AGL, SunDrive to Transform Coal Site into Solar Hub

• AGL Energy and SunDrive team up to potentially create Australia's first solar cell manufacturing facility at a former coal site in New South Wales.

AGL Energy Ltd and SunDrive are exploring the possibility of building a photovoltaic manufacturing facility at a former coal site in New South Wales. The initiative is part of the federal government's Solar Sunshot program aimed at supporting domestic solar PV manufacturing through subsidies and grants. The companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to investigate the development of the facility at AGL's future Hunter Energy Hub, which will also include grid-scale batteries, solar thermal storage, wind, and pumped-hydro capacity.

If the feasibility study yields positive results, the facility would be Australia's first production base for commercial-size solar cells. AGL may also enter into an offtake agreement to purchase SunDrive's solar modules made at the new site. The project aligns with AGL's plans to transform the sites of its closed coal-fired power stations into a low-carbon energy hub.

Is AGL Energy Ltd pioneering Australia's first commercial-size solar cell production base?

• AGL Energy Ltd and SunDrive are exploring the possibility of building a photovoltaic manufacturing facility at a former coal site in New South Wales
  
• The initiative is part of the federal government's Solar Sunshot program aimed at supporting domestic solar PV manufacturing through subsidies and grants
• The companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to investigate the development of the facility at AGL's future Hunter Energy Hub
• The Hunter Energy Hub will also include grid-scale batteries, solar thermal storage, wind, and pumped-hydro capacity
• If the feasibility study yields positive results, the facility would be Australia's first production base for commercial-size solar cells
• AGL may also enter into an offtake agreement to purchase SunDrive's solar modules made at the new site
• The project aligns with AGL's plans to transform the sites of its closed coal-fired power stations into a low-carbon energy hub.