Australia Fast-Tracks Solar Ingot, Wafer Plant with ‘Major Project’ Status

Australia fast-tracks solar ingot, wafer plant with ‘major project’ status

Plans to build Australia’s first large-scale silicon ingot and wafer manufacturing facility in Queensland have been put on the fast track by the federal government in a nod to the project’s potential to play a key role in supporting a domestic solar supply chain.From pv magazine Australia Stellar PV’s plan to establish a 2 GW silicon ingot pulling and wafer manufacturing plant near Queensland, Australia, has been awarded “major project status” b…

Solar ingot and wafer manufacturing plans given major project status

Plans to build Australia’s first large-scale silicon ingot and wafer manufacturing facility in Queensland have been put on the fast track by the federal government in a nod to the project’s potential to play a key role in supporting a domestic solar supply chain.Stellar PV’s plan to establish a 2 GW silicon ingot pulling and wafer manufacturing plant near Townsville in north Queensland has been awarded Major Project Status by the Australian gove…