ARENA fund Laing O'Rourke redeployable solar hybrid projectBY RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014 12:25PMThe Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will allocate $450,000 in funding to Laing O'Rourke to support a $1.4 million redeployable, large-scale solar-diesel hybrid power plant pilot project. Related News |
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