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NSW grants $3 million to Cannon-Brookes backed solar cell innovator

NSW Environmental Trust grants $3 million to solar innovator SunDrive within a $6.5 million allocation shared with Hysata, Southern Green Gas and Quickstep; SunDrive's recent series A drew CEFC alongside Blackbird and Grok Ventures.

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SunDrive Solar produces world-record solar PV cell

Sydney solar startup SunDrive claims a world efficiency record for a commercial-size silicon cell made with copper rather than silver, verified by a German institute; backers include Blackbird Ventures, ARENA and Mike Cannon-Brookes.