Tech Zero

Cheap solar's moment in the sun


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Meet the Dutch entrepreneur behind the cut price solar revolution that's caught the attention of an Australian mining titan.

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  • The machines were about to be sold as scrap metal when Rombout Swanborn stepped in to save a factory that might hold the key to Australia’s hopes of becoming an ultra-low-cost solar manufacturer and breaking China’s stranglehold on the industry.

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