Australia to house world’s biggest solar plant

Australian Conservation Foundation

Australia may be set to become a solar energy powerhouse, with engineering company WorleyParsons planning to build the world’s biggest solar thermal power plant in Australia by the year 2011. The company believes Australia has the potential to accommodate 34 solar thermal power stations as early as 2020, with Australia in a special position within the world of being able to maintain a solar energy industry due to the great intensity of sunlight it receives. A study to find possible sites for the first of the solar thermal power stations is underway, with locations such as the Pilbara in Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland and New South Wales being considered. 

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