Just a quick post before I get on a plane: Australian company Solar Systems announced it will build a 154 megawatt solar power station in the state of Victoria. The company on Wednesday received a $AUS 75 million grant from the Australian federal government to fund construction. The Victorian state government is kicking in an additional $AUS 50 million.
Solar Systems’ plant, to be completed by 2013, will use Heliostat Concentrator Photovoltaic technology, developed in part with a subsidiary of Boeing. More on this when I land.
154 MW is big, but by the time it is complete (2013), the title of “World’s Largest Solar Plant” will more likely belong to Stirling Systems’ 500 MW plant, which is scheduled for completion in 2012.
http://www.stirlingenergy.com/news/Stirling_Energy_Joyce_Design%20News.pdf
Where will this be built.
The site has not been selected yet but the most likely location is in Victoria, near Mildura, according to the company.