Australian solar

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...

Sep 25, 20231 min read

It's been a huge year for ACAP, here's just a few of our highlights

2023 has been a big year in Australia renewables and solar, and an even bigger year for us here at ACAP. We'd love to share some of those...

Jul 19, 20231 min read

ACAP partner The Australian PV Institute launches study on local PV manufacturing opportunities

Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, speaks with the APVI's Muriel Watt at 5B in Sydney Minister for Climate Change and...

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...

May 11, 20231 min read

New Combinatorial Sputtering Facility comes to ACAP at Monash

The sputtering tool's chamber A cutting-edge sputtering capability has been established as part of the Australian Centre for Advanced...

Dec 7, 20221 min read

ACAP's award highlights from the 2022 Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference

The Australian PV Institute was pleased to host the recent 2022 Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference in Newcastle, New South Wales. For...

Oct 26, 20221 min read

Solar pioneer Martin Green awarded prestigious technology prize

UNSW Professor Martin Green is the first Australian to receive the esteemed Millennium Technology Prize for transforming the production...

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...

Mar 14, 20221 min read

Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering: Making the Cut – Emerging Technologies Required

ACAP UNSW node leader Renate Egan presents at ATSE's Making The Cut seminar on the future of renewable technologies in Australia, and the...

Mar 1, 20221 min read

What is renewable energy curtailment and how does it affect rooftop solar? | ABC Science

The ABC reports, 'Rooftop solar owners in every state and territory may be surprised to hear their panels are often being curtailed. For...

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...

Feb 10, 20221 min read

SMH | Solar panels on public housing could save tenants $750 a year: report

"A joint report by the University of NSW and the Australian Photovoltaic Institute says adding solar panels to the nation’s 440,000...

Jan 20, 20221 min read

Podcast: Revolutionising energy with Australia’s “solar superman”

Listen in to Prof Martin Green's interview with ARENA's Rewired podcast, to dive into the history of the PERC solar cell and its global...

Dec 1, 20211 min read

'You could get ultra-cheap solar far sooner than you think' | Australian Financial Review

ACAP Director Martin Green speaks with the Financial Review about the incredible drop in the cost of solar, with today's modules costing...

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...

Sep 16, 20211 min read

University of Melbourne installs world-leading, ultrafast laser spectroscopy laboratory equipment

An ACAP team at the University of Melbourne, lead by Prof. Trevor Smith , are thrilled to have overseen the installation of brand new...

Sep 13, 20211 min read

ARENAWire: Electrifying our lives with Professor Renate Egan

Working on solar since the 1990s, ACAP's Professor Egan has helped to transform the way we consume energy, more recently taking up the...

Aug 23, 20211 min read

Monster solar farm backed by Atlassian founder about to get ‘significantly bigger’

In order to improve the efficiency of Sun Cable’s proposed giant solar farms, the company has teamed up with the University of NSW-based...

Aug 11, 20211 min read

UNSW's PERC Cell Featured in ABC Catalyst

In a timely look at how Australia could fulfil its renewable energy targets by making the most of our abundant sunshine, ABC's Catalyst...

Jul 8, 20211 min read

Yoann Buratti and Di Kang win IEEE PVSC 2021 Student of the Year Award

Congratulations to ACAP's Yoann Burrati at SPREE, UNSW, and Di Kang at ANU who have won the IEEE PVSC 2021 student of the year award for...