Solar Centre t/a The Desert Knowledge Australia Solar Centre

The Desert Knowledge Australia Solar Centre (DKASC) is a solar power technology demonstration facility less than 15 minutes drive from the centre of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory. People visiting Alice Springs can freely walk through the centre and see the various installations up close. However many people from across the world also choose to download data from the installations via the DKASC website to study and better understand the different technologies and environmental factors.The Desert Knowledge Australia Solar Centre (DKASC) is a demonstration facility for commercialised solar technologies operating in the arid solar conditions of Alice Springs, Central Australia.

Desert Knowledge Australia (DKA) is a national organisation committed to building harmony, sustainability and prosperity for all Australian desert people, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal. The Solar Centre was an initiative of CAT Projects and Desert Knowledge Australia. CAT Projects has been involved from the project’s inception; overseeing a tender process, the installation works, and the operation and maintenance of the Centre.The Centre for Appropriate Technology (CAT) works to secure sustainable livelihoods for communities of Indigenous people through appropriate technology.