Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, has signed a 10-year renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) that will halve its carbon emissions from electricity, a significant step towards achieving net-zero emissions across its operations.
Through the Agreement, signed with ZEN Energy, 26 CSIRO-managed research sites in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), New South Wales (NSW), and Victoria will be supplied by renewable generation from two regional solar farms.
This includes the iconic Parkes Observatory in regional NSW, the Canberra Deep Space Communication Centre in Tidbinbilla, and the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness in Geelong, the site of key research in the rapid global response to COVID-19.
The electricity will be sourced from Neoen's 128 MW Numurkah solar farm in Victoria and Epuron's 132 MW Nevertire park in NSW.
