Sundrive announcement at Liddell Power Station

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00:00 So thank you, Damien.

00:03 Australia has led the world in solar innovation.

00:06 And today's $1 billion sunshot announcement means that Australia can not only be a renewable

00:13 energy innovation powerhouse, but also a renewable energy manufacturing powerhouse.

00:18 We also welcome the New South Wales government's commitment to establishing the $275 million

00:24 net zero manufacturing fund, as well as their commitment to support local manufacturing

00:30 through government off-take agreements.

00:33 We totally see a world where the world's best solar panels can be made in New South Wales

00:38 for New South Wales rooftops.

00:43 Australia developed today's modern solar technology at the University of New South Wales.

00:49 Last year, around $50 billion worth of solar panels were made using technology invented

00:56 in Australia.

00:57 However, very little of this value has been captured on our shores.

01:01 By establishing a local manufacturing industry, we can better capture this value whilst creating

01:06 thousands of highly skilled jobs, whilst also retaining Australia's world-leading solar

01:11 talent.

01:13 Dave was born out of my PhD, also at the University of New South Wales, with the goal

01:19 to accelerate the R&D and what the next generation of solar technology can be.

01:25 What first started as a PhD project with my flatmate and co-founder Dave has now grown

01:32 to an incredible team, from engineers to scientists, from software to hardware, manufacturing specialists.

01:41 And it is this team that has gone on to develop the world's most efficient commercial-sized

01:46 solar cell using our breakthrough copper plating technology.

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