Solar Thermal

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

0
Vast Solar plans “CSP gigafactory” for heliostats and receivers in Australia
Solar thermal developer says it aims to establish a “CSP gigafactory” on Australian soil, after a successful trial at a pilot manufacturing plant.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 20, 2022

0
Australian solar thermal technology wins US backing to cut industrial emissions
Australia’s Vast Solar is part of a US government-backed consortium trialing CSP technologies to combat industrial scale emissions in US factories.
Jim Regan

Oct 11, 2022

0
Solar Thermal

“World’s biggest” solar and storage project on track for state approval
Plans to build a 300MW solar plant with 3.6GWh of storage capacity get Crown Sponsorship from the SA government for development approval.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 15, 2022

0
Storage

ARENA backs study to unlock value stacks of grid-scale energy storage
Monash University will conduct a study into how energy markets can better support and reward the roll-out of large-scale storage technologies.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 25, 2022

0
Storage

Turnbull invests in revived solar steam tech with gigawatt scale project in Saudi Arabia
Malcolm Turnbull has taken a front seat, and an equity stake, in the renewed push to use solar thermal to slash emissions in industrial processes.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 21, 2022

0
Solar

Vast Solar and 1414 team up for new attempt at Port Augusta solar storage hub
Vast Solar and thermal storage hopeful 1414 Degrees to join forces to try and finally deliver long awaited solar thermal project near Port Augusta.
Joshua S Hill

Jun 16, 2022

0
Solar

Vast Solar reboots Port August solar thermal plans, with $110m federal funds
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.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 29, 2022

0
Solar

Vast Solar says solar thermal plants can double up as syncons
Vast Solar says solar thermal plants can double up as synchronous condensers, offering grid services during the day when PV dominates.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 21, 2022

0
Featured

Fossil fuel giant Woodside turns to concentrated solar tech in new hydrogen play
Woodside invests in US concentrated solar technology with view to power, heat and hydrogen opportunities.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 29, 2022

0
No business case for large scale solar PV without long term storage, says AGL
AGL’s plans for nearly 3GW of new renewable and storage capacity includes no solar.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 11, 2022

0
Solar Thermal

Photon offloads stake in NSW solar project to focus on RayGen solar storage tech
Photon sells stake in big solar project in NSW to better focus on development of RayGen solar and electro-thermal energy storage technologies.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 21, 2021

0