Marulan 1
• First heliostat generations
• Exploratory manufacturing techniques
• Optical refinement
Ground-breaking demonstration projects
Vast's pilot projects demonstrated both the capability of CSP technology to deliver zero-emissions, dispatchable electricity to Australia's electricity grid, and the Vast team’s project development expertise.
1.1MW CSP demonstration project
Vast’s 1.1MW demonstration project in Forbes, New South Wales, proved the company’s technology and the scalability of its modular systems. Consisting of 3,500 heliostats configured into five modular tower arrays, the project connected to Australia’s electricity grid, generating clean, dispatchable electricity to power homes and businesses.
The project and its innovative use of CSP technology garnered international interest and received International Energy Agency’s SolarPACES 2019 Technical Innovation Award.
In the five years since this project was commissioned, we have continued to perfect our technology.
Past Projects
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50MWAC Jemalong Solar Project
From 2018 to 2019, Vast developed the 50MW solar PV generation project at Jemalong.
Vast’s team carried out planning, development, permitting and grid connection work on the project. Prior to groundbreaking, the project was sold on a shovel-ready basis to Genex Power Ltd, an ASX-listed renewable energy company.
Prototyping Projects
Heliostat Prototyping and Testing
2009 - 2010
Marulan 2
• Next generations of heliostats
• Optimal heliostat layouts
• Field comms and operations
Modular Array Prototyping and Testing
2010 - 2011
Solar Receiver Prototyping and Testing
2011 - 2014
Back Station
• Water receivers
• Sodium receivers to unlock modularity
• Sodium operations
24/7 carbon-free heat and power to decarbonise