29-617: The Bungala Solar Power Farm is a 220 MW solar power farm in Emeroo and Wami Kata near Port Augusta in South Australia . The first stage was connected to the grid in May 2018, and the second stage was connected to the grid in November 2018. The project gradually reached full power in 2020. It was expected to be completed and the two stages together able to deliver 220 MW of electric power to
58-438: A combined 220 MW of electricity. They were developed by Reach Energy and sold to a joint venture of Enel Green Power and Dutch Infrastructure Fund . The builder was Elecnor . Stage 3 is not scheduled to be built by 2024 but could include another 80 MW of generation, or 300 MW battery storage. Stage 3 was to be built if the company won a contract to supply electricity to the state government, however this contract
87-526: A committee of a number of prominent settlers after themselves, after early directors of the South Australian Company , after Colonisation Commissioners of South Australia (appointed by the British government to oversee implementation of the acts that established the colony), and after various notables involved in the establishment of the colony. The Street Naming Committee comprised: All members of
116-463: Is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia about 295 kilometres (183 miles) north of the state capital of Adelaide and about 18 kilometres (11 miles) northeast of Port Augusta in the state’s Far North region . Emeroo is the site of a township that never developed. As of 2012, the majority land use in the area was pastoral farming , while the land in the east of the area, which
145-518: Is associated with the western slope of the Flinders Ranges, includes The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park and is zoned for conservation . The gazetted locality of Emeroo was created in April 2013, including portions removed from the adjoining localities of Quorn and Wami Kata ; the name was derived from the undeveloped township. Its western and southern boundaries approximately align with those of
174-447: Is being set up to provide new skills and experience to 70 Aboriginal job seekers as part of the project. It will train them in operations and maintenance for stage 1 and construction of phase 2 of the project. The development is on a 19th-century ostrich farm, later used for grazing sheep and cattle, and spans the boundary between the localities of Emeroo and Wami Kata . The project is being built in stages. Stages 1 and 2 will produce
203-882: Is known as "Mad March", due to the large number of other cultural festivities at the same time, including the Adelaide 500 and WOMADelaide . North Terrace is considered Adelaide's "cultural boulevard" because it is home to the State Library of South Australia , the South Australian Museum , the Migration Museum , the Art Gallery of South Australia , the University of Adelaide , the city campus of University of South Australia , and several smaller galleries. Lonely Planet labelled Adelaide "Australia's live music city", and
232-873: The Art Gallery of South Australia , the State Library of South Australia , the South Australian Museum , the Migration Museum , the Adelaide Botanic Garden , the University of Adelaide and the "CityEast" campus of the UniSA The population was 18,202 in the 2021 census , 41 percent born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China 15.7%, India 3.7%, England 3.6%, Malaysia 3.6%, and Hong Kong 2.7%. 49.1% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 17.8%, Cantonese 4.2%, Vietnamese 2%, Hindi 1.5%, and Korean 1.5%. The most common response for religion in Adelaide
261-493: The Kaurna language to each place, was mostly completed in 2003, and the renaming of 39 sites finalised and endorsed by the council in 2012. The City of Adelaide Council has defined a number of neighbourhood precincts in the city centre, each with a character of their own: In addition to these, the north-eastern side of North Terrace is often referred to as the "North Terrace cultural precinct" or "cultural boulevard", and includes
290-680: The National Electricity Market in May 2018. The entire first phase of the project was commissioned in September and the second phase of the Bungala Solar Project started feeding electricity into the grid in October 2018. Technical issues delayed the project finish until 2020. The Bungala Solar Power Farm is one of the largest solar farms in Australia. It covers 2000 acres. Phase One has a Max-to-Registered-Capacity ratio of 1:1.23, as
319-503: The Park Lands around the whole city centre). The residential population was 18,202 in the 2021 census , with a local worker population of 130,404 . Adelaide city centre was planned in 1837 on a greenfield site following a grid layout , with streets running at right angles to each other. It covers an area of 4.33 square kilometres (1.67 square miles) and is surrounded by 6.68 square kilometres (2.58 square miles) of park lands. Within
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#1732901230209348-587: The Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia. Adelaide city centre Adelaide city centre ( Kaurna : Tarndanya ) is the inner city locality of Greater Adelaide , the capital city of South Australia . It is known by locals simply as "the City" or "Town" to distinguish it from Greater Adelaide and from the City of Adelaide local government area (which also includes North Adelaide and from
377-466: The River Torrens ( Karrawiri Pari ), which flows through Adelaide. Adelaide was not as badly affected by the 1860s economic depression in Australia as other gold rush cities like Sydney and Melbourne , allowing it to prosper. Historian F.W. Crowley noted that the city was full of elite upper-class citizens which provided a stark contrast to the grinding poverty of the labour areas and slums outside
406-559: The cadastral unit of the County of Newcastle . The locality extends in the west from a watercourse that extends north from and drains into Spencer Gulf to the western slopes of the Flinders Ranges in the east. The locality surrounds the top of Spencer Gulf including the ford known as Yorkey Crossing . The locality’s eastern side includes the western half of The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park. The Marree railway line passes through
435-598: The area from south to north, while the track for both the Adelaide–Darwin railway and the Trans-Australian Railway passes through the locality's south-west. The former Emeroo Station Ostrich Farm is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register , reflecting its historical significance. Emeroo lies within the federal division of Grey , the state electoral district of Giles and
464-592: The central Grote and Wakefield which are extra-wide, 132 feet (40 m), along with the surrounding four terraces. In the south half of the city, in several places the Adelaide City Council has constructed wide footpaths and road markings to restrict traffic to a lesser number of lanes than the full width of the road could support. The street pairs, design widths, and town acres in Light's Vision are illustrated in this diagram: The streets and squares were named by
493-456: The centre of the city, and Hindmarsh , Light , Hurtle and Whitmore Squares in the centres of each of the four quadrants of the Adelaide city centre. These squares occupy 32 of the 700 numbered town acre allotments on Light's plan. All east–west roads change their names as they cross King William Street, except for North and South terraces. They also alternate between being wide and narrow, 99 and 66 feet (30 and 20 m), except for
522-402: The centre. Surrounding this central business district are a large number of medium to low density apartments , townhouses and detached houses which make up the residential portion of the city centre. The layout of Adelaide, sometimes referred to as "Light's Vision", features a cardinal direction grid pattern of wide streets and terraces and five large public squares: Victoria Square in
551-406: The city and North Adelaide, as well as the surrounding parklands, were the result of the work of Colonel William Light (1786–1839), who was the first Surveyor General of South Australia . The area where the Adelaide city centre now exists was once known as "Tarndanya", the Kaurna word for as "male red kangaroo rock", which was the name used for an area along the south bank of what is now known as
580-583: The city are five parks: Victoria Square in the exact centre and four other, smaller parks. Names for elements of the city centre are as follows: Before the British colonisation of South Australia , the Adelaide Plains , on which Adelaide was built, were home to the Kaurna group of Aboriginal Australians . The colony of South Australia was established in 1836 at Glenelg , and the city itself established in 1837. The location and characteristic grid layout of
609-541: The committee (except Stephens) had one or more of the streets and squares in the Adelaide city centre and North Adelaide named after themselves. Brown Street, named for John Brown, was subsequently subsumed as a continuation of Morphett Street in 1967. In the same year, Hanson Street, named for Richard Hanson , was subsumed as a continuation of Pulteney Street . The squares were named after: The east–west streets named on 22 December 1836 were: Most of these people did not reside in or visit South Australia. The naming of
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#1732901230209638-446: The inner city ring. Due to its historic wealth during the 20th century, the city retains a notable portion of Victorian architecture. Adelaide is separated from its greater metropolitan area by a ring of public parklands on all sides. The so-called "square mile" within the park lands is defined by a small area of high rise office and apartment buildings in the centre north, around King William Street , which runs north-to-south through
667-553: The national grid from November 2018. It is being developed on 800 hectares (2,000 acres) of land which was previously used as an ostrich farm, sheep and cattle station and is owned by the Bungala Aboriginal Corporation, a community employment and social services organisation. The completed project could contribute 220 MW ac to the 132 kV electricity grid from 275 MW dc generation and expects to produce 570 GWh per year. A professional training project
696-469: The panels are 135 MW DC and the inverters are 110 MW AC. Along with solar tracking , this yields a capacity factor of 25%, of one the highest in Australia. In 2022, it earned $ 145 per kW capacity. This article about a building or structure in South Australia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an Australian power station is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Emeroo Emeroo
725-755: The seat has been held by Lucy Hood of the Labor party. Adelaide's cultural and entertainment precincts/venues are generally concentrated in the city centre, including the Convention Centre ; the Adelaide Oval is just north of the Torrens within the parklands and easily accessible from the city. Most of the events relating to the Adelaide Festival and Adelaide Fringe are held within Adelaide's city centre and surrounding parklands during February and March. This time
754-455: The state capital of Adelaide where planning approval is granted, there had been some local issues that were not well understood in Adelaide. These related to dust during construction and ongoing contributions into the local economy once construction is complete. The state Planning Commission visited the site in July 2018. The first supply of electricity from one section of 45 MW was connected to
783-415: The streets was completed on 23 May 1837 and gazetted on 3 June. East–west streets: North–south streets: The Adelaide City Council began the process of dual naming all of the city squares, each of the parks making up the parklands which surround the city centre and North Adelaide , and other sites of significance to the Kaurna people in 1997. The naming process, which assigned an extra name in
812-683: Was " No Religion " at 52.9% of the population. At federal level, Adelaide is within the Division of Adelaide , a marginal seat which historically has alternated between the Liberal and Labor parties. It has been held since 2019 by Steve Georganas of the Labor party. In the South Australian House of Assembly , Adelaide is within the Electoral district of Adelaide . Since the March 2022 state election,
841-530: Was won by Aurora Solar Thermal Power Project . The entire output of stages 1 and 2 will be bought by Origin Energy . Civil engineering and construction on site was managed by Catcon . The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union accused the construction company of unsafe work practices when a construction worker was crushed by equipment on site in February 2018. As the site is 300 kilometres (190 mi) from
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