Solar Systems Mildura Concentrating PV Plant

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[edit] General Description

Solar Systems are developing a large PV electricity generation plant in the outskirts of Mildura. This development forms part of the federal government's Solar Flagships program, but is currently under threat due to Solar Systems going into receivership. The status of this project is still uncertain, however there was a recent mention by the premier of Victoria that the state is still keen to proceed with the plant development.

[edit] Properties

The Nameplate Capacity of the plant is 154MW [1].

The first cost of power of the plant is $3 [2].

The estimated energy output of the plant is 270GWh/year [1].

The operation cost for the plant is $0.005/kWh [2].

The average CO2 emissions for the plant is 0.02 tonnesCO2e/MWh [2].

The plant is connected to the grid [1].

[edit] References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Solar Systems HCPV Technology
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Geoff Whitfield