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Solar thermal can offer more than just electricity, experts say
Australia should develop new solar thermal projects within the mining industry to power mineral processing facilities, according to experts.
David Sparkes

May 4, 2016

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World’s biggest coal supplier signs up for 1,000MW of solar thermal power
World’s largest coal supplier commits to 1,000MW of large scale solar tower and storage with proponent of solar tower facility near Port Augusta.
Giles Parkinson

May 4, 2016

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Strong support for Turnbull govt to fund Port Augusta solar thermal plant
Plans to build a solar thermal tower power plant with storage in Port Augusta have gained strong popular support, according to a new poll, which shows a majority of South Australians think the project should get federal government funding.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 20, 2016

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Sodium-ion battery, thermal energy storage project win ARENA funding
A new take on low-cost sodium-ion battery technology, and solar thermal storage for industrial refrigeration.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 15, 2016

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Solar thermal, energy storage, biofuels, wave energy head $17m ARENA R&D funding
ARENA has announced a group of nine new cutting edge research and development projects to be supported by its latest funding round, including industrial solar thermal systems and sodium-based battery storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 13, 2016

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Why Australia should not abandon world-leading solar boost technology
There is nothing wrong with the technical fundamentals of the Linear Fresnel Reflector (LFR) technology. We should not throw solar babies out with the bath water.
Keith Lovegrove

Apr 1, 2016

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SolarReserve proposes 110MW solar tower and storage plant for Australia
US solar developer says large-scale solar tower and storage could be blue-print to bring in higher levels of renewable energy and accelerate transition away from coal, and gas. It proposes a “price competitive” 110MW plant with 8 hours storage for Port Augusta.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 23, 2016

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Melbourne Uni taps CEFC loan to cut power costs, grid dependence
University of Melbourne hopes to cut grid electricity use by 8% using CEFC finance to install voltage optimisation technology, solar and wind micro-turbines.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 16, 2016

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CleanTech Bites

First 160MW of huge Noor solar thermal plant connected to Moroccan grid
First 160MW of Morocco’s CSP Noor project connected to grid, with another 350MW to come online by 2018.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 5, 2016

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Renewables clean up at Chile energy auction, including 24-hour solar
Chile energy auction sees wind and solar sweep aside fossil fuel alternatives, including a $97/MWh bid for “overnight” solar, meaning storage included.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 29, 2015

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Frustrated with slow solar thermal progress? Print your own 3D solar plant
Australian research group releases 3D printable model of 25MW concentrating solar thermal power plant in bid to spread the word on CST’s huge potential.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 21, 2015

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The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is meant to back winners, not minnows
Solar thermal technology is still an outside bet – and not the kind of investment the CEFC was set up to make.
Craig Froome

Jul 14, 2015

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