Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP)
- $128.97m Funded by ARENA
- $321.71m Total project cost
Summary
The Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) project is providing a pipeline to ‘over the horizon’ photovoltaic technology, as well as training the next generation of research scientists and engineers through exposure to world-class facilities across Australia and the world.
Need
The ACAP project acknowledges that international research collaboration between Australian and international researchers, research institutes and agencies, with significant joint programs based on the clear synergies between participating bodies, could significantly accelerate photovoltaic development beyond that achievable by Australia or any country individually.
This project consists of:
Project reports- 2013 Annual Report – Advanced Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
- 2014 Annual Report – Advanced Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
- 2015 Annual Report – Advanced Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
- 2016 Annual Report – Advanced Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
- 2017 Annual Report – Advanced Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
- 2018 Annual Report – Advanced Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
- 2019 Annual Report – Advanced Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
- 2020 Annual Report – Advanced Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
- 2021 Annual Report – Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
- Aust Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics – Annual Report 2022
- Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) – 10-year public dissemination report
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Report: 2021 Annual Report – Advanced Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
This is the ninth annual ACAP report, with ACAP activities supported by the Australian Government through the ARENA.
Report: 2020 Annual Report – Advanced Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
This is the eighth annual ACAP report, with ACAP activities supported by the Australian Government through the ARENA.
Report: 2019 Annual Report – Advanced Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
This is the seventh annual ACAP report, with ACAP activities supported by the Australian Government through the ARENA.
Report: 2018 Annual Report – Advanced Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
This is the sixth annual ACAP report also incorporating that of the Australia–US Institute for Advanced Photovoltaics.
Report: 2017 Annual Report – Advanced Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
This report covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2017. Over the past five years, both ACAP and AUSIAPV have moved quickly to establish a high profile within the international research community.
Report: 2016 Annual Report – Advanced Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
This is the fourth annual ACAP report also incorporating that of the Australia–US Institute for Advanced Photovoltaics (AUSIAPV), supported by the Australian Government through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
Report: 2015 Annual Report – Advanced Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
This report covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2015. As well as setting up the broad framework for collaboration on an international scale, both AUSIAPV and ACAP have moved very quickly to establish a high profile within the international research community.
Report: 2014 Annual Report – Advanced Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
This report covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2014. As well as setting up the broad framework for collaboration on an international scale, both AUSIAPV and ACAP have moved very quickly to establish a high profile within the international research community.
Report: 2013 Annual Report – Advanced Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
This is the first annual report of the Australia-US Institute for Advanced Photovoltaics (AUSIAPV), which has been supported by the Australian Government through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for an initial eight year period.
Presentation: Silicon Solar Cells: Australian Role in Present Low PV Costs & Lower Future Costs
Silicon Solar Cells: Australian Role in Present Low Costs and in Lower Future Costs by Martin Green, Scientia Professor, UNSW Sydney, Director, ACAP at ARENA’s Innovating Energy Summit.
Action
ACAP is developing the next generations of photovoltaic technology, providing a pipeline of opportunities for performance improvement and cost reduction.
ACAP is modelled on the Australian Research Council’s Centres of Excellence and related schemes, in which the aim is to achieve more broadly-based objectives.
The Centre is linked with the NSF-DOE Engineering Research Center for Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies (QESST), based at Arizona State University, and the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), as well as the Molecular Foundry, Berkeley, Stanford University, the Korean Green Energy Institute and the University of Sydney. Other participants include Australian and overseas-based companies and R&D institutes, from large manufacturers to small start-ups.
Outcome
ACAP’s long-term research will provide a pipeline to ‘over the horizon’ photovoltaic technology, as well as the training of the next generation of photovoltaic research scientists and engineers by exposure to world-class facilities across Australia and the world, establishing Australia as the leading photovoltaic research and educational hub of the Asia-Pacific region.
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