Mildura Solar Concentrator Power Station

Mildura Solar Concentrator Power Station
The 1.5 MW demonstration facility completed in 2013
Map
CountryAustralia
LocationMildura, Victoria
Coordinates34°27′58″S 142°11′00″E / 34.46611°S 142.18333°E / -34.46611; 142.18333
Construction began2012
Solar farm
TypeCPV
Power generation
Nameplate capacity1.5 MW
Planned: 100 MW
External links
Websitesolarsystems.com.au

The Mildura Solar Concentrator Power Station was a proposed 100 megawatts (130,000 hp) concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar PV system to be built at Carwarp, near Mildura, Victoria, Australia.[1] It was proposed by Solar Systems in 2006,[2] which was acquired by Silex Systems in 2010. A 1.5 MW demonstration plant was completed in April 2013. Construction of the larger facility was expected to commence in 2014 and be completed in 2017.[3][4] However, the expansion plan was abandoned in August 2014 due to a number of factors, including low wholesale electricity prices, a lack of commitment to clean energy by the Australian government and uncertainty surrounding the Renewable Energy Target (RET) in Australia.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Mildura Presentation March 2011" (PDF). Silex Systems Limited. March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  2. ^ (22 May 2010). Australia advances with solar power Archived 23 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Environment.co.za. Retrieved on 28 September 2012.
  3. ^ Sophie Vorrath: "Australia’s largest concentrated solar power plant officially launched", 18 July 2013
  4. ^ Tom Arup: "Sunraysia's huge solar farm up and running", in The Age, 17 July 2013
  5. ^ "Silex shelves major solar plant on RET uncertainty". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Biggest solar project falls as Australia may cut renewables". Chicago Tribune. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.

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