SolarReserve Archives - RenewEconomy https://reneweconomy.com.au/category/solar/solarreserve/ News and analysis for the clean energy economy Fri, 29 Apr 2022 04:27:30 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://reneweconomy.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/android-icon-192x192-150x150.png SolarReserve Archives - RenewEconomy https://reneweconomy.com.au/category/solar/solarreserve/ 32 32 Vast Solar reboots Port August solar thermal plans, with $110m federal funds https://reneweconomy.com.au/vast-solar-reboots-port-august-solar-thermal-plans-with-110m-federal-funds/ Fri, 29 Apr 2022 04:27:30 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=172867 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.

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]]> Port Augusta solar tower: Did new inter-connector claim its first victim? https://reneweconomy.com.au/port-augusta-solar-tower-did-new-inter-connector-claim-its-first-victim-77212/ Fri, 12 Apr 2019 03:22:00 +0000 https://reneweconomy.wpengine.com/?p=126049 What killed the Port Augusta solar tower project? Was it the new transmission link to NSW? Or was it problems with its own technology?

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]]> SolarReserve abandons huge solar tower and storage plant near Port Augusta https://reneweconomy.com.au/solarreserve-abandons-huge-solar-tower-and-storage-plant-near-port-augusta-93885/ Thu, 04 Apr 2019 23:25:35 +0000 https://reneweconomy.wpengine.com/?p=125943 Plans for the world's biggest solar tower and molten salt storage plant near Port Augusta fall through after US company failed to secure funding.

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]]> SolarReserve signs manufacturing MOU for solar tower project, but financing delayed https://reneweconomy.com.au/solarreserve-signs-manufacturing-mou-for-solar-tower-project-but-financing-delayed-81869/ Mon, 17 Sep 2018 23:23:00 +0000 https://reneweconomy.wpengine.com/?p=117864 SolarReserve signs MOU with Heliostat SA to manufacture and assemble the heliostat components for world-leading 150MW solar tower and molten salt storage facility proposed for Port Augusta.

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]]> SolarReserve may add 70MW solar farm to Port Augusta solar tower https://reneweconomy.com.au/solarreserve-may-add-70mw-solar-farm-port-augusta-solar-tower-46154/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/solarreserve-may-add-70mw-solar-farm-port-augusta-solar-tower-46154/#comments Wed, 09 May 2018 04:33:52 +0000 https://reneweconomy.wpengine.com/?p=110905 SolarReserve may add up to 70MW of solar PV to world-leading solar tower and storage project to boost output at peak times and reduce purchases from grid.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/solarreserve-may-add-70mw-solar-farm-port-augusta-solar-tower-46154/feed/ 22 SolarReserve and ACWA sign power purchase agreement for 100-megawatt solar thermal project with energy storage in South Africa https://reneweconomy.com.au/solarreserve-and-acwa-sign-power-purchase-agreement-for-100-megawatt-solar-thermal-project-with-energy-storage-in-south-africa-19278/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/solarreserve-and-acwa-sign-power-purchase-agreement-for-100-megawatt-solar-thermal-project-with-energy-storage-in-south-africa-19278/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2018 01:27:33 +0000 https://reneweconomy.wpengine.com/?p=109156 100-megawatt Redstone Solar Thermal Power Project in Northern Cape, with 1,200 megawatt-hours of energy storage, will reliably deliver non-intermittent power to South Africa’s electricity grid – even well after the sun has set.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/solarreserve-and-acwa-sign-power-purchase-agreement-for-100-megawatt-solar-thermal-project-with-energy-storage-in-south-africa-19278/feed/ 2 Oz Minerals looks to solar and storage, signs line deal with solar tower plant https://reneweconomy.com.au/oz-minerals-looks-to-solar-and-storage-signs-line-deal-with-solar-tower-plant-31398/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/oz-minerals-looks-to-solar-and-storage-signs-line-deal-with-solar-tower-plant-31398/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2018 02:11:34 +0000 https://reneweconomy.wpengine.com/?p=107938 Oz Minerals to build solar and storage plant at flagship mine in first move to use renewables to supply big mining projects. It also signs a deal to share costs of new transmission line with developer of solar tower plant.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/oz-minerals-looks-to-solar-and-storage-signs-line-deal-with-solar-tower-plant-31398/feed/ 9 SolarReserve still falling short at flagship solar tower project https://reneweconomy.com.au/solarreserve-still-falling-short-at-flagship-solar-tower-project-13928/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/solarreserve-still-falling-short-at-flagship-solar-tower-project-13928/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2018 03:37:45 +0000 https://reneweconomy.wpengine.com/?p=106393 SolarReserve's flagship solar tower and storage project is still falling short of design targets. Does it deserve public money?

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/solarreserve-still-falling-short-at-flagship-solar-tower-project-13928/feed/ 25 How solar tower and storage won on costs https://reneweconomy.com.au/how-solar-tower-and-storage-won-on-costs-81155/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/how-solar-tower-and-storage-won-on-costs-81155/#comments Tue, 15 Aug 2017 02:09:11 +0000 https://reneweconomy.wpengine.com/?p=98478 SolarReserve says its winning solar tower and molten salt storage project can deliver dispatchable, renewable power at just $78/MWh. Why so low?

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/how-solar-tower-and-storage-won-on-costs-81155/feed/ 31 Dubai auction sees record low price for “night-time” solar power https://reneweconomy.com.au/dubai-auction-sees-record-low-price-night-time-solar-power-22711/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/dubai-auction-sees-record-low-price-night-time-solar-power-22711/#comments Thu, 08 Jun 2017 04:45:37 +0000 https://reneweconomy.wpengine.com/?p=94792 Dubai auction attracts $95/MWh offer for solar tower and storage, a record low.

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