Plans to build a solar thermal power plant in Port Augusta are back on the table, after Vast Solar wins federal funding of $110 million.
Vast Solar reboots Port August solar thermal plans, with $110m federal funds
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Aurora solar thermal, PV and battery project steams ahead with new investor
Plans to combine a big battery with large-scale solar PV and solar thermal technology in South Australia have gained significant new momentum.
Woodside firms up solar thermal plans with Bill Gates-backed start-up
Woodside firms up plans with Heliogen, whose solar heat and power technology is tipped to play a key supporting role the gas major’s green hydrogen and ammonia plans.
Norway oil giant tips millions into Australian dispatchable “solar hydro” tech
Australian concentrated solar and hydro storage technology outfit RayGen Resources claims Norwegian giant as major new investor.
Macquarie invests $140m in Spanish solar tower and parabolic trough projects
Macquarie concludes $140 million debt deal for solar tower and parabolic trough portfolio in Spain.
Huge 110MW solar tower and storage project begins production in Chile
Largest solar tower with storage project in Latin America opened in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
Good taste and food security: How Sundrop used solar to bring tomatoes to the desert
The solar tower that rises at Sundrop Farms shines like a beacon from above the saltbush landscape.
Plans for big solar thermal micro-grid at Mt Isa gain momentum
Plans to power to remote Queensland mining hub with a mix of concentrated solar thermal, solar PV, gas and battery storage advance with call for contractors.
Solar storage tech company RayGen locks in new funding
Melbourne-based “solar hydro” tech company gets new investment from equity partner Photon, to boost plans for 100MW/1,000MWh solar + storage project.
Aurora project could start life as big battery, as 1414 rethinks business case
From solar tower project, to TESS demonstration, to big battery? 1414 Degrees says new Aurora modelling shows starting with a bigger battery and no solar makes better sense.
