Woodside firms up plans with Heliogen, whose solar heat and power technology is tipped to play a key supporting role the gas major’s green hydrogen and ammonia plans.
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Norway oil giant tips millions into Australian dispatchable “solar hydro” tech
Australian concentrated solar and hydro storage technology outfit RayGen Resources claims Norwegian giant as major new investor.
Macquarie invests $140m in Spanish solar tower and parabolic trough projects
Macquarie concludes $140 million debt deal for solar tower and parabolic trough portfolio in Spain.
Huge 110MW solar tower and storage project begins production in Chile
Largest solar tower with storage project in Latin America opened in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
Good taste and food security: How Sundrop used solar to bring tomatoes to the desert
The solar tower that rises at Sundrop Farms shines like a beacon from above the saltbush landscape.
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.
Solar storage tech company RayGen locks in new funding
Melbourne-based “solar hydro” tech company gets new investment from equity partner Photon, to boost plans for 100MW/1,000MWh solar + storage project.
Aurora project could start life as big battery, as 1414 rethinks business case
From solar tower project, to TESS demonstration, to big battery? 1414 Degrees says new Aurora modelling shows starting with a bigger battery and no solar makes better sense.
Australian solar thermal tech selected for US-funded demonstration project
Australian developed solar thermal technology selected for a $33 million, US government funded, demonstration project in New Mexico.
Rio Tinto to power mine with solar thermal technology backed by Bill Gates
Heliogen says its technology can reach temperatures of more than 1000 celsius, which it claims is a game changer for the niche form of solar power.