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  • World’s biggest solar plus storage plant goes through final testing
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    World’s biggest solar plus storage plant goes through final testing

    The word’s largest solar tower and storage is completing its final tests. Our correspondent was there to take a look at the solar future.
    Giles Parkinson
    Oct 12, 2018
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  • ARENA backs RayGen solar tower technology with $4.8m investment
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    ARENA backs RayGen solar tower technology with $4.8m investment

    ARENA tips another $4.8m into RayGen Resources, to boost manufacture and commercialisation of home-grown PV Ultra solar tower power technology.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Sep 28, 2017
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  • Work begins on world’s biggest solar tower and storage plant
    CleanTech Bites

    Work begins on world’s biggest solar tower and storage plant

    Work begins in Dubai on world’s largest solar tower with storage facility, featuring a 260m tower.
    Giles Parkinson
    Sep 20, 2017
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  • Dubai auction sees record low price for “night-time” solar power
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    Dubai auction sees record low price for “night-time” solar power

    Dubai auction attracts $95/MWh offer for solar tower and storage, a record low.
    Giles Parkinson
    Jun 8, 2017
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  • Coalition seeks applications for solar thermal funds by end of year
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    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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  • Frydenberg to visit world’s tallest solar tower

    Frydenberg to visit world’s tallest solar tower

    Federal energy minister to lead trade delegation to Israel, including visit to what will be world’s tallest solar tower.
    Giles Parkinson
    Apr 19, 2017
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  • SolarReserve unveils plans for 2,000MW solar and storage plant
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    SolarReserve unveils plans for 2,000MW solar and storage plant

    US solar developer wants to build world’s biggest solar development, a 2,000MW, $US5 billion project featuring its solar tower and molten salt storage technology.
    Giles Parkinson
    Oct 13, 2016
    3
  • SolarReserve aims to build 6 solar tower power plants in South Australia
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    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
    35
  • New hope for solar towers, but South Aust. loads dice to favour gas

    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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  • Hewson’s unexplained attack on molten salt storage for solar
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    Hewson’s unexplained attack on molten salt storage for solar

    John Hewson’s extraordinary attack on rival solar storage technologies – including the suggestion they are not bankable – has stunned the industry. They are keen to know how Solastor’s technology – described just three years ago as “an expensive way to boil water” can now deliver the world’s cheapest 24/7 solar power.
    Giles Parkinson
    Jun 9, 2016
    37
  • Hewson-backed company plans 170MW solar thermal “baseload” power plant for Port Augusta

    Hewson-backed company plans 170MW solar thermal “baseload” power plant for Port Augusta

    A $1.2bn, 170MW solar tower power and storage plant using Australian made technology is being proposed for Port Augusta.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Jun 3, 2016
    15
  • Labor proposes funding for solar towers, to expand CEFC, protect ARENA
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    Labor proposes funding for solar towers, to expand CEFC, protect ARENA

    Labor proposes $206 million funding round for solar towers, will protect ARENA, and free investment shackles from CEFC.
    Giles Parkinson
    Apr 27, 2016
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