Energy Minister Pledges to Bring Solar Panel Manufacturing Back to Australia

Published on April 2, 2024

Australian Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has promised to reinvigorate the solar manufacturing industry with a $1 billion (US$650 million) package. In a recent video on social media, the minister provided an update on the Solar SunShot program, which is part of an ambitious plan to turn Australia into a “renewable energy superpower” via $40 billion worth of investment. Under the program, the federal government will use production subsidies and grants to encourage solar panel producers to establish manufacturing facilities in Australia. Government support will apply to manufacturing facilities that are directly involved in the solar panels supply chain, such as the production of polysilicon (a key material of solar panels) and panel cells, as well as solar modules....

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