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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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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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Press Releases

SolarReserve Receives Environmental approval for 390 megawatt solar thermal facility with storage in Chile
Likana Solar Energy Project in the Antofagasta region will provide reliable, non-intermittent electricity from solar energy 24-hours a day.
Solar Reserve

Jul 20, 2017

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CleanTech Bites

SolarReserve signs MOU for 70MW solar project in NSW
US company with big solar thermal plans for Australia signs MOU to co-develop 70MW PV farm in NSW.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 30, 2017

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Solar

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

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Solar

Hazelwood closure could open path for solar towers and storage
The impending closure of the big Hazelwood brown coal generator in Victoria could provide the impetus for the construction of the first large scale solar tower and storage project in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 27, 2016

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Solar

Solar vs gas: Why South Australia needs to seize the future
Solar storage developer says it would be a shame if Australian authorities “doubled down” on gas, and missed the opportunity to introduce new technologies that could lower prices, boost jobs, and accelerate clean energy transition.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 16, 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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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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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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Crescent Dunes solar tower + storage project is on-line
SolarReserve’s break-through Crescent Dunes solar tower with thermal storage has successfully generated electricity at its full 110MW capacity.
Susan Kraemer

Feb 23, 2016

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