Australia may miss solar power boom

Australia faces missing out on a booming solar energy industry in the next three years unless it regulates to create the environment for business to invest in it, a visiting Greenpeace campaigner says.

Dutch engineer Sven Teske, who has specialised in solar photovoltaics (PV) for 10 years, says the technology worldwide is now in a transition phase between a niche market and mainstream.

“Basically, within the next two or three years, it will be decided if and who is leader of that industry,” Mr Teske said.
The Age