(Source: The University of Queensland) The University of Queensland will assist RATCH-Australia Corporation Limited (RAC) assess the viability of converting the coal-fired Collinsville Power Station owned by RAC to a hybrid solar thermal / gas power station. RAC will partner with UQ in the $5.6 million feasibility study, supported by $2.5 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency's (ARENA) Emerging Renewables Program. The federal Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson, announced ARENA's funding for the Collinsville research during a visit to UQ today and said the work would advance knowledge on hybrid power plants and accelerate the...
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