Aurora Solar Thermal Power Project

Aurora Solar Thermal Power Project was a planned solar power tower solar thermal power plant to be located north of Port Augusta in South Australia. It was planned to generate 150 MW of electricity after it was completed in 2020. Storage capacity would have been up to 8 hours at full power. The facility was expected to produce 495 GWh of electricity annually. It was to be 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Port Augusta on Carriewerloo Station.

Aurora Solar Thermal Power Project
CountryAustralia
LocationSouth Australia
Coordinates32.2°S 137.6°E / -32.2; 137.6
StatusProposed
Construction costA$650M
Operator(s)
  • SolarReserve (until 2019)
  • 1414 Degrees (from 2019)
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
CSP technologySolar power tower
Power generation
Units cancelled1
Nameplate capacity70–400 (proposed)
Annual net output495 GW·h (planned)
Storage capacity1,200 MW·he (cancelled)
External links
Website

On 5 April 2019, South Australian Energy Minister Dan van Holst Pellekaan announced the cancellation of the project.

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