Solar Thermal

Renewables

“Proud moment:” Australian solar thermal pioneer powers up hybrid hydro system in Brazil
Australian solar innovator powers up a demonstration of its unique technology using concentrated solar to produce and store electricity and heat in a first international project.
Joshua S Hill

Mar 31, 2026

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Renewables

“Arguably a world first:” Historic solar thermal plant lines up for heritage listing
Australia’s first commercially operated solar thermal power station and one of the first of its kind in the world is being considered for heritage listing.
Joshua S Hill

Mar 16, 2026

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Renewables

Australian concentrated solar thermal hopeful put into voluntary administration, buyers sought
Plans for a huge concentrated solar thermal project near Port Augusta dealt new blow, this time with new of an Australian company put into administration.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 13, 2025

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Storage

Coal giant snaps up solar thermal project in landmark deal for long duration storage technology
AGL snaps up a newly approved concentrated solar thermal project as it considers long duration storage options in first grid to reach 100 pct net renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 9, 2025

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Storage

Australian researchers to trial flat-packed, lower-cost concentrated solar technology
Australian researchers say deployment of lower cost, flat-packed concentrated solar tech will “transform” the industrial heat sector.
Matthew Biss

May 18, 2025

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Renewables

RayGen raises $127m as local solar thermal hopeful prepares for global stage
Local and international energy giants back major fundraising round for Australian solar and thermal energy storage hopeful, RayGen.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 10, 2025

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Solar Thermal

Vast Energy secures $180m grant for first-of-a-kind solar thermal hub at Port Augusta
Vast’s latest ARENA grant will underwrite at least half of what it needs to build the concentrated solar project.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 13, 2025

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Storage

Reborn solar thermal and battery project seeks deal to plug in to transmission line to BHP mines
Vast and 14D are seeking to plug their planned big battery, solar thermal and solar heat projects into a transmission line currently serving two large BHP mines.
Joshua S Hill

Apr 9, 2024

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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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RayGen opens world-leading solar and thermal storage project, lands more federal funds
ARENA tips more money into RayGen’s groundbreaking solar and storage technology as it eyes its first large scale projects.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 31, 2023

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Renewables

You see an alumina refinery, I see a very, very big battery
Alumina refineries in Queensland can potentially provide the same amount of storage/demand response as a 2GW/8 hour battery.
David Leitch

Jul 31, 2023

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Australia’s first solar thermal plant edges closer to reality as engineers named
Vast Solar names engineers for what will be Australia’s first large scale solar thermal facility that could begin construction next year.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 5, 2023

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