Barcaldine Solar Farm Knowledge Sharing Report
Published 2022
This report shares lessons learned as part of the Barcaldine Remote Community Solar Farm Project.Energy Freedom Solar Electric Vehicle Pilot
Started 2019
The Energy Freedom Solar Electric Vehicle Pilot will produce a lightweight, energy efficient, autonomous electric vehicle (EV).Report: Efficient Solar Hydrogen Generation Final
Published 2023
This final knowledge sharing report discusses how the project successfully developed robust integrated stand-alone systems achieving 20% solar-to-hydrogen (STH) conversion efficiency at ambient conditions using low-cost materials.- Download PDF (376 KB) Report: Efficient Solar Hydrogen Generation Final
Efficient Solar Hydrogen Generation Final Report
Published 2022
This final knowledge sharing report discusses how the project successfully developed robust integrated stand-alone systems achieving 20% solar-to-hydrogen (STH) conversion efficiency at ambient conditions using low-cost materials.
Accelerating the commercialisation of the direct solar-to-hydrogen technology
Started 2024
This project was selected as part of the competitive Hydrogen R&D Funding Round under the Transformative Research Accelerating Commercialisation (TRAC) Program to rapidly develop the critical technologies required to build a clean, innovative, safe, and competitive hydrogen industry and posit…
ReWired Podcast: Episode 2
Published 2017
A quiet revolution in large scale solar is unfolding across the country. Discover how it is rewiring our electricity grid & transforming local communities.Media Release: Improving short-term forecasting for wind and solar
Published 2018
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced it is seeking expressions of interest for projects to trial short-term forecasting from large-scale wind and solar farms across Australia.- Download PDF (118 KB) Media Release: Improving short-term forecasting for wind and solar
Media Release: Improving short-term forecasting for wind and solar
Published 2018
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced it is seeking expressions of interest for projects to trial short-term forecasting from large-scale wind and solar farms across Australia.- Download PDF (118 KB) Media Release: Improving short-term forecasting for wind and solar
Media Release: $9 million funding to enhance short term forecasting of wind and solar farms
Published 2019
Solar and wind farms will trial providing their own short-term generation forecasts, under a funding initiative by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) in partnership with the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO).- Download PDF (119 KB) Media Release: $9 million funding to enhance short term forecasting of wind and solar farms
Big solar to generate power and jobs for Queensland town
Published 2015
The historic sheep and cattle grazing Queensland town of Barcaldine will be home to a new big solar farm.ReWired Podcast: Episode 5
Published 2017
A quiet revolution in large scale solar is unfolding across the country. Discover how it is rewiring our electricity grid & transforming local communities.Big business beckons for locals
Published 2017
In Australia, the rules of creating a tourist attraction sometimes appear stunningly simple. There's the big banana, the big prawn, the big pineapple, well…Electrifying our lives with Professor Renate Egan
Published 2021
Working on solar since the 1990s, Professor Renate Egan has helped to transform the way we consume energy and to “electrify everything”.Report: Cell-To-Module Yield: A Framework for Better Performance Prediction
Published 2018
We have developed a framework for predicating the performance of a PV module and/or array.- Download PDF (165 KB) Report: Cell-To-Module Yield: A Framework for Better Performance Prediction
This new project will save money for businesses and protect the electricity system
Published 2017
Flow Power will sign up 95 businesses to a demand response project as part of ARENA and AEMO's program. It will save them money and help the system.Media Release: Big solar to generate power and jobs for Queensland town
Published 2017
The historic sheep and cattle grazing Queensland town of Barcaldine will be home to a new big solar farm, creating jobs in the region and boosting large scale solar in Australia.- Download PDF (471 KB) Media Release: Big solar to generate power and jobs for Queensland town
Consumers front and centre in new home battery program
Published 2021
A Sydney-based solar startup has set out to boost participation in programs that orchestrate energy from household solar and battery systems.Annual Report extract: The power of distributed energy resources section
Published 2018
Summary: Australia is a leader in the decentralisation of its energy system with the highest per capita installation of rooftop solar PV in the world.- Download PDF (182 KB) Annual Report extract: The power of distributed energy resources section
Rooftop solar and home energy device management in Western Australia
Published 2021
Rooftop solar, home batteries and other household devices will be harnessed as part of a new pilot project in Western Australia.Broken Hill plant hits full generation at pace
Published 2015
The Broken Hill Solar Plant in western New South Wales has ramped up to full generation for the first time, sending 53 MW of renewable energy into the National Electricity Market. This latest milestone, which was the result of pre-commissioning activities and more than 300,000 hours of onsite wor…