Stellar PV is AUD 4.7 million ($ 3.07 million) closer to bringing advanced solar production back to Australia with new funds for a feasibility study of a 2 GW low emissions Polysilicon Ingot Trek and Wafer facility near Townsville, Queensland.
Ingot and wafer manufacturer Stellar PV is closer to bringing Advanced solar production Back to Australia with the help of an AUD 4.7 million Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena) fund to conduct a feasibility study for a 2 GW low emissions polysilicon Ingot Trek and Waffel facility near Townsville, Queensland.
Stellar PV Chief Executive Officer Louise Hurll told PV -Magazine The project is planned for the Lansdown Eco-Industrial District near Townsville.
“This location was chosen strategically because there is work on a potential polysilicon site nearby, which could create an integrated value chain, from quartz mining to production, all in one area,” Hurll said. “Moreover, Townsville is located in Queensland, known as our ‘Sunshine State’ and around us there is abundant solar energy sources, which will be crucial for producing solar gaps with a low carbon footprint.”
The funds assigned to Stellar are part of the Aud 1 billion solar solar program of the federal government, which tries to commercialize the solar innovations and improve supply chains.
Arena’s recent Aud 45.5 million financing round drawn from Sunshot’s $ 50 million round 1B For feasibility and engineering studies, AUD spent 35.5 million on Tindo Solar and Aud shared 11 million between Solquartz, Energus and Stellar PV.
The aim of Stellar PV is to produce silicon bots and waffles with high purity on a home floor to support a cleaner and safer global energy seeking, while the resilience and diversity of the supply chain in the sun industry is reinforced, but the process is not without challenges.
“If the first project of its kind in Australia, one of the most important challenges is the longer timeline and complexity involved in the complete use of such facilities compared to established activities in Asia,” Hurll said. “However, we are lucky that we have different team members with decades of experience who position us well to overcome these challenges.”
The Townsville facility will process Polysilicon to produce Silioninging with the help of the Czochralski method and then convert the ingrots into silicon waffles using a wire saw process.
‘The Czochralski (CZ) method is the most used and advanced technology worldwide for producing silicon bots with high pure pure for solar cells, “said Hurll. “It makes excellent crystal quality and uniformity possible, translating into better performance and is why it is our preferred method.”
The feasibility study will relate to technical feasibility, economic viability, impact on the environment, strategies for personnel development, engineering work and community involvement.
To adjust to the Round 1B objectives, Stellaire PV may offer a way to the development and operation of a sustainable and commercial scale for solar energy and offer a path to the domestic offer of ingots and waffles.
“We are delighted to have the support of Arena through this $ 4.7 million feasibility study subsidy. It is a strong signal of trust in the role of domestic production to promote the ambitions of the renewable energy of Australia,” Hurll said.
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