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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Meet the Dutch entrepreneur behind the cut price solar revolution that's caught the attention of an Australian mining titan.
Background reading
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<li>The machines were about to be sold as scrap metal when <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/manufacturing/tech-zero-episode-2-andrew-forrest-s-half-price-solar-plan-20220615-p5atvd">Rombout Swanborn stepped</a> in to save a factory that might hold the key to Australia’s hopes of becoming an ultra-low-cost solar manufacturer and breaking <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/china-s-solar-giants-have-a-fix-for-their-broken-supply-chain-20220111-p59ncn">China’s stranglehold</a> on the industry.</li>
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