Solar Thermal

Storage

World needs up to 140TWh of long duration energy storage to meet net-zero goals
New report says energy storage of eight hours and more will be crucial to shift to renewables, and we’ll need a lot of it between now and 2040.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 23, 2021

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Solar

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.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 19, 2021

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Storage

Australian-invented thermal storage start-up completes $8m investment raise
MGA Thermal to scale up production of thermal energy storage blocks after securing $8 million in early investment.
Michael Mazengarb

Aug 3, 2021

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Storage

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.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 8, 2021

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Stanwell signs up to Vast Solar’s Mt Isa thermal solar project
The proposed $600m hybrid solar thermal project in Mount Isa has got early financial backing from the Queensland government’s Stanwell Energy.
James Fernyhough

Mar 22, 2021

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Markets

Storage company 1414 Degrees appoints interim CEO as part of board overhaul
Thermal energy storage developer 1414 Degrees appoints an interim CEO, as company works towards its first pilot project.
Michael Mazengarb

Aug 11, 2020

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Storage

Big battery added to Aurora solar project could triple its earnings, says report
Adding battery storage to 70MW solar PV plant planned for development in South Australia would more or less triple the project’s annual revenue, a new report says.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 20, 2020

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RayGen edges closer to “solar hydro” success with new strategic partnerships
Australian “solar hydro” technology hopeful announces raft of strategic partnerships as it works towards huge 100MW/1,000MWh solar plus storage project.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 16, 2020

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Solar

Solar steel production research scoops national innovation prize
Research that promises to halve the greenhouse gas emissions of steel-making by using heat from concentrated solar power wins 2019 AMP Amplify Ignite competition.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 10, 2019

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Storage

1414 picks up Port Augusta solar tower project, plans huge thermal storage plant
1414 degrees to buy Australian assets of solar thermal company SolarReserve, including abandoned South Australia solar power tower project.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 29, 2019

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Renewables

Australian solar thermal company wins global innovation award
Australian firm Vast Solar takes out SolarPACES technology innovation award for concentrating solar thermal and energy storage technologies.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 8, 2019

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Renewables

Genex goes into trading halt, ahead of fund-raising for Jemalong solar farm
Genex will raise $16 million to fund the completion of the Jemalong Solar Farm as the company doubles the capacity of its solar portfolio.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 25, 2019

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