In the latest of a series on solar manufacturing facilities around the world, pv magazine presents Australia’s only manufacturer of solar panels, Tindo Solar, and its manufacturing facility in Adelaide which is undergoing development to increase production capacity to 180 MW.
Australian solar manufacturer Tindo was first established in 2011 before opening its current factory in Adelaide in 2022, by which time it had already produced 284,000 solar panels for both domestic use and export sales. Its current solar manufacturing plant is situated in the heart of Technology Park, a 65-hectare site in the northern part of Adelaide.
The company’s CEO, Richard Petterson, told pv magazine the factory’s current production line combines machinery, robotics, artificial intelligence and human expertise to produce solar panels.
He added that as Australia’s lone solar manufacturer, the business is focused on staying current with global technology innovations while ensuring its own capacity to improve and innovate.
“Tindo resources an internal design and engineering function which allows the company to remain at the forefront of technology developments and respond to users’ feedback,” he said. “To do this, we promote specific skills in management, production, finance, sales and marketing, distribution, installation and servicing.”
