Sunshot Program Backs "Sun King" to Bring Large-Scale Solar Panel Manufacturing Back to Australia

ARENA funding powers return of large-scale solar module manufacturing

Manufacturing is set to take centre stage in Australia’s clean-energy ambitions, with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announcing up to $151 million in conditional funding to establish a new solar module manufacturing facility in the Hunter Valley.

Sunshot program backs "Sun King" to bring large-scale solar panel manufacturing back to Australia

A company headed up by one of the legends of Australian solar R&D has won Solar Sunshot funding to build a PV panel manufacturing plant in a former coal hub.

ARENA announces funding for Aussie solar manufacturing

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced up to $151 million in funding under the Australian Government’s $1 billion Solar Sunshot Program for the establishment of a 500MW per annum solar module manufacturing facility in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales. The funding will support the development of the Hunter Valley Solar Foundry project, an initiative of the Sunman Group founded by solar pioneer and UNSW alumnus Dr Zhengrong…