The coal-fired Northern Power Station in South Australia’s Port Augusta may have shut down nearly 8 months ago, but a potentially toxic legacy remains.

PV Tech’s preliminary analysis of global PV manufacturing capacity expansion announcements in December 2016, indicate that only highly selective plans, primarily in relation to solar cells rather than module assembly are being made.

The solar sector compelled people to stand up and take notice in 2016. Following the federal tax credit extension for rooftop solar, and falling costs in the supply chain, the resource became competitive with natural gas and coal generation.

The factory is producing lithium-ion batteries both for Tesla’s energy storage products and electric vehicles