{"id":2721,"date":"2013-07-22T19:50:29","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T09:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=2721"},"modified":"2017-10-25T10:13:27","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T23:43:27","slug":"does-the-opening-of-mildura-cpv-solar-farm-offer-a-glimpse-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/does-the-opening-of-mildura-cpv-solar-farm-offer-a-glimpse-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Mildura CPV solar farm offer a glimpse of the future?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pretty dishy solar farm technology! Pic: Solar Systems P\/L<\/p><\/div>\n

Always great to bring our readers news of an Aussie breakthrough. However this week\u2019s <\/span>opening of Silex Systems\u2019 massive CPV solar farm in Mildura, Victoria<\/a> may prove to be more than just a cheery news item. Indeed it may offer a look at solar power\u2019s future in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

CPV is of course Concentrating Photovoltaics.<\/a>\u00a0which in Mildura is getting solar cell efficiencies over 40%. No that was not a misprint. Forty Percent. Four Zero. Wowzers! Read that Wikipedia link to find out how they do it…<\/p>\n

Here at SQHQ we\u2019ve issued a number of rants (er discussion documents that is) on CPV and Mildura. These can be downloaded from the dank and dusty SQHQ archives shed here<\/a> (second left past the outside dunny):<\/p>\n

Silex steals the solar show<\/a>
\nConstruction on Mildura solar system but what can taxpayers expect?<\/a><\/p>\n

As mentioned in these articles, concentrating photovoltaics is a revolutionary (and very expensive) technology which focuses huge levels of sunlight onto photovoltaic cells to generate electricity. The huge (technical term) 1.5Mw CPV solar farm facility at Mildura was opened during the week by the Victorian Minister for Energy the Hon. Nicholas Kotsiras MP and received quite extensive media coverage in Victoria\u2019s mainstream press (here\u2019s the Hun\u2019s take on proceedings<\/a> for example).<\/p>\n

In the official press release, Silex Managing Director and CEO Michael Goldsworthy came charging out of the sheds with more enthusiasm than the streaker at the State of Origin. Reading between the lines, Mr Goldsworthy offered CPV, not just as a nice little earner, but as the future of solar farms in Australia and indeed the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe official opening of the Mildura Solar Demonstration Facility is a seminal milestone for Australian clean energy and an outstanding showcase of Australian innovation,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is expected to demonstrate the economic feasibility of the company\u2019s \u2018Dense Array\u2019 CPV dish technology for utility-scale solar power generation at a time when governments around the world are considering solutions for a zero-emissions energy future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Is the grand technology of CPV the future for solar farms? It\u2019s important to realise that Mr Goldsworthy is acting as chief salesman, not only for Silex Systems, but also for CPV technology as the way forward in Australia and as a major export earner. Indeed the Mildura site is expected to expand to around\u00a02000 dishes which will provide power to around 30,000 homes.<\/p>\n

“We’re about taking this unique Australian technology to very large scale global electricity markets,” he told ABC Rural<\/a>. “That market is only just emerging. I mean, rooftop solar has been around for two or three decades now and has become quite mature and cost effective.\u00a0But your rooftop panels will never reach the low cost electricity production that this technology can achieve.”<\/p>\n

So why shouldn\u2019t Concentrating Photovoltaic play a major role in the future energy needs of the country and the world?\u00a0One of the many areas that Australia leads the world is in the production of natural (and clean) sunlight. That and top order batting collapses.<\/p>\n

We here at SQHQ dream of CPV solar farms existing side-by-side with standard solar farms and domestic solar in Australia with us leading the world in this technology.<\/p>\n

A solar farm vision splendid readers? CPV, solar panels and domestic solar charging up the Oz energy sector? A solid top Australian batting order performance? It\u2019s not too much to ask surely? Have your say below or over at our Facebook Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Always great to bring our readers news of an Aussie breakthrough. However this week\u2019s opening of Silex Systems\u2019 massive CPV solar farm in Mildura, Victoria may prove to be more than just a cheery news item. Indeed it may offer a look at solar power\u2019s future in the country. 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