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Developer of $20 million Australian-first solar thermal pilot plant predicts sunny future under Turnbull

After hours of steady rain, there is not a ray of sunshine in sight and the mud is thick on the ground at the $20 million Jemalong pilot solar thermal plant near Forbes in central west New South Wales.

But in a way, the fact it is overcast helps to explain the importance of this technology, which enables both capture and storage of energy from the sun, according to James Fisher, chief technology officer of Vast Solar.

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An aerial photograph of the 3,500 mirrors of the $20 million pilot solar thermal plant on a farming property near Forbes, NSW. / Supplied: Vast Solar
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