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Dec 144 min read

Snapshot of ACAP's progress in Device to Module program, 2024

This summary of the current status, challenges and opportunities in ACAP's Device to Module Program Package is drawn from the...

Dec 122 min read

Are chalcogenide perovskites the next frontier in solar technology?

A new chalcogenide perovskite, BZS, is stable, non-toxic, has an optimal band gap, and can achieve high efficiency when strained,...

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 182 min read

ACAP and UNSW’s Large Area Multi-Zone Solar Simulator

With ACAP support, a large area ‘multi-zone’ solar simulator, capable of measuring full size, 6" multi-junction solar cells and...

Oct 152 min read

ACAP and UNSW advance understanding of CZTS solar cell efficiency limitations

ACAP researchers show understanding the different atomic arrangements of CZTS is key to lifting efficiency of CZTS-based solar cells.

Oct 144 min read

Is it possible for Australia to set up a competitive solar manufacturing industry?

ACAP ED Renate Egan explains to a Parliamentary inquiry why Australia should build capacity in the solar PV supply chain at home.

Aug 305 min read

Professor Hao's multiple world record efficiencies with rising star kesterite solar cells

This article is extracted from ACAP 10 Years - Creating a Pipeline of Opportunities Featuring: Professor Xiaojing Hao ARC Future Fellow,...

Aug 302 min read

ACAP-UNSW perovskite crystallisation breakthrough sports the front cover of prestigious energy journal

UNSW’s Dr. Meng Zhang and his co-researchers have made a giant stride towards commercialisation of perovskite solar cells, and a creative...

Aug 226 min read

ACAP researchers develop 'gold standard' tech for diagnosis of defects in solar utility plants using daytime photoluminescence imaging

With ACAP support, large scale surveillance of solar utility plants is now possible using PL imaging in daylight.

Jul 52 min read

Leading international solar manufacturers join Australian solar research consortium

Leading solar industry partners signed up to a new industry consortium in support of Australian solar research in June at SNEC (Shanghai...

Jun 121 min read

Solar Panel Recycling or End of Life Management Scoping Study

An in-depth analysis of best practice and cost-effective strategies to manage solar panels end of life in Australia.

Apr 201 min read

Turning Silicon into Solar – exploring the opportunity for solar manufacturing in Australia

The Silicon to Solar study examined the opportunity for Australia to establish viable, relevant, and timely local solar PV manufacturing.

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.

Nov 20, 20231 min read

Climate chamber with integrated solar simulator and in situ current-voltage measurements at UNSW

ACAP is pleased to announce that the Solar Industrial Research Facility (SIRF) at UNSW has reached a significant milestone with the...

Oct 30, 20231 min read

Energy Data Platform available at UNSW

The Energy Data Platform (EDP) is a dynamic and growing dataset of 5-minute PV generation and energy usage data for households across...

Sep 7, 20231 min read

ACAP UNSW adds Conifer single-side wafer etching system capabilities to its lab facilities

Jul 3, 20231 min read

ACAP Partners With VRX Silica On New Solar Panel Recycling Research

ACAP at UNSW is excited to announce a new industry research partnership between the centre and VRX Silica in Western Australia. The...

Oct 6, 20221 min read

Martin Green receives the 2020 WCPEC Prize

ACAP and UNSW's Martin Green has been recognised with the namesake prize of the 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion...

Sep 26, 20221 min read

Australia has a golden opportunity to expand solar energy manufacturing | [GUARDIAN AUSTRALIA]

The Australian PV Institute (APVI) at UNSW has released a new white paper highlighting the enormous investment opportunities for...

May 12, 20221 min read

ACAP's Prof Renate Egan made member of the Smart Energy Council's Solar Hall of Fame

UNSW's Prof Renate Egan joins alongside fellow ACAP leaders Andrew Blakers and Martin Green. Congratulations to ACAP's UNSW node leader,...