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From lab to global industry: entrepreneurial lessons from the founders of the solar industry, Scientia Professor Martin Green and Dr Zhengrong Shi
The remarkable story of UNSW's solar technology transformation into a global industry demonstrates how visionary research and an...
Mar 264 min read


Allegra Spender MP meets with ACAP leaders to discuss Australia's outstanding solar PV legacy and opportunities
Independent MP Allegra Spender visited UNSW’s Solar Industry Research Facility with Prof. Martin Green and ACAP ED Prof. Renate Egan.
Feb 132 min read


New Sydney ferry named after ACAP founder and global solar pioneer UNSW Scientia Professor Martin Green
On January 21, ACAP Executive Director Renate Egan and Professor Martin Green joined Jo Haylen, NSW Minister for Transport, NSW Premier...
Feb 102 min read

Who is leading on solar cell efficiency?
ACAP and other institutions focus on longer-term prospects in new materials and compositions that are more efficient, cheaper and greener.
Aug 13, 20244 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.
Apr 3, 20242 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...
Sep 25, 20231 min read

An Interview with ACAP Solar Pioneers Professors Martin Green and Andrew Blakers
On the back of the QE Prize for the PERC cell, ACAP's Martin Green and Andrew Blakers discuss the origins of the world-changing...
Mar 2, 20231 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...
Oct 26, 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...
Oct 6, 20221 min read


$45 million funding to boost ACAP's solar technology research and development
With solar a big part of our energy future, researchers driving Australia’s international lead in solar technology welcome funding...
Jun 29, 20224 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...
Jan 20, 20221 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...
Dec 1, 20211 min read

‘Insanely cheap energy’: how solar power continues to shock the world
In the Guardian, Royce Kurmelovs writes of the incredible story of the global rise of solar power, "Australian smarts and Chinese...
Apr 27, 20211 min read
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