Australian concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) specialist Vast Renewables Ltd (<a href="https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/vste" target="_blank">NASDAQ:VSTE</a>) has signed an updated funding agreement to access up to AUD 30 million (USD 19.5m/EUR 18.6m) of its AUD-65-million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) that was announced <a href="https://renewablesnow.com/news/arena-to-provide-usd-45m-for-vast-solars-1st-utility-scale-csp-plant-814329/" target="_blank">last year</a>.