| Mildura Solar Concentrator Power Station | |
|---|---|
 The 1.5 MW demonstration facility completed in 2013 | |
 | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Mildura, Victoria |
| Coordinates | 34°27′58″S 142°11′00″E / 34.46611°S 142.18333°E |
| Construction began | 2012 |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | CPV |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 1.5 MW Planned: 100 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | solarsystems.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]
- ^ "Mildura Presentation March 2011" (PDF). Silex Systems Limited. March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ (22 May 2010). Australia advances with solar power Archived 23 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Environment.co.za. Retrieved on 28 September 2012.
- ^ Sophie Vorrath: "Australia’s largest concentrated solar power plant officially launched", 18 July 2013
- ^ Tom Arup: "Sunraysia's huge solar farm up and running", in The Age, 17 July 2013
- ^ "Silex shelves major solar plant on RET uncertainty". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ "Biggest solar project falls as Australia may cut renewables". Chicago Tribune. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.