General Plant Data

·         Location: Lake Cargelligo New South Wales Australia

·         Owner(s): Graphite Energy

·         Capacity (MW): 3

Plant Timeline

·         Generation Start Year: 2011

·         Closure Time: Currently Non-Operational

Plant Costs

Heliostat Design

·         Heliostat Aperture Area (m²): 10

·         Solar Field Area (m²): 6080

Tower/Receiver

·         Tower Height (m): 20

·         Receiver Fluid: Water

·         Receiever Manufacturer: Lloyd Energy Systems Pty Ltd

·         Receiver Model: Graphite solar storage receiver

Source: https://lakecargelligo.net.au/lake-cargelligo-solar-thermal-plant/

Plant Layout

·         Number of Heliostats: 620

·         Tower Position (Lat/Long): -33.312,146.41

Other Sources:

[1] “Lake Cargelligo | Concentrating Solar Power Projects | NREL.” Solarpaces.nrel.gov, solarpaces.nrel.gov/project/lake-cargelligo.

https://solarpaces.nrel.gov/project/lake-cargelligo

[2] “Lake Cargelligo Solar Thermal Plant.” Lake Cargelligo.net.au, 5 Sept. 2019, lakecargelligo.net.au/lake-cargelligo-solar-thermal-plant/.

Link: https://lakecargelligo.net.au/lake-cargelligo-solar-thermal-plant/