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8th December 2008
ABC1 - 7.30 Report
Renewable energy sector struggling To view News footage click here »
3rd December 2008
Sydney Morning Herald
It’s the ultimate hottie"...Their company, Ausra, is developing zero-carbon power plants in the US, one of which could deliver power to 120,000 homes..." More »
3rd December 2008
BRW
Progress – Solar power company opens plant and attracts venture capital "...The first production line took three months. The third line took days," Mills says. "We produce each lens now with robots in eight minutes..." More »
2nd December 2008
ABC Radio – Rural
Ausra Australia CEO Bob Matthews interviewed "...Creation on green jobs in the solar industry..." To listen to Radio report click here »
28th November 2008
Business Spectator
Catch the sun "...Ausra last week received state government funding ($9.25 million) to expand its small facility attached to the Liddell coal-fired station in New South Wales..." More »
27th November 2008
Channel 7 - Sunrise
Ausra's Solar Solution. Interview with Dr. David Mills To view News footage click here »
25th November 2008
New South Wales Government
$9.2 million for solar expansion at Liddell "...$9.25 million to Macquarie Generation to expand the Liddell Power Station
solar thermal plant with three more mirror arrays covering 2.7 hectares..." More »
24th November 2008
Bloomberg
Ausra is in serious talks for Australia solar energy projects "...We could be talking about something like 1,000 megawatts sooner rather than later. - Dr David Mills..." More »
November 2008
The Australian Financial Review - Boss Report
See the light - Dr David Mills "...Ausra won a contract with California power company PG&E to build a 177-megawatt solar thermal power station in central California - Dr David Mills..." More »
17th November 2008
Canberra Times
California greening "...We want the new administration to have a working model in front of them when they arrive at the White House. - Dr David Mills..." More »
15th November 2008
The Australian
Solar skills continue to go offshore "...An Australian, Dr Mills found his first big financial support from Californian venture capitalists, and California is where Ausra is now building a 180 megawatt power plant..." More »
13th November 2008
The Australian Financial Review
Starfish Ventures closes $185m fund "...This is one of the largest VC raisings ever completed in Australia..." More »
6th November 2008
Inside Story
A working model for a new president inside story More »
30th October 2008
Herald Sun
Big Arnie unveils ray of sunshine "...It has the capacity to power cities. Our technology is the one. It's the here and now technology. - Governor Schwarzenegger..." More »
27th October 2008
The West Australian
Schwarzenegger opens Aussie solar plant "...Ausra has the world's first hybrid coal-solar power plant which is based in NSW, and now we have the first Ausra stand-alone facility operating in California, - Ausra CEO Bob Matthews..." More »
25th October 2008
Channel 9
Arnie joins forces with Ausra To view News footage click here »
25th October 2008
Channel 7
Arnie joins forces with Ausra To view News footage click here »
25th October 2008
Channel 10
Arnie joins forces with Ausra To view News footage click here »
25th October 2008
Sky Business News
Arnie joins forces with Ausra To view News footage click here »
25th October 2008
Canberra Times
Australian shines in solar explosion "...New-generation solar technology created in Australia will drive 'a solar explosion' across California, the state Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, says..." More »
25th October 2008
Daily Telegraph
Sun shines on Ausra "...This next generation solar power plant is further evidence that reliable, renewable and pollution-free technology is here to stay." - Governor Schwarzenegger..." More »
24th October 2008
Channels 9, 7, 10, Win & NBN
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24th October 2008
Business Spectator
Schwarzenegger opens Ausra solar plant "...This next generation solar power plant is further evidence that reliable, renewable and pollution-free technology is here to stay..." - Mr. Schwarzenegger... More »
24th October 2008
The Australian
Ausra la vista, baby! Arnie cameo lights up solar act "...I have inquires for projects equal to thousands of megawatts around Australia. - Bob Matthews..." More »
24th October 2008
Sydney Morning Herald
Schwarzenegger opens Aussie solar plant "...Australian solar company Ausra and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger have joined forces Thursday to make history..." More »
24th October 2008
The Age
Schwarzenegger opens Aussie solar plant "...The former Hollywood action star flicked the "on" switch at Ausra's new Kimberlina solar energy facility located in the desert about 160km north of Los Angeles..." More »
24th October 2008
The Daily
Aussie firm sets up US solar plant "...Ausra is also planning a larger solar-thermal plant at California's Carrizo Plain to power 120,000 homes..." More »
24th October 2008
Barrier Daily Truth
Aussie Solar firm top in California "...The launch was also a landmark day for Ausra, founded by Australian researcher Dr David Mills..." More »
23rd October 2008
Bloomberg
Ausra To view News footage click here »
18th October 2008
New Scientist
Power Struggle "...In the coming decades, clean energy is going to be 10 times bigger than the internet and IT combined, says Mills..." More »
11th October 2008
ABC Radio National
Ausra's solar thermal solution "...Geraldine Doogue interviews Dr David Mills..." More »
9th October 2008
Business News
Gas rethink fuels push for renewable sources "...Australia is the Middle East of renewable energy..." More »
8th October 2008
Daily Telegraph
Robotics reaping rewards "...Professor David Mills, a world leader in solar research..." More »
2nd October 2008
The Australian Financial Review
Backers warm to solar start-up Ausra "...We are very pleased to have such a prestigious investors join our team. - Ausra's CEO and chairman Bob Fishman..." More »
October-November 2008
Ecos Magazine
Solar Power "...With so much sun, large areas of desert and vast energy resources, Australia should be able to build up a new export around renewable resources. - David Mills..." More »
October 2008
Eco Investor
Investments that solve environmental problems "...This round of funding will enable us to accelerate delivery of our technology to our customers. - Bob Fishman..." More »
2nd October 2008
The Australian
$76m lights up Ausra's solar lens generator plans "...Ausra is geared towards generating large amounts of utility scale power economically. Energy is a commodity and the cheapest source generally wins..." More »
2nd October 2008
PetroleumNews.net
Aussie company invests in clean technology "...Ausra is ideally positioned to be a leader in Australia's solar power industry with growing demand for clean energ" - CEO Bob Matthews..." More »
2nd October 2008
ABC Newcastle
Ausra's solar thermal solution "...Carol Duncan Interviews Grant Every-Burns..." More »
2nd October 2008
Business Spectator
Solar collector "...Ausra Inc. has completed a $US60.6 million raising to help fund the establishment of a major solar thermal plant in the US and new ventures in Australia..." More »
2nd October 2008
The Herald Sun
Prodigal ray of sunshine "...The plan to supply reliable annual power for Victoria, NSW and Queensland would become feasible with the development of storage technology in the not-too-distant future..." More »
2nd October 2008
Newcastle Herald
California turns sun on - Liddell fires up "...The solar plant, built as a joint venture of Macquarie Generation and Ausra, had produced steam and should be on-line this year. - Rob Cooper..." More »
2nd October 2008
Newcastle Herald
Progress on green power "...Macquarie Generation is on the verge of commissioning a new solar thermal plant at its Liddell coal-fired station in the Hunter Valley..." More »
2nd October 2008
SmartCompany
Australian-born solar technology company gets $76 million in funding "...As compared to other solar options, Ausra's technology is one of the cheapest that exists" - Aaron Fyke..." More »
1st October 2008
CNET News
Ausra rakes in $60.6 million for solar thermal tech "...This round of funding will enable us to accelerate delivery of our technology to our customers, said Bob Fishman, Ausra CEO and president..." More »
1st October 2008
VentureBeat
Ausra picks up $60.6M more to become first solar thermal company on the grid "...There are a variety of ways we take our product to market, whether as electricity, steam or an augmentation to an existing power project - Bob Fishman..." More »
29th September 2008
Fortune Magazine
Hottest Tech Job in America "...Ausra, a Silicon Valley startup that's building a solar power plant..." More »
23rd September 2008
Forbes.com
US Senate oks extending energy tax credits "...Solar is the winner here, Raymond James alternative energy analyst Pavel Molchanov said..." More »
4th September 2008
The Canberra Times
Stanhope urged to push solar plant before election "...Ausra would begin modeling the possibility of a much larger solar plant for Canberra - Bob Matthews..." More »
27th August 2008
Business Spectator
Interview: David Mills "...We are trying to seek a sweet spot in the grid where it actually reduces the cost. – Dr David Mills..." More »
22nd August 2008
Business Spectator
Time for a renewable vision "...Mining groups, manufacturers, bankers, power producers and state governments have been queuing to talk to Ausra's David Mills..." More »
21st August 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald
Solar power deserves gold "...Commercial solar energy is essential to Australia's response to climate change..." More »
20th August 2008
eco worldly
Coal Power Plant Retrofit With Solar "...Coal power plants can utilize solar to produce 15% - 60% of the electricity..." More »
19th August 2008
The Courier Mail
Solar's turn to shine "...What we are increasingly moving to is thermal storage, which allows 24-hour power - Dr David Mills..." More »
16th August 2008
The Canberra Times
Ditch coal: "solar can power the country" "...Solar thermal can provide electricity on a large scale and power the needs of our entire society - Dr David Mills..." More »
16th August 2008
The Herald Sun
Out of the shadows "...Extrapolating from the power station Ausra is about to start building, it would cost about $250 million less to build a fresnel solar park the same size as WorleyParsons is planning, - Matthew Wright..." More »
15th August 2008
ABC Radio National
The Australian solar industry To listen to Radio report click here »
15th August 2008
North West Star
How sun could save us "...The solar industry meant more jobs as well as cleaner power - Dr David Mills..." More »
10th August 2008
VentureBeat
Ausra rakes in $24.5M for solar thermal power "...Ausra will be online before BrightSource - Bob Fishman..." More »
6th August 2008
Business Spectator
Sunny prospects "...Solar thermal could replace 90 percent of fossil fuel-generated electricity in the US, and most of the oil used for transport. - Dr David Mills..." More »
30th July 2008
Camden Haven Courier
Sunny solution to crisis "...Solar thermal energy uses mirrors to focus sunlight to heat water, create steam and drive an engine, creating energy..." More »
29th July 2008
Green Wombat - FORTUNE Magazine Australia
Australia the next solar hot spot? "...In late 2006, there was something of an exodus from Australia as solar startups decamped for California..." More »
25th July 2008
Newcastle Herald
Ausra solar tech brings green-collar jobs "...Mr Bob Matthews has many years of experience managing and working in large-scale power facilities in Australia..." More »
19th July 2008
Australian Financial Review
Clean power goes way beyond carbon capture "...Innovative Australians are developing technologies that may prove more cost-effective..." More »
19th July 2008
Science Show - ABC Radio National
Solar power in Europe "...Text needs to be supplied to go here..." To listen to Radio report click here »
15th July 2008
Sky Business News (National Australia)
Ausra CEO Bob Matthews interviewed on Sky Business News To view News footage click here »
15th July 2008
2UE (Sydney)
Ausra CEO Bob Matthews interviewed on 2UE To listen to Radio report click here »
15th July 2008
greentechmedia
Intersolar Sparks Solar News "...At the end of the day [solar] will be the least expensive energy technology of all, including oil, gas, coal and nuclear power. - Ericka Weber ..." More »
14th July 2008
The Age
Ausra has sunny future in Australia "...Now it is Australia's time to lead the world, deploying zero-carbon generation and securing its energy needs now and into the future" - Robert Fishman..." More »
11th July 2008
ABC1 (National Australia)
Ausra CEO Bob Matthews interviewed on ABC1 "...Now it is Australia's time to lead the world, deploying zero-carbon generation and securing its energy needs now and into the future" - Bob Matthews..." To view News footage click here »
3rd July 2008
Las Vegas Sun
Sun shines on solar again "...U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid looks over a mirror Monday during the grand opening of Ausra's plant in Las Vegas..." More »
1st July 2008
KTNV ABC Channel 13
Solar Power Plant Opens Near I-15 & Sunset "...Ausra opened its doors Monday at its new plant near I-15 and Sunset..." More »
1st July 2008
Cleantech
Ausra starts up Nevada manufacturing plant "...This is a crossover point for this industry, said Robert Fishman..." More »
1st July 2008
The Monthly
In the Dark? "...Solar energy is part of our future response to climate change - Kevin Rudd..." More »
30th June 2008
Reuters
Ausra opens first manufacturing plant in Nevada "...Here in southern Nevada alone, developers are planning over $50 billion of future solar power plants. - Bob Fishman..." More »
30th June 2008
Weekend Australian
Silicon Valley turns to renewable energy "...According to US analysts CleanTech Group, Silicon Valley-based companies doubled their investment in clean energy between 2006 and 2007..." More »
23rd June 2008
Economist
Another Silicon Valley "...The rise of solar energy, in one form or another..." More »
17th June 2008
The Age
Brumby planning to plug Victoria into the sun "...FOUR solar plants capable of producing enough power to meet the annual needs of almost 200,000 homes could be built in Victoria over the next decade..." More »
17th June 2008
6PR
Ausra's solar thermal solution For a transcript please contact DatelineMedia More »
17th June 2008
HEART FM (Hobart)
Ausra's solar thermal solution For a transcript please contact DatelineMedia More »
17th June 2008
ABC Newcastle (Newcastle)
Ausra's solar thermal solution For a transcript please contact DatelineMedia More »
17th June 2008
ABC Central Victoria (Bendigo)
Ausra's solar thermal solution For a transcript please contact DatelineMedia More »
17th June 2008
ABC Gippsland (Sale)
Ausra's solar thermal solution For a transcript please contact DatelineMedia More »
17th June 2008
ABC Mildura Swan Hill (Mildura)
Ausra's solar thermal solution For a transcript please contact DatelineMedia More »
17th June 2008
3MA FM (Mildura)
Ausra's solar thermal solution For a transcript please contact DatelineMedia More »
17th June 2008
MIX 92.7 (Maryborough)
Ausra's solar thermal solution For a transcript please contact DatelineMedia More »
17th June 2008
4LM (Mt Isa)
Ausra's solar thermal solution For a transcript please contact DatelineMedia More »
17th June 2008
ABC North Coast NSW (Lismore)
Ausra's solar thermal solution For a transcript please contact DatelineMedia More »
17th June 2008
2LM (Lismore)
Ausra's solar thermal solution For a transcript please contact DatelineMedia More »
16th June 2008
Channel 9 (National Australia)
Ausra USA factory To view News footage click here »
16th June 2008
Channel 9 (Perth)
Ausra USA factory To view News footage click here »
16th June 2008
Channel 9 (Sydney)
Ausra USA factory To view News footage click here »
16th June 2008
Channel 9 (Brisbane)
Ausra USA factory To view News footage click here »
16th June 2008
Channel 10 (Melbourne)
Ausra USA factory To view News footage click here »
16th June 2008
ABC Victoria Statewide (Regional Victoria)
Ausra's solar thermal solution For a transcript please contact DatelineMedia More »
16th June 2008
4BC (Brisbane)
Ausra's solar thermal solution For a transcript please contact DatelineMedia More »
16th June 2008
2UE (Sydney)
Ausra's solar thermal solution For a transcript please contact DatelineMedia More »
16th June 2008
3AW (Melbourne)
Ausra's solar thermal solution For a transcript please contact DatelineMedia More »
16th June 2008
GOLD FM 104.3 (Melbourne)
Ausra's solar thermal solution For a transcript please contact DatelineMedia More »
16th June 2008
MIX FM (Melbourne)
Ausra's solar thermal solution For a transcript please contact DatelineMedia More »
16th June 2008
ABC 774 Melbourne (Melbourne)
Ausra's solar thermal solution For a transcript please contact DatelineMedia More »
16th June 2008
Triple J (National Australia)
Ausra's solar thermal solution For a transcript please contact DatelineMedia More »
16th June 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald
Australian breakthrough snapped up - by eager Americans "...Australian breakthrough snapped up-by eager Americans..." More »
10th June 2008
Brisbane Times
Premier to soak up sun on energy tour "...This new study shows that our daily and annual energy needs closely match the energy production potential from solar thermal power plants..." More »
9th June 2008
Port Macquarie News
Solar hopes raised "...While a lot of people think solar power can only provide for a peak- load, Mr Matthews is saying it can deliver base-load needs as well..." More »
9th June 2008
KSBY 6 Action News
Builders of solar power plant on Central Coast open factory to build parts More »
