News - Australia

		Australia: Port Augusta concentrated solar power plant wins popular vote
		2013/05/11 If concentrating solar thermal (CST) power stations were built by popularity contest, there is a chance that Australia may have as many CST projects as there are in the US or Spain.

		Concentrated Solar Power in Australia
		2013/05/01 Last month, CSIRO and the International Energy Agency hosted a high level solar symposium at the Energy Centre in Mayfield West.

		Concentrating Solar Power feasibility for coal-fired Collinsville
		2013/03/07 The Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s Emerging Renewables Program will invest in a feasibility study that is investigating the conversion of Collinsville Power Station into a hybrid gas/solar thermal plant.

		ASU, Australian Solar Institute collaborate on projects to advance concentrated solar power
		2013/03/02 As part of a global cause to bolster solar power technologies, Arizona State University researchers are taking part in three new solar energy projects funded by the Australian and U.S. governments.

		Concentrating Solar Power Plans for Collinsville Power Station (Australia)
		2013/02/28 RAC will partner with UQ in the $5.6 million feasibility study, supported by $2.5 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency's (ARENA) Emerging Renewables Program.

		Australia to invest in pathway to concentrated solar thermal for coal-fired power station
		2013/02/23 The study will assess the viability of converting Queensland’s 180 MW coal-fired Collinsville Power Station to a 30 MW hybrid solar thermal/gas power station.

		Large scale concentrating solar power proposal for the Goldfields (Australia)
		2013/02/19 With its abundant sunlight, the Goldfields has been identified as a prime location for a large scale concentrated solar power station.

		Australia: Don't waste solar power on coal, by Matthew Wright (Beyond Zero Emissions)
		2013/02/14 Port Augusta is the ideal location in South Australia for a solar thermal power plant, due to its very good direct annual solar radiation and its proximity to a strong piece of grid infrastructure.

		Australia: Expect steep drop in Concentrating Solar Power costs, expert says
		2013/02/08 The new head of Australia's solar thermal research effort says the cost of generating electricity can be halved by 2020, placing it on course to match the renewable energy contribution from PV technologies.

		CSIRO initiative to reduce solar thermal to 12 cents a kilowatt hour by 2020
		2013/02/06 Dr Manuel J Blanco joins CSIRO as Director of the Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative (ASTRI).

		Australia to announce more than $80 million in concentrated solar power grants
		2012/12/24 CSIRO will lead an Australian solar thermal research initiative, aiming to lower the cost of solar thermal power from 25 to 10 cents per kilowatt hour.

		CSIRO research cuts solar power costs
		2012/12/17 Energy researchers at CSIRO Newcastle are working on an $87million research project that aims to lower the price of solar thermal power from 25¢ to 10¢ per kilowatt hour.

		Areva exits Australia's 250 MW Concentrated Solar Power Dawn Project news
		2012/11/17 Australian $1.2 billion 250 megawatt Solar Dawn Project will not take off after the consortium building Solar Dawn said that it no longer plans to develop the country's largest solar energy project.

		Alinta seeks $65m from Federal Governmet for CSP plant at Port Augusta in South Australia
		2012/11/13 Alinta Energy wants the Federal Government to stump up $65 million for a solar thermal plant in South Australia to secure electricity generation for the next 15-20 years.

		Novatec Solar’s Australian Fuel-Saver Commences Operation
		2012/11/02 Novatec’s solar boiler has commenced operations at the Liddell Power Station in New South Wales, Australia.

		West Australia to host new Concentrating Solar Power project
		2012/10/30 A West Australian country town is set to receive a CSP installation, following the announcement of a solar-thermal power facility to be built in the Mid West.

		Australia: Parliament supports motion for solar power
		2012/10/29 The South Australian Parliament committed to looking seriously at building solar thermal in Port Augusta.

		South Australian Parliament to investigate concentrated solar power proposal
		2012/10/25 The South Australian Parliament will establish a Select Committee to investigate the merits of concentrated solar thermal plants proposed for Port Augusta.

		Adelaide takes to street for concentrated solar power in Port Augusta
		2012/10/18 Fifteen hundred people rallied on September 30 in Adelaide to support solar thermal power in Port Augusta to replace the aging coal stations, set to retire.

		Big solar is an answer to the climate emergency
		2012/10/10 Port Augusta in South Australia is the centre of a momentous campaign to replace the two ageing coal-fired power stations there with renewable energy.