The Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) 10-year public dissemination report commemorates its first decade, highlighting achievements, the strong foundations laid for current and future solar researcher communities, and ongoing impact on the solar industry.
Report extract
Solar now offers the lowest cost technology for new electricity generation and, when combined with storage solutions, offers a clean and competitive solution for 24/7 electricity supply.
Incredible progress in solar technologies has been achieved over the last decade in research, technology development and industrialisation. As a result, solar is now being installed globally at a rate ten times greater than new coal additions, and one hundred times faster than new nuclear.
Australia has played a major role in the solar technology development and is well positioned to benefit from a greatly expanded role of solar in delivering a zero-emissions energy future.
The Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) was established in 2013 to bring together the leading solar research institutes from across Australia and to build on Australia’s strengths in solar research.
