Building high-quality silicon ingots and wafers for solar panels
BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN RAW MATERIALS & RENEWABLE ENERGY
Stellar PV utilises advanced mono-crystalline silicon ingot pulling, precision squaring and slicing processes to produce the high-quality wafers needed for the production of highly efficient solar panels.
Our Australian facility will play a pivotal role in clean energy transition by enabling local and global solar panel manufacturing and reducing reliance on imported components, thus solidifying the country’s position as a sustainable energy leader.
We’ve been part of the solar story from the beginning in the 1980’s and continue to build large-scale, solar manufacturing facilities worldwide. Find out more about our team and story.
Members of the original UNSW led by Prof. Martin Green (front centre). Includes prominent Australian PV scientists: Ted Szpitalak (right); Prof. Andy Bakers (second from right); and Prof. Stuart Wenham (Back right).
Picture courtesy UNSW Archives.
We are committed to sustainability, efficiency, and transparency.
We have a near-clean, fully auditable supply chain which aligns with global ESG standards and audit requirements.
Our focus on clean production, a secure supply chain, and robust ESG traceability ensures our long-term competitiveness.
Our team has the top-tier technical expertise needed to ensure our local production is globally competitive.
Our founders have a long history in the research and development of solar technology, through to mass industrial scale offshore production.
Our products deliver exceptional purity, uniformity, and performance.
We are addressing the global solar wafer market opportunity.
Our strong partnerships with global cell and module manufacturers, especially in the US, position us well to secure offtake agreements.
Our state-of-the-art technology will power an efficient, highly automated wafer factory.
Our ongoing R&D investments are expected to drive continuous efficiency improvements.
China currently dominates the market, producing over 96% of the world’s solar wafers.
We’re helping address the global need for more diversified and sustainable production to support the rapidly growing solar industry.
The solar industry surpassed $250b in 2024 and continues to grow rapidly, driven by increasing demand for renewable energy and ambitious net-zero targets worldwide.
Countries like India, the United States, and Southeast Asian nations are seeing significant growth in solar capacity installation, supported by government incentives and growing energy demands.
The dominance of Chinese solar wafer production raises industry concerns about supply chain security and ESG compliance.
Hence, there’s growing global demand for alternative production outside of China by companies like Stellar PV.
ESG Opportunity
As ESG requirements tighten globally, the demand for clean, traceable, and ethically sourced solar wafers is rising.
This creates a compelling opportunity for companies like Stellar PV who have sustainable production processes and high ESG standards.
From Raw Materials to Renewable Energy
Australia is uniquely positioned with the raw materials and technical expertise needed to expand the solar value chain in Australia, from mineral extraction through to solar panels.
At Stellar PV, we focus on pulling high quality ingots and slicing them into wafers. We are committed to bringing this crucial part of the process home, ensuring the transformation from raw materials to efficient, high-quality solar modules happens right here on Australian soil.
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