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The Australian solar entrepreneur who conquered the US

By Administrator | 16 February 2018

He's a race car-driving former builder from the Gold Coast, so when Kenny Habul talks about taking solar to the world and declares that traditional energy is dead, you could be excused for thinking the guy has been bumped off by a body double.

Habul is now the CEO and president of SunEnergy1 and even though he's built his business into one of the biggest renewable energy companies in North America, he's largely flown under the radar in the business world despite becoming a multi-millionaire many times over at just 43.

Now based in North Carolina, the energy entrepreneur was the guest speaker at Bond University's Business Leader's Forum, and he outlined plans to build the world's largest solar plant. Just 24 hours earlier, he was at the wheel of a Mercedes driving Mt Panorama at speeds of up to 300km an hour as part of a team that finished second at the Bathurst 1000.

His passion for motor racing now rivals his passion for solar, and Habul says he will meet with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to discuss the "ridiculous" price of traditional energy and convince him that renewables as part of a long-term strategy is a "no-brainer". Read more

Ben Hall - Business News Australia - 12 Feb 2018

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