The Australian Solar Energy Research Initiative ( ASTRI ) , an ARENA - backed venture , has released a 3D - printed model of its first concentrating solar thermal ( CS ) reference power plant . A CST plant can generate up to 90GWh of electricity annually . , with four hours of storage . According to Manuel Blanco , Director of ASTRI , " as the debate heats up around the best path forward for Australia ’s renewable energy future , it ’s the storage component of CST technology that will revolutionise the way we deploy solar power . "
The Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative (ASTRI), an ARENA-backed venture, has released a 3D-printed model of its 25MW concentrating solar thermal (CST) reference power plant. A CST plant could generate up to 90GWh of electricity p.a., with four hours of storage. According to Manuel Blanco, Director of ASTRI, "as the debate heats up around the best path forward for Australia’s renewable energy future, it’s the storage component of CST technology that will revolutionise the way we deploy solar power."