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Australia’s first large Concentrated Solar Power plant hinges on Glencore terms

Vast Solar’s hybrid Concentrated Solar Power project at the Mount Isa mining town would cut power prices and emissions and offtake talks are «positive,» Craig Wood, CEO of Vast Solar, told Reuters Events. In July, Vast Solar announced it was developing a 50 MW hybrid CSP-PV-gas plant in the mining town of Mount Isa in …

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Australia’s first large CSP plant hinges on Glencore terms

In July, Vast Solar announced it was developing a 50 MW hybrid CSP-PV-gas plant in the mining town of Mount Isa in Queensland. The town hosts Glencore’s giant Mount Isa Mines facility where it operates four copper and zinc mines. The A$600 million ($423.7 million) North Western Queensland Hybrid Power Project (NWQHPP) would be Vast …

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Abengoa completes first CSP array at giant Dubai project; Q-Energy fund buys 117 MW CSP capacity in Spain

Abengoa completes first parabolic trough array in Dubai Spain’s Abengoa has completed construction of the first of three 200 MW parabolic trough solar fields at the 950 MW Noor Energy 1 CSP-PV project in Dubai, the company announced September 24. Developed by Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power, the $4.4 billion Noor Energy 1 project will be …

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