ARECA welcomes the announcement today by The Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson AM MP that the Solar Dawn solar thermal project in Queensland will be given until 30 June 2012 to reach financial close and will seek updated applications from the four shortlisted Round 1 Solar Flagship photovoltaic (PV) applicants, including from Moree Solar Farm after it, as the preferred Round 1 PV applicant, proposed major changes to its project.
Australia once again risks being left behind in the move to renewable energy as countries around the world install large scale solar, Solar Flagships is the start of Australia’s future into the large scale solar world, lets keep the wind in our sails and rise again to the forefront of solar as we once were.