Leap Photovoltaic is working on a way to build solar panels without the use of silicon wafers, a hard-to-manufacture component that bottlenecks the solar production process. If it works, it could mean vastly expanding domestic solar production.
It has been almost 10 years since Swanbank A power station at Collingwood Park was closed, but a toxic ash dam on the site is yet to be dealt with and environmental experts and nearby residents are worried about the risk.
