a new TV series called "Nugget's Get A Life" - with a little help from solar power. 
  
Set in outback Queensland, the series will focus on the elusive search for gold using modern technology while looking back at the early history of the pursuit and the old time gold prospector; with Nugget as the show's host.
  
Part of the technology showcased will be a semi-portable off grid solar power system complete with backup generator, supplied by national solar solutions company Energy Matters.
  
According to Mr. Skilton, "Nugget's Get A Life will have me take up residence in a camp out west near Clermont QLD. "Nugget" will actually be doing what he is promoting. So this is not a fly in, shoot something and fly out again type of mission. I will be isolated and dependent on my own skills 80% of the time. "
  
The system provided by Energy Matters consists of a folding array of solar panels with an output capacity of a half-kilowatt, 500 amp hours of deep cycle battery storage, an inverter charger, solar regulator and backup generator; along with custom cabinets built by the Energy Matters team to protect all the equipment
  
"Life may be tough when isolated but you can still live civilized!" says Mr. Skilton.
  

  
System specifications:
 
Trojan T-105 batteries
SMA Sunny Island 2.2kW 24V inverter/charger
Plasmatronics 20amp regulator
Solarfun 170W solar panels
   
According to Energy Matters co-founder Max Sylvester, "Who could forget the famous "I've got a donk" line delivered by Nugget in Crocodile Dundee? Now Nugget will have some real donk in the form of this solar power system providing clean energy to help him in his adventures. We're eagerly anticipating the first episode of Nugget's Get A Life and to see the Energy Matters built "Donk" in action!"
  
Nugget's Get A Life is expected to go to air in 2011 and a DVD will also be produced.
  
About Energy Matters
  
Energy Matters is Australia's leading company solely dedicated to renewable energy solutions for off-grid, residential and commercial applications. Since 2006 it has installed thousands of systems throughout Australia. Energy Matters is also active in the community in promoting the renewables sector and providing information on solar and wind power, sustainability and other environmental issues.
  
CONTACT:
Max Sylvester
Energy Matters
PH: 1300 727 151
max.sylvester@energymatters.com.au
http://www.energymatters.com.au  
  

Kyocera To Begin Making Solar Panels In USA

 

Where Suntech led, Kyocera is now following. The company recently announced plans to begin manufacturing solar panels in California to serve the local U.S. market's booming demand for modules.
 
The new solar panel plant will provide increased impetus towards Kyocera's solar energy goal of  its global production capacity targeting 1,000 megawatts of solar cells per year by March 2013. Kyocera says the one-gigawatt capacity will allow the company to supply 3.5-kilowatt solar electric systems for about 285,000 homes each year.
 
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger praised the announcement saying Kyocera's decision to locate its solar manufacturing operations in San Diego will generate even more jobs at a time when they are needed most in the state.
 
The new solar plant will begin in San Diego at Kyocera's Balboa Avenue facility during the first half of this year, with an initial production target of 30 megawatts per year. 
 
"The U.S. is experiencing extraordinary growth in its adoption of solar electricity," said Steve Hill, president of Kyocera Solar, Inc. "Kyocera's San Diego plant will provide high-quality, high-efficiency solar modules to serve this expanding market. With a 35-year commitment to providing clean energy through solar modules, Kyocera is adding capacity globally to meet worldwide demand."
 
Solar power has become one of the company's most rapidly growing businesses globally, with Kyocera expecting to double its production of solar cells in the two fiscal years from 2009 to 2011. In addition to the new plant, Kyocera currently has solar module manufacturing facilities in Japan, China, the Czech Republic and Mexico.
 

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