SOLAR power has a bright future if governments can get the policy settings right and stick to them, says the head of a Hallam company that manufactures solar panels.
One of the few Australian makers of solar panels in an industry dominated by cheap Chinese imports, Australian Solar Manufacturing was named manufacturer of the year in last year's Casey Business Awards.
Company director Jain Lal said the award had boosted the company's reputation and resulted in a number of local orders for solar panel installation.
"There is a small percentage of the population who really want to buy quality Australian-made products."
He believes solar power has a bright future.
"I spend a lot of time travelling in the US, China and Japan and it seems we are all talking about a low-carbon environment and moving towards renewable energy. The big question is always who is going to fund it.
"As a manufacturer in this industry, we welcome an emissions trading scheme or carbon tax. At the same time, we have to be very careful about what sort of tax we put in because it could damage the Australian economy."
For information on the Casey business awards, click here.
Applications close on July 8.
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