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{{Short description|Australian company}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox company
| name = EnviroMission
| traded_as = EVM
| industry = [[Renewable energy]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|2000|11|2}}
| fate = Delisted by the [[Australian Stock Exchange]] in 2016
| services = Proposing [[solar updraft]] towers
}}

'''EnviroMission''' ({{asx|EVM}}) is an Australian company founded on 2 November 2000<ref>{{Cite web|title=EnviroMission Ltd - Company Profile and News - Bloomberg Markets|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/EVOMF:US|access-date=14 July 2021|website=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=EnviroMission Ltd. - Relationship Science|url=https://relationshipscience.com/organization/enviromission-ltd-78256|access-date=2021-07-14|website=relationshipscience.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2014-11-01|title=ABN Lookup|url=https://abr.business.gov.au/|access-date=2021-07-14|website=abr.business.gov.au|language=en}}</ref> as an Australian public company.<ref name=":0" /> It has, since 2001, proposed to build a [[solar updraft tower]] power generating station known as '''Solar Tower Buronga''' in western [[New South Wales]] at a site 25&nbsp;km northeast of [[Mildura, Victoria|Mildura]].  As of 12 February 2007, EnviroMission claimed to be conducting feasibility studies to build a tower or towers in Texas.<ref>{{cite web | last =Davey | first =Roger C. | title = Solar Tower Prospects Firm in Ward County | publisher = EnviroMission | date = 2007-02-12 | url = http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20070212/pdf/310x8ll9kmkqk0.pdf | access-date = 2007-03-09 }}.</ref> None of these projects have progressed beyond the planning stage.<ref>{{cite web | title = Delay possible for solar tower | publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation | date = 2007-05-08 | url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200705/s1916793.htm | access-date = 2007-05-29 }}</ref>

In 2008 the company merged with US-based SolarMission Technologies, Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.desertec-uk.org.uk/links/commercial.htm|title=DESERTEC-UK|website=www.desertec-uk.org.uk|access-date=2019-01-31}}</ref>

EnviroMission has begun moving forward to build two 200 MW solar updraft towers in Arizona.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.energysmith.net/articles/enviromission.pdf|title=Updraft Technology|access-date=5 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102202926/http://www.energysmith.net/articles/enviromission.pdf|archive-date=2 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In October 2010, they received approval from the [[Southern California Public Power Authority]] to sell electricity generated from the facilities.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://blogs.forbes.com/williampentland/2010/11/10/solar-tower/ |title=World's Largest Solar Tower Takes Next Step Forward | work=Forbes | first=William | last=Pentland}}</ref> EnviroMission lost a deal with the Southern California Public Power Authority after EnviroMission was unable to guarantee a completion date of their solar tower. As of 2014, construction had not begun.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drroyspencer.com/2013/06/update-on-enviromissions-arizona-solar-tower-project/|title=Update on EnviroMission's Arizona Solar Tower Project « Roy Spencer, PhD|website=www.drroyspencer.com}}</ref>

The company has been delisted from the [[Australian Securities Exchange|Australian Stock Exchange]] (ASX) since April 2016.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.enviromission.com.au/ Official Website]
*{{cite news|last=Bayani |first=Oliver |title=Hensel Phelp, EnviroMission build 200-MW solar updraft tower |date=2011-08-08 |url=http://www.ecoseed.org/business-article-list/article/1-business/10705-hensel-phelp-enviromission-build-200-mw-solar-updraft-tower |access-date=2012-03-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110182017/http://www.ecoseed.org/business-article-list/article/1-business/10705-hensel-phelp-enviromission-build-200-mw-solar-updraft-tower |archive-date=2012-01-10 }}
* {{cite news|last=Woody |first=Todd |title=Australian Solar Tower Company Has Eyes on Texas |publisher=Business 2.0 Beta |date=2007-02-09 |url=http://blogs.business2.com/greenwombat/2007/02/australian_sola.html |access-date=2007-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218234949/http://blogs.business2.com/greenwombat/2007/02/australian_sola.html |archive-date=2007-02-18 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite news | last = McLaren | first = Warren | title = Solar Tower Project Pipped at the Post | publisher =TreeHugger | date = 2006-11-07 | url = http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/11/solar_tower_pro.php | access-date = 2007-03-09 }}
* {{cite news|last=Woody |first=Todd |title=What's Next for the Aussie Solar Tower? |publisher=Business 2.0 Beta |date=2006-10-26 |url=http://blogs.business2.com/greenwombat/2006/10/whats_next_for_.html |access-date=2007-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070123114504/http://blogs.business2.com/greenwombat/2006/10/whats_next_for_.html |archive-date=2007-01-23 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite web|title=Low Emissions Technology Demonstration Fund|publisher=Australian Greenhouse Office, Dept of the Environment and Water Resources|date=2006-10-25|url=http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/demonstrationfund/#roundone|access-date=2007-03-09|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211090406/http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/demonstrationfund/#roundone|archive-date=2007-02-11}}
* {{cite news | last = Woody | first = Todd | title = Tower of Power | publisher = CNN | date = 2006-10-02 | url = https://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/08/01/8382232/index.htm | access-date = 2007-03-09 }}
* {{cite news | last = Rochfort | first = Scott | title = Enviromission seeks a handout | publisher = The Sydney Morning Herald | date = 2005-12-06 | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/business/enviromission-seeks-a-handout/2005/12/05/1133631200657.html | access-date = 2007-03-09 }}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.enviromission.com.au/ |title=EnviroMission website |access-date=2006-07-09}}

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