Ausra Inc powered up the Kimberlina Solar Thermal Energy Plant in California yesterday at a small site (5Mw) to supply clean and green electricity to Californian homes. Ausra was founded by Dr David Mills , and the technology was developed by him at Sydney University and first tested in Australia, but is now set to expand to much larger sites in the USA. This solar thermal power plant uses a Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector (CLFR) solar collector and steam generation system to provide cost effective and market dependable electricity.
The technology now is set to bring jobs and climate friendly power to regional California - good for the planet, but an opportunity missed by Australia. Innovation is the key to a new economy, one of entrepreneurship and low emission energy. Australia is the "lucky country" - to keep it that way, we also need to become the "country of new energy entrepreneurs".
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