Feature: The sun rises slowly for Australian solar
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 21:42
in Astronomy & Space
When scientists from the University of New South Wales’ solar photovoltaic group fabricated their first solar cell in 1975, Australia was a world leader in the solar energy industry. More recently, a lack of political support for solar technology has seen some of those pioneering researchers leave Australia to take up opportunities overseas, and Australian solar companies become foreign-owned. Can we catch up to the rest of the world again? asks Robin Taylor.