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SolarReserve Proposes 110 MW Solar & Storage Plant In Australia
https://cleantechnica.com/2016/02/24/solarreserve-proposes-110-mw-solar-storage-plant-in-australia/The US solar tower and thermal storage technology developer SolarReserve has operated its first-of-its-kind Crescent Dunes plant in the US at its full capacity of 110MW, and is now targeting Australia as its next market.
The company said on Tuesday it had proposed to build a 110MW plant – with eight hours storage – just north of Port Augusta in South Australia, and had submitted the plan to the state government’s tender for low-carbon energy.
Solar towers and storage – as we have discussed here in relation to Crescent Dunes in Nevada, and here in relation to Sener’s Gemasolar 19.9MW plant in Spain – have the potential to radically change the nature of energy markets.
That is because they do not need fossil fuels, offer zero emissions energy and – because of their storage facilities – can deliver electricity whenever the grid operator or utility wants it.
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