Tuesday 11/11/2008 Page: 33
Adelaide entrepreneur Barrie Harrop is planning to build a series of desalination plants and green energy turbines around the coast to help drought proof South Australia. Mr Harrop is hopeful of supplying all the towns that rely on the Murray River with desalinated water and green energy fuelled by biodiesel."We can supply any town of more than 1000 people with fresh water and green energy," he said. "Launching the technology from here could also establish the genesis of a new green industry in South Australia, serving the rest of the country and the Asia Pacific." He said that his system offers a major new industry for the state with employment for 250 people.
Since being nominated for a top 100 Green Companies list in the United States, Mr Harrop said he'd had phenomenal inquiries. His concept is for another company backed by superannuation funds to own the desalination plants and turbines with consumers buying water at commercial rates. "Pre-feasibility studies of the green technology, developed in Denmark are under way in South Australia in conjunction with South Australian government agencies," he said.
"Installation of the first plant is anticipated by the end of 2009." Windesal Australia, launched earlier this year by Mr Harrop and based in Adelaide, has 20-year exclusive Australian rights to the Windesal technology. It produces drinking water from either the sea or from brackish ground water, utilising up to 100 per cent renewable energy.
Mr Harrop also has options for worldwide rights to the technology, the first of which has been exercised for Turkey, where demand exists for up to 1000 systems. His company Windesal was a finalist in the 2008 News.com.au Green awards.
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