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Concentrated solar thermal project - CSIRO 

The CSIRO Concentrated solar thermal facility at the Newcastle Energy Centre is exploring new ways of capturing thermal energy from sunlight. The Energy Centre in Newcastle contains the only high-temperature solar thermal research facility of its type in Australia. It is home to the largest high-concentration solar test facility in the Southern Hemisphere. 

Concentrated solar thermal technology focuses sunlight onto a target enabling capture of solar energy at very high temperatures. This heat can be used directly in industrial processes or to generate electricity by heating water for steam to turn a turbine. 

Two men walk between mirrored solar panels

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Key facts 

  • Location: CSIRO Energy Centre, Newcastle
     
  • Environmental Impact: The facility aims to make electricity from concentrated solar thermal technology competitive with fossil fuel-generated electricity in Australia
     
  • Website: CSIRO concentrated solar thermal research website

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