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Media Release: ARENA supporting bright ideas in solar R&D
Published 2017
The Australian Government today announced $21.5 million funding for 12 cutting edge R&D projects that will keep Australia at the forefront of solar research.-
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Report: Reduced Solar Module Temperature Project Progress and Lessons Learnt
Published 2021
This report outlines lessons learnt from UNSW's Reduced Solar Module Temperature project, which aims to demonstrate methods to change solar panel design to lower operating temperatures in the field.-
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Report: Heterocontact-Polysilicon Hybrid IBC Solar Cell Lessons Learnt
Published 2021
This report shares the key findings, observations and outcomes of the project as at September 2021.-
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Media release: The incredible potential of Ultra Low-Cost Solar in Australia
Published 2023
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today brought together some of Australia’s heavy hitters in the solar space to launch its white paper on the incredible potential of ultra low-cost solar (ULCS) for Australia and the world.-
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Report: The Incredible ULCS – Ultra Low Cost Solar White Paper
Published 2023
This report details why ultra low-cost solar is critical for reducing electricity costs and decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors such as industry and transport, and how it can offer exciting green export opportunities for Australia.-
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Report: Waste Biomass to renewable Hydrogen Midterm Activity
Published 2021
This report describes progress to date in demonstrating, at a prototype scale, the production of hydrogen from waste biomass using solar thermal energy to reduce the amount of electricity required in the process.-
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Report: Suitability of Ultra-Violet Light Transparent Encapsulant for Use PV Modules
Published 2018
PV module encapsulant, commonly termed EVA, as they are primarily based on ethylene-vinyl acetate with additives (Kempe 2005), typically had ultra-violet radiation absorbers.-
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Report: Developing a New Type of High Efficiency Building Integrated PV Cell
Published 2019
This report discusses the project results and lessons learnt to date for the Monash University Project, Developing a New Type of High Efficiency Building Integrated PV Cell.-
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Report: Real-time Operational Distributed PV Simulations for Distribution Network Providers
Published 2019
This project delivered an API framework which grouped real-time PV power outputs at the zone substation level to participating network operators by the middle of 2017.-
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Report: Substitution of Niche-Market PV Production Tools with Cost-Effective Technology
Published 2022
This report provides an overview of the project’s progress along with details of the key highlights and lessons learnt to date.-
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Report: Novel Concepts for Low Cost Small Heliostats in Remote Installations Project Results and Lessons Learnt
Published 2018
The Project set out to investigate a range of concepts for reducing heliostat costs, with a focus on remote Australian environments.-
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Media Release: ARENA supporting CST R&D and early deployment
Published 2017
Passion for renewables is strong. In 2012 around 100 people who were campaigning for coal-fired generation to be replaced by solar thermal in Port Augusta marched the 320km from Port Augusta to Adelaide.-
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Report: Bladed Receivers with Active Airflow Control
Published 2019
This project focussed on improving the performance of tubular molten salt receivers, which have been the preferred receivers for several large-scale systems such as the Gemasolar, Crescent Dunes and Noor III solar towers.-
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Report: Improved High-Temperature Receivers for Dish Concentrators
Published 2017
In this project, a new receiver was designed, built and tested on the 500 m² 'SG4' Big Dish at ANU.-
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Report: Roof-Mounted Hybrid CST System for Distributed Generation of Heating, Cooling and Electricity
Published 2017
This project was a partnership between the Australian National University, the University of New South Wales, RMIT University, CSIRO, NEP Solar and Chromasun.-
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Report: 3-A019: Development of High Temperature Phase Change Storage Systems and a Test Facility
Published 2017
Dispatchability of electricity supply is providing a serious challenge limiting of the growth of of renewable electricity supply both in Australia and around the world.-
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Report: Rooftop CST for Hospital Heating and Cooling Case Study
Published 2021
This report provides a case study on the integration of rooftop solar thermal technology into Echuca Regional Health's Hospital. The case study includes a range of lessons and learnings which are categorised into ‘Design’, ‘Technology’ and ‘Project Management’.-
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Report: Optimization of Central Receivers for Advanced Power Cycles
Published 2017
The project aimed to develop an “Integrated Central Receiver System Model” capable of optimising the design of both the heliostat field and solar receiver for high temperature CSP systems.-
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Simply Energy VPPX ARENA Stage 1
Published 2019
This knowledge sharing report summarises key milestones and achievements, and shares the lessons learned in the initial stage of establishing VPPX.Large-Scale Battery Storage Knowledge Sharing Workshop Summary
Published 2019
The Large-scale Battery Storage Knowledge Sharing Workshop was held in Melbourne on 21 May 2019.