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Dec 123 min read

Snapshot of ACAP's progress with silicon solar cell development, 2024

This summary is drawn from a presentation delivered by ACAP Program Lead Professor Dan Macdonald (ANU) at the ACAP 2024 Conference where...

Dec 123 min read

A snapshot of ACAP's progress on tandem solar cells, 2024

Professor Klaus Weber (ANU) shares an update on progress with tandem solar cell development at ACAP's Conference, 2024.

Nov 185 min read

ACAP teams are collaborating across Nodes and disciplines to speed up progress

ACAP's uniquely collaborative model is providing an unparalleled ecosystem for innovation. Research teams from different member...

Nov 124 min read

ACAP researchers share their deep knowledge at Japanese conference PVSEC-35

The breadth of progress in PV technology development being made by ACAP members and their teams is often on display at large global PV...

Oct 293 min read

ANU's Professor Andrew Blakers, co-inventor of PERC solar cell and expert in off-river pumped hydro, receives Clunies Ross Technology Innovation Award

ACAP member Professor Andrew Blakers is the recipient of the prestigious 2024 Clunies Ross Technology Innovation Award.

Apr 32 min read

ACAP reports on 10 hugely successful years of Australian solar PV research

This report showcases a selection of case studies and snapshots revealing the incredible success of the first ten years of the ACAP program.

May 15, 20231 min read

Despairing about climate change? These 4 charts on the growth of solar may change your mind

Writing in the Conversation, ACAP ANU's Andrew Blakers highlights the unstoppable global growth of solar, and why its projected further...

Apr 3, 20231 min read

ACAP ANU reaches 30% solar cell efficiency target

ACAP team at ANU have achieved a solar cell efficiency of 30.3 per cent In an exciting development in the mission to bring the cost of...

Sep 16, 20221 min read

ACAP ANU Lab Installs Advanced Perovskite Processing Capability Glovebox

Adding more specialised tools to its research work on perovskite solar cells, ACAP ANU has added a glovebox-integrated, low and...

Aug 17, 20221 min read

Light Conversion Pharos Laser Comes to ACAP ANU

ACAP's ANU node brings new, powerful capabilities to its solar research labs with the installation of the Light Conversion Pharos...

Apr 4, 20221 min read

ACAP Researcher Hieu Nguyen among Ten Outstanding Young Faces of Vietnam 2021

Hieu Nguyen in the lab at ANU Congratulations to our ACAP ANU colleague, Hieu Nguyen, who has been named one of Vietnam's Ten Outstanding...

Feb 28, 20221 min read

ANU breakthrough smashes solar record

Researchers at the Australian National University have beaten their previous record to develop the world’s most efficient perovskite...

Sep 21, 20211 min read

New advanced optical characterisation capabilities installed at ACAP ANU

The Australian National University (ANU) ACAP node are glad to announce the installation of new equipment which will establish an...