Solar Thermal

Renewables

CSIRO spin-off raises record amount to fund solar heat and power tech, get industry off gas
Concentrated solar thermal company spun out of CSIRO has launched promising to deliver zero emissions, 24/7 heat and power that can compete with the cost of gas.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 26, 2024

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Solar

Vast secures funds to advance Australia’s first big solar thermal project and local manufacturing
Vast Solar secures first tranche of promised Arena funding as it works towards the country’s first big solar thermal project in Port Augusta and local manufacturing.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 26, 2024

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Australia’s first commercial solar thermal heat plant to slash gas use at Mars factory
Australia’s first commercial concentrated solar thermal heat plant will be built at the Mars Petcare facility in Wodonga, joining the recently installed “thermal battery.”
Joshua S Hill

Oct 29, 2024

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Commentary

GenCost doesn’t just rule out nuclear, it makes solar thermal impossible to ignore
GenCost’s findings on nuclear are worth revisiting this week, but so are its findings on solar thermal, as offering the lowest LCOE of any “flexible load, low emission” generation technology.
Keith Lovegrove, Víctor Marín & Craig Wood

Jun 20, 2024

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Renewables

Solar thermal powered green methanol plant wins planning consent in Port Augusta
Plans to develop a solar thermal powered methanol production facility that will supply green fuel for shipping and aviation have been given approval.
Sophie Vorrath

May 30, 2024

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Solar

Engineering contracts signed for Australia’s biggest concentrated solar plant
Vast Renewables signs key engineering contracts for its 30MW/288MWh VS1 concentrated solar power (CSP) plant, which will be by far the biggest to be built in Australia.
Joshua S Hill

Apr 15, 2024

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Renewables

Funding locked in for solar thermal powered green methanol plant
The developers of a solar thermal powered methanol production facility that will supply green fuel for shipping and aviation have bedded down $A40 million in funding.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 15, 2024

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Solar Thermal

World’s biggest CSP plant, with tallest solar power tower, inaugurated in Dubai
COP28 host inaugurates world’s largest concentrated solar power project, featuring the world’s tallest solar tower, at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 8, 2023

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Solar

Vast wins backing of global energy giant to push multiple solar thermal projects
Vast’s concentrated solar plans have attracted another big-name backer, with EDF Australia pledging €10 million towards “multiple” CSP projects.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 8, 2023

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Research Groups, Institutes and Universities

CSIRO says “curtain of ceramic particles” could finally unleash solar thermal technology
CSIRO says a “curtain” of falling ceramic particles may deliver the extreme heat needed to deliver the low cost “solar battery” long promised by CST technologies.
Jacinta Bowler

Oct 19, 2023

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Solar Thermal

CSIRO spin-off raises record amount to fund solar heat and power tech, get industry off gas

Vast secures funds to advance Australia’s first big solar thermal project and local manufacturing

Australia’s first commercial solar thermal heat plant to slash gas use at Mars factory

GenCost doesn’t just rule out nuclear, it makes solar thermal impossible to ignore

Solar thermal powered green methanol plant wins planning consent in Port Augusta

Engineering contracts signed for Australia’s biggest concentrated solar plant

Funding locked in for solar thermal powered green methanol plant

World’s biggest CSP plant, with tallest solar power tower, inaugurated in Dubai

Vast wins backing of global energy giant to push multiple solar thermal projects

CSIRO says “curtain of ceramic particles” could finally unleash solar thermal technology

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