Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 2004 ENGINE ROOM SUMMER EDITION Fossil fuels may still be the world’s dominant source of energy but the rise of renewables is fast. The International Energy Agency is predicting that global uptake of renewable energy and the sector’s forecast generation capacity will rise by more than 40 per cent over the next five years with Australia’s renewable capacity expected to grow by nine gigawatts (around half of current levels) over the medium term. As such, Caterpillar has capitalised by expanding its power generation offering into renewable energy. Developing a strategic partnership with First Solar to create an integrated PV solar solution for Microgrid applications, the package will feature Cat® -branded solar panels manufactured by First Solar and the full balance of system components. Solar photovoltaic (PV) generates electricity when the sun shines and wind power when the wind blows. EPSA’s Ron Hall is the Segment Manager for Hybrid Microgrid Systems and says that both Caterpillar and EPSA recognise the need to live in a sustainable manner with our environment.” THISNEWPRODUCTRANGE ISTHECULMINATIONOF SIGNIFICANTINVESTMENT INTORESEARCHAND DEVELOPMENT.ITCOMBINES HIGHPERFORMANCE, PROJECTINTEGRATION ANDAFTERSALESSERVICE WITHSTATE-OF-THE-ART RENEWABLEPOWERAND THEREVOLUTIONARYCAT ENERGYSTORAGESYSTEM. The Cat renewable energy system is powered by thin-film solar panels with improved performance efficiencies over other types of solar panels. In particular, the Cat hybrid system offers reliable CATERPILLAR EXPANDS RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION OFFERINGS