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A negative thought for Australian solar energy industry

The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union is urging government incentives to promote Australian solar panel makers.  Sounds good – BUT – as things stand now, such a plan would also indirectly promote the nuclear industry (ANSTO’s baby)

Call to foster local solar panel makers Ben Cubby, Sydney Morning Herald, October 2, 2010The main beneficiary of the union’s plan would be SilexSolar, a subsidiary of a nuclear energy research company, “……. which bought a photovoltaic manufacturing plant at Homebush from BP Solar last year, after BP decided to source its panels from China.The factory turns out less than 100 megawatts worth of panels a year, though that still makes it the largest in the southern hemisphere…” Call to foster Australian solar panel makers

October 2, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, energy, solar | antinuclear, Australia, carbon, climate change, energy, renewable, solar