| Project Overview | |
| Power Station: | Jemalong Solar Thermal Station |
| Location: | Jemalong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Owners (%): | Vast Solar |
| Technology | Power Tower |
| Nominal Capacity: | 1.1 MW |
| Status | Operational |
| Start Year: | 2017 |
| Status Date | October 21, 2022 |
| Background | |
| Break Ground Date | 2014 |
| Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 2.2 |
| Lat/Long Location | -33.4,148.1 |
| Total Power Station Land Area (km2) | 0.1 |
| Participants | |
| Developer | Vast Solar, Australia |
| Operator | Vast Solar, Australia |
| Electricity Generation Offtaker | Essential Energy |
| Costs | |
| Total Construction Cost (2017) | 21.00 million |
| Total Cost USD (2020) | $16.41 million |
| Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | 14919.4 |
| LCOE USD/kWh (2020) | 0.64 |
| Levelised cost of electricity with 5% weighted average cost of capital and a 25 year payback period, capacity dependent O&M (1.5% of investment cost per year), deflated from Year_operational using the Worldbank’s GDP deflator; if station under development or construction then not deflated (assumed cost year 2020) | |
| Concessional Funding or Other Support | AU$8.89 million from ARENA |
| Plant Configuration | |
| Solar Field | |
| Solar Field Aperture Area (m2) | 15000 |
| # of Heliostats (or dishes for dish systems) | 3500 |
| Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner | Vast Solar, Australia |
| Solar Field (Receiver) | |
| Receiver Working Fluid | Liquid sodium |
| Tower Height (m) | 30 |
| Receiver Manufacturer | Vast Solar |
| Power Block | |
| Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 1.1 MW |
| Power Cycle | Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Type | Dry |
| Thermal Energy Storage | |
| Storage Type | 2-tank direct |
| Storage Capacity (Hours) | 3 |
| Storage Description | Liquid sodium |
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