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Solar may give 25pc of power by 2050 – Local News – News – General – The Canberra Times

Solar may give 25pc of power by 2050
The Canberra Times BY ROSSLYN BEEBY 14 Oct 08 Solar thermal energy could provide 25 per cent of Australia’s power by 2050 if there is a commitment to build one solar power station a year, a leading CSIRO scientist says.

The manager of CSIRO’s renewable energy projects, Wes Stein, told a public meeting in Canberra last night he had already discussed this future possibility with solar mirror manufacturers.

”One solar power station a year: that sort of scale would not scare them. This is technology that likes to be built big,” he said.

Delivering the sixth annual Malcolm McIntosh memorial lecture, Mr Stein said Australia should aim to play a leading global role in developing next-generation energy technologies and was well placed to be a large-scale exporter of solar energy and expertise.

But greater support for research and development was needed…………………………………..

Mr Stein said solar thermal energy could be collected, stored as synthetic natural gas (syngas) and ”transported around the world”, creating lucrative export markets for Australia.

Farmers suffering the impacts of climate change could switch from crops to earning income from ”farming the sun”.

Solar may give 25pc of power by 2050 – Local News – News – General – The Canberra Times

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October 14, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | ENERGY