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Australia’s first commercial CSP plant gets $45m funding boost

February 13, 2023

The 288MWh VS1 project is claimed to be Australia’s first commercial CSP plant and will begin operations in the latter part of 2025.

The plant will make use of Vast Solar’s modular CSP technology. The solar company aims to demonstrate the performance of its technology at utility-scale to unlock further investment opportunities.

According to Vast Solar, their modular design, use of sodium as the heat transfer fluid, and patented control systems, allow the generation of higher-temperature heat and greater reliability.

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