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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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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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Storage

Solar thermal investment – now – could shave billions off energy transition bill
New report argues that for grid decarbonisation, the smart money should be on long duration storage – with concentrated solar at the forefront.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 13, 2023

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Solar

Australia’s biggest solar thermal plant takes “big step forward” with digital twin
Vast Solar partners with global design and manufacturing firm to take the next step forward on its VS1 project, the 30MW/288MWh plant in South Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 11, 2023

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Storage

Vast Solar puts in huge sodium-ion battery order for Mt Isa hybrid power hub
Australian solar thermal technology developer puts in order for 13,500 sodium-ion batteries to form part of its proposed hybrid energy hub in Mt Isa.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

Dec 9, 2022

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Solar

Vast Solar and 1414 team up for new attempt at Port Augusta solar storage hub
Vast Solar and thermal storage hopeful 1414 Degrees to join forces to try and finally deliver long awaited solar thermal project near Port Augusta.
Joshua S Hill

Jun 16, 2022

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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

Plans for big solar thermal micro-grid at Mt Isa gain momentum
Plans to power to remote Queensland mining hub with a mix of concentrated solar thermal, solar PV, gas and battery storage advance with call for contractors.
Sophie Vorrath

May 14, 2021

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Renewables

Australian solar thermal company wins global innovation award
Australian firm Vast Solar takes out SolarPACES technology innovation award for concentrating solar thermal and energy storage technologies.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 8, 2019

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Renewables

Genex goes into trading halt, ahead of fund-raising for Jemalong solar farm
Genex will raise $16 million to fund the completion of the Jemalong Solar Farm as the company doubles the capacity of its solar portfolio.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 25, 2019

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