Aurora Archives - Renew Economy

Solar

Thermal battery company chasing 1 GW data centre deal for site once earmarked for giant solar towers
The site which was going to host the iterations of Australia’s concentrated solar power dream may now be the home of a data centre.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 3, 2026

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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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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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Solar

SolarReserve signs manufacturing MOU for solar tower project, but financing delayed
SolarReserve signs MOU with Heliostat SA to manufacture and assemble the heliostat components for world-leading 150MW solar tower and molten salt storage facility proposed for Port Augusta.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 18, 2018

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Commentary

SolarReserve opens Australian HQ ahead of solar tower construction
SolarReserve has opened its Australian headquarters and a field office near where it will build a 150MW solar thermal power plant.
Andrew Spence

Jan 24, 2018

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Policy & Planning

Why solar towers and storage plants will reshape energy markets
More details emerge of the contract for the Port Augusta solar tower and storage project, and why it means huge change for energy markets, and a shift of focus from “base-load” fossil fuel to clean, flexible capacity built around “base-cost” renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 21, 2017

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Solar

How solar tower and storage won on costs
SolarReserve says its winning solar tower and molten salt storage project can deliver dispatchable, renewable power at just $78/MWh. Why so low?
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 15, 2017

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