Alinta Energy plans to develop a 50 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant with storage at Port Augusta, South Australia.
According to first results from the feasibility study, the standalone solar tower "offers a greater potential for commercialisation" than hybrid technology. It lowers the integration risks related to the hybridisation, Alinta explained. In addition, the CSP technologu will allow the firm to keep producing power after its coal-fired power plants are no longer operational.
Alinta has already selected a site to continue the feasibility sturcy, the first phase of which will end in December. The second phase is planned for 2015 and will provide more accurate information.
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