Ultrafast Spectroscopy for Third Generation Photovoltaics
Started 2012
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Market & Technology Analysis for Organic Photovoltaics
Published 2014
Full commercialisation of organic photovoltaics (OPV) is hindered by scaling issues – by 2018 modules must demonstrate proven efficiencies of > 8%.Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP)
Started 2012
The Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics project is providing a pipeline to ‘over the horizon’ photovoltaic technology & training.Report: Satellite Versus Ground Mounted Climate Prospecting for PV Applications
Published 2018
We have investigated the impact of two fundamentally different irradiance data sources on the calculation of the yearly yield and performance ratio for five locations in different climatic regions of Australia.-
Download PDF (336 KB) Report: Satellite Versus Ground Mounted Climate Prospecting for PV Applications
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Solar Insights
Published 2016
Connection is an under-appreciated component of the complex task of creating big new solar plants for Australia’s electricity system.What are distributed energy resources and how do they work?
Published 2018
The arrival of DER, distributed energy resources, a decentralised, community-generated energy – and its two-way power flow is transforming the grid.BlueScope rooftop solar project a world leader
Published 2013
A $2.3 million Emerging Renewables Program grant will make Australia a world leader in putting low-cost solar power into residential and commercial rooftop design. MARTIN FERGUSON: Minister for Resources & Energy Minister for Tourism SHARON BIRD: Parliamentary Secretary for Higher Education &a…
Maximising Solar PV with Phase Change Thermal Energy Storage
Published 2019
This project involved developing and successfully demonstrating a new low cost phase change material (PCM) thermal energy storage technology.Media Release: Three months on and Nyngan is flying
Published 2017
The largest solar power plant in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere in Nyngan, NSW, is fully operational and has generated 60,000 MWh of renewable energy to date, according to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).- Download PDF (288 KB) Media Release: Three months on and Nyngan is flying
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New large-scale solar data and shortlisted project
Published 2016
A summary of the data from 75 large-scale solar project proposals is now available. This data has been sourced from expressions of interest for ARENA’s large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) competitive round. It is expected to provide valuable information to stakeholders on trends in costs, gener…
Media Release: R&D-industry collaboration bringing ideas to the market
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced nine cutting edge research and development (R&D) projects to be supported through its latest Industryresearcher collaboration R&D funding round.- Download PDF (481 KB) Media Release: R&D-industry collaboration bringing ideas to the market
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Australia’s largest solar plant reaches full power early
Published 2015
Australia’s largest solar photovoltaic (PV) plant has ramped up to full generation for the first time and is now feeding 102 MW of renewable energy into the National Electricity Market, enough to power 33,000 homes annually. The plant in Nyngan, New South Wales is part of the $440 million AGL s…
Media Release: First of a kind concentrated solar PV power tower
Published 2017
A unique concentrated solar photovoltaic (CSPV) power tower was unveiled in Newbridge, Victoria today, paving the way for the deployment of utility-scale CSPV power stations in Australia and overseas.- Download PDF (280 KB) Media Release: First of a kind concentrated solar PV power tower
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Roadmap provides a pathway for domestic solar manufacturing
Published 2024
An industry roadmap for domestic solar PV manufacturing supported by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) outlines a credible pathway for Australia to build domestic supply chains from raw material processing to module manufacturing. The report titled ‘Silicon to Solar’ (Roadmap) wa…
Popular live solar map upgraded
Published 2015
The Australian PV Institute (APVI) has released an enhanced version of its live PV solar map. The map now monitors more than 5500 systems, double the previous amount. This extra allows energy stakeholders to access more data and more detailed and accurate output estimates from solar photovoltaic…
Alice Springs: A Case Study of Increasing Levels of PV Penetration in an Electricity Supply System
Published 2012
The impacts of increasing levels of photovoltaic (PV) power system penetration on the Alice Springs electricity grid supply, which is owned and operated by the Northern Territory Power and Water Corporation (P&W).$1 billion boost for Australian solar PV manufacturing
Published 2024
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today welcomed $1 billion in new funding to help unlock domestic solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing across the entire supply chain. The Australian Government announced the establishment of the Solar Sunshot program to grow solar PV manufacturi…
$20 million funding for solar PV’s next great leap forward
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has announced a $20 million funding round to propel solar photovoltaic (PV) research and development.‘Solar superman’ scoops Global Energy Prize
Published 2018
UNSW Scientia Professor Martin Green has become the first Australian to win the Global Energy Prize, beating Elon Musk to the prestigious $820,000 award.
The Government is now operating in accordance with the Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2022 federal election. Info on Caretaker Conventions: https://www.pmc.gov.au/caretaker
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