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title: The Australian Solar Thermal Energy Market Needs A Big Push To Be Competitive With Fossil Fuels
description: "SolarPACES reported that the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has published a response from energy industry stakeholders concerning the viability of a concentrated solar thermal (CST) energy market in the country. The report is titled “Paving The Way For Concentrated Solar Thermal In Australia”. Here’s what we now know from the report: only 5 gigawatts […]"
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# [The Australian Solar Thermal Energy Market Needs A Big Push To Be Competitive With Fossil Fuels](https://www.solartrustcentre.com/blog/the-australian-solar-thermal-energy-market-needs-a-big-push-to-be-competitive-with-fossil-fuels)

 Written by [Solar Trust Centre Team](https://www.solartrustcentre.com/blog/author/solar-trust-centre-team) | Apr 7, 2018 9:50:27 AM

[SolarPACES reported](http://www.solarpaces.org/path-to-a-booming-australian-solar-thermal-energy-market/) that the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has published a response from energy industry stakeholders concerning the viability of a concentrated solar thermal (CST) energy market in the country. The report is titled [“Paving The Way For Concentrated Solar Thermal In Australia”.](https://arena.gov.au/news/paving-way-concentrated-solar-thermal-australia/)

Here’s what we now know from the report:

- only 5 gigawatts of CST is deployed worldwide
- CST has proved to have effective cost reductions for such a new technology
- Australia needs energy that can reduce emissions and is reliable – CST could meet these requirements

The responses came from industry leaders worldwide. The report contains details outlining how CST can be a commercially usable form of renewable energy in the country within a decade.

> The energy of the responses made it clear that any large scale competitive process to advance CST power generation in Australia would be well subscribed by a critical mass of startups and more experienced international companies.
> 
> **Keith Lovegrove, AUSTELA director**

[Click here to read the full story on SolarPACES](http://www.solarpaces.org/path-to-a-booming-australian-solar-thermal-energy-market/)

 

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