Founder, Sunman Group
Stories naming Dr Zhengrong Shi. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Sunman Group wins $171 million in federal and NSW funding for a Hunter Valley solar panel factory; earlier grants to Tindo Solar, Stellar PV, Solquartz and SunDrive are also recalled.
ARENA announces a conditional grant of as much as $151m for Sunman Group to build a large solar module factory in NSW, under the federal government's Solar Sunshot program.
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Solar pioneer Zhengrong Shi intends a Newcastle factory for frameless lightweight panels via Sunman's Energus subsidiary, eyeing federal programs; CEFC, Southern Cross Venture Partners and Softbank China are recalled as backers.
Sunman Energy, founded by Zhengrong Shi, has opened a 1GW gigafactory in China for its lightweight flexible solar panels; the article recalls a 2020 US$12 million round backed by CEFC and Southern Cross Ventures.