MEDIA RELEASE – James Harker-Mortlock – Independent for Hume - Tuesday 25th June 2013 SILEX SHOWS FUTURE POSSIBILITIES WITH SOLAR “The announcement yesterday by Silex Systems Limited of the practical completion of Australia’s largest Concentrating Photovoltaic (CPV) Solar Power Station in Mildura heralds the potential beginning of a new age in solar technology in Australia. The 40 CPV ‘Dense Array’ dish systems are now fully commissioned and feeding clean renewable energy into the national electricity grid. The 1.5MW plant is capable of generating enough electricity for about 500 average-sized homes. Construction of another demonstration facility in Nofa, Saudi Arabia is on track for completion by the end of the year. Operation of the Mildura and Nofa Demonstration Facilities is a key step towards establishing bankability for commercial deployment of Solar Systems’ technology. The national electricity grid runs through the middle of the electorate of Hume. I see great potential to utilise appropriate land near the grid for concentrated solar energy developments. If elected to Parliament, I would support increased funding for solar energy research and development. The great advantage of solar energy, unlike other non-renewable and renewable energy technologies is that is essentially passive, creating comparatively little disruption to people, stock or the surrounding environment. ” ABOUT JAMES HARKER-MORTLOCK. James is a former Chairman of the Burrinjuck Nationals and was Campaign Director for Katrina Hodgkinson at the 2011 state election. Whilst in the Nationals, James served on their state Natural Resources and Energy Policy Committee covering issues such as strategic agricultural lands, aquifer interference, wind turbines, and other topics of relevance to rural Australia. James was involved with the Yass farmers’ action group seeking reform of the LHPA system in New South Wales. In 2012, after a back-room deal was done with the Liberal Party which prevented the National Party from running a candidate of their own in Hume, James resigned from the National Party to stand as an independent right of centre candidate for the seat. James has served the Coalition for many years since his days involved in student politics at Sydney University in the 1970’s. James ran as an endorsed Liberal candidate in the seats of Parramatta (1983) and Sydney (1984) after a stint working at the Liberal Party Federal Secretariat in 1979. In 2004 he ran as an independent candidate for the Senate under the ‘Big Push for Small Business’ banner. He provided his preferences to the Coalition at that election. If elected to represent Hume, James will align with the Nationals. James’s community involvement includes support for over twenty years for intervention in East Timor and as Secretary of the Australia-Solomon Islands Friendship Association lobbying for a peace keeping mission to be sent to the Solomons. He is currently a board member of the charity Australian Desert Expeditions and Treasurer of the University of Sydney Union Alumni and Friends Association and a Committee Member of the Sydney Arts and Social Sciences Alumni Association of the University of Sydney. James lives with his partner, Fiona Fox on a wool and fat lamb breeding property ‘Blackburn’, north of Yass. James maintains also his long term involvement with the electronic publishing industry. James has two children, Fred and Julia, who live and work overseas. James graduated from the University of Sydney in 1978 with an Honours Degree in Arts. Contact : James Harker-Mortlock - Email : james@puttinghumefirst; Mobile : 04 111 82649 Website : puttinghumefirst
Posted on: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 03:17:09 +0000
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