Sapoty Brook, Mullumbimby
It’s 2022. Byron has launched the Electric Byron tourism campaign; presenting Byron as a zero emissions 2025 contender. A sign on Ewingsdale Road confirms ‘Byron Welcomes Electric Vehicles’.
Solar panel awnings and roofs are being installed over several parking areas, and along selected streets.
Electric vehicle (EV) charge points under the awnings provide solar charging through most daylight hours. Those EVs can go home with a full charge to boost their household and neighbourhood evening-power demand. No longer do they need to charge overnight from carbon-contaminated baseload.
The solar parking option will pay for its infrastructure in three years, as will the electric tourist buggies and ebikes, available for exploring and the rail trail.
Excess solar power is directed to the solar train, and Enova’s hydrogen electrolysis plant in the industrial estate. The hydrogen is converted, along with atmospheric CO2, to methane, which is used in the fuel cells powering the tourist drones.
Every evening the Tesla high voltage generator on the lighthouse wows the visitors with a world-renowned lighting show.
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