port augusta Archives - Renew Economy

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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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

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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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Renewables

Coal communities lead march to clean energy
Port Augusta becomes latest Australian coal hub to embrace renewables – and just as well, considering new data on coal plant pollution.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 15, 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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CleanTech Bites

Coalition seeks applications for solar thermal funds by end of year
Coalition seeks feedback on Port Augusta solar tower funding, but already appears to have agreed to equity funds rather than loan.
Giles Parkinson

May 24, 2017

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Solar

SA energy minister offers hope for solar thermal and storage
SA energy minister warns dismantling state RET would succeed only in killing “dispatchable, baseload” solar thermal.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 14, 2017

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Solar

Former coal boss seeks approval for 300MW solar plant in Port Augusta
Former head of Hazelwood coal generator proposes 300MW PV plant, possibly storage, as part of major renewables push.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 21, 2016

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Solar

SolarReserve aims to build 6 solar tower power plants in South Australia
SolarReserve unveils plans for six large scale solar tower and molten salt storage plants in South Australia, but says it needs a contract to build the first one. But will the state government reach for the sun, or fall back on old gas plants?
Giles Parkinson

Sep 13, 2016

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New hope for solar towers, but South Aust. loads dice to favour gas
New energy tender could provide new avenue for solar towers with storage as South Australia seeks new entrants into electricity market to reduce the stranglehold of a small group of gas-fired generators. But the government has loaded the dice in favour of a previously mothballed but now operating gas generator.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 8, 2016

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Renewables

Port Augusta 375MW solar and wind energy park approved for development
DP Energy has been given the green light by SA govt to develop 375MW solar and wind Port Augusta Renewable Energy Park.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 8, 2016

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Renewables

Port Augusta is at centre of our renewable transition – now isn’t the time to turn back
There are lessons for South Australia and the rest of the country in how Port Augusta has gone about their transition to renewable energy so far.
Sam Johnson

Jul 29, 2016

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