Business
6 April, 2024
Cazalys shining brightly
CAIRNS’ biggest social club Cazalys is looking to continue on a path towards sustainability after its solar car park project has, not only become a huge success with the community, but also helped the club significantly increase their energy savings.
Cazalys general manager Jason Wale said the club was overwhelmed with the positive response toward the project. “The response was far greater than what we expected. Since then we’ve had had people coming in just wanting to check it out and ask questions,” he said.
“One of the first things is that it’s a bi-facial solar panel, it gets the sun from the top, but it also can bounce off the ground and charge the underneath, and it wasn’t too costly which is good.
“It’s a must these days to have a shaded car park, so we knew that people would be happy about it, but the response was 20 times bigger than what we expected. It’s a significant amount of power, it is a big car park so it’s big enough to handle a 5000sqm club and it’s cold rooms, freezers and air conditioning which are the high energy consumers.”
Cazalys member and Whitfield resident Jennie Sheldon-Cooper said the change was long overdue.
“They’ve needed a shaded car park for a long time. I don’t know if it’s a sufficient car park but a shaded car park is so necessary,” she said.
White Rock resident and member Lisa Lane said it made it easier getting in and out of her car.
