Vast Solar unveiled plans for $600m dispatchable solar in Mount Isa
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- Created on Thursday, 06 August 2020 11:00
Austela member and solar thermal developer Vast Solar has unveiled plans to provide 50MW of 24/7 continuous power to Mount Isa in North West Queensland with a “baseload” solar plant that will combine solar thermal, solar PV, battery storage and back up gas generators.
The plant will include a 50 MW solar thermal system with 14 hours of storage, based on Vast Solar's modular molten sodium-based technology, that will generate about half of the total power output.
The project is expected to provide cheaper energy to the local electricity market, currently powered by gas generators.
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