* 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 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 . "