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Off-grid and backup power in Dunluce

Dunluce 3472, Victoria. Long-outage backup for homes and farms at the end of the line, and a step towards cutting the cord.

Power in Dunluce

Dunluce is classed as outer regional. Properties out here often sit at the end of long single lines through open country, where one fallen tree can take out a whole road and crews can be hours away.

  • Farms with water pumps and cool rooms
  • Homes at the end of long rural lines
  • Workshops and sheds away from the house
Locality
Dunluce, VIC 3472
Council area
Mount Alexander
Remoteness
Outer regional (ABS)
Nearest centre
56 km from Bendigo

Water in. Power out.

Cheap power splits water into hydrogen. The hydrogen waits in a tank. When the lines go down in Dunluce, a fuel cell turns it back into electricity and water, and the water goes round again.

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Dunluce: questions

Can H2OME power a home in Dunluce?

Yes, that is what it is designed for. A Dunluce home charges the unit from cheap off-peak power, or from wind or micro-hydro where there is no grid, and runs on stored hydrogen when the power goes. 15 kW continuous covers an average home.

How long can it run Dunluce through a power cut?

Days rather than hours. A battery handles the first moments of an outage, then the fuel cell runs the house on stored hydrogen, which does not lose charge while it waits.

When will H2OME be available in Victoria?

It is in early development. Pilot installs go to people on the pilot list first, and outer regional Victoria properties like those around Dunluce are exactly who the pilot is for.

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Pilot installs go to people on this list first. Rural homes, farms and remote sites especially. No spam, no payment.