<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics]]></title><description><![CDATA[World leaders in solar research and development]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:44:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.acap.org.au/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Mapping the path to commercially scalable tandem solar cells]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can the new silicon solar technology currently dominating global manufacturing also provide the foundation for the next generation of high-efficiency solar cells?
]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/post/scalable-tandem-solar-cells-review</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac5c1de60b96c0e266f0d63</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Partnerships]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:15:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8db1c4_b4923a03ebf14b24b01461979bc03cfe~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alison Potter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Register now for the ACAP 2026 Conference, at ANU]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics invites all interested parties to our free half-day conference from 9:30am –1pm, Monday 30 November, 2026, at ANU.
]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/post/acap-2026-conference</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab22a99a6d8d9eec934890a</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:48:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8db1c4_685aba6b826c4f2ab8296e6b24f1057e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alison Potter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can we design new solar materials to be more tolerant of the problems we can't eliminate? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[With ACAP suuport, UNSW reserachers Alireza Yaghoubi and Professor Xioajing Hao are expanding the toolkit to help move promising materials like CZTS towards the higher efficiencies needed for more efficient tandem solar cells.]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/post/designing-new-solar-materials-to-tolerate-defects</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa0ca61ff357ecb174de014</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:27:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8db1c4_6c7a097712b34462a8ef3ab9f38a6d68~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_781,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alison Potter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARENA extends Australia’s national solar research program with $7m/year funding to 2032]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Alison Potter for the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has extended its support of Australia’s flagship solar research program, the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP), to 2032, driving development of next generation, ultra low-cost solar. The funding will support early career fellowships and collaboration, as well as new state-of-the-art infrastructure across ACAP’s seven research institutes. Ultra low-cost solar...]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/post/arena-extends-australia-s-national-solar-research-program-with-7m-year-funding-to-2032</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3342a073364b8eee6de60a</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:24:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8db1c4_53471a69f534486ea6264748b8bf6071~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alison Potter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding research impact through stories – Launching the 2025 ACAP Annual Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research impact is best understood through these stories and this year's ACAP Annual Report is built around that principle. Rather than just reporting achievements and milestones, we’ve combined program highlights with case studies that showcase the people, technologies and discoveries shaping the future of solar energy. ]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/post/understanding-research-impact-through-stories-launching-the-2025-acap-annual-report</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a334d60ce85b49c3c4ee5f8</guid><category><![CDATA[Reports]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8db1c4_1ca0894c03c14313b2e3ab14d0ddee97~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alison Potter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equipping UNSW solar PV alumni to lead with impact in a rapidly changing global clean‑energy landscape]]></title><description><![CDATA[“There’s a huge opportunity to internationalise our curricula and to collaborate with alumni and partners who are already embedded in these new growth hubs,” Wang says. “We can cultivate the skills and relationships that enable both students and industry to thrive through the energy transition.”]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/post/equipping-unsw-solar-pv-alumni-to-lead-with-impact-in-a-rapidly-changing-global-clean-energy-landsca</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f86a3690b4365cb8679e26</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 03:29:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8db1c4_0e5cb7d0d6a047e3a8bee97f9516ff78~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alison Potter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Atlas of potential pumped hydro energy storage sites informs national renewable energy strategies ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2025, ACAP-supported research at ANU  materially shaped how governments, utilities and developers plan long-duration energy storage. The Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) Atlases , led by Professor Andrew Blakers  and supported by ACAP, are now embedded in national strategies and commercial pipelines across multiple continents – accelerating the pathway to ultra-low-cost solar (ULCS).   Solving solar’s storage constraint   Ultra-low-cost solar depends on one critical factor: storing...]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/post/atlas-of-potential-pumped-hydro-energy-storage-sites</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c23a0769ed8cb882acd6e9</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:51:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8db1c4_741f79e226014466aafc13d738608f1b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alison Potter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ultra low-cost solar could power Australia’s next export boom ACAP modelling shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[The modelling shows that ultra-low-cost solar fundamentally changes the economics of Australia’s energy transition. ]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/post/acap-modelling-shows-ultra-low-cost-solar-could-power-australia-s-next-export-boom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bc9ef853642977b18923f3</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:34:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8db1c4_3a297b8d8c764e608bde131df95c87bc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alison Potter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring the viability of renewable-powered polysilicon production in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Silicon Study (AusSi) has identified that a 50,000 tonnes per annum solar-grade polysilicon facility represents the minimum commercially viable scale for production in Australia – aligned with projected global demand of approximately 1.2 terawatts of new solar PV installations annually by 2030. Funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency under the Solar SunShot Program, AusSi assesses the technical, commercial and investment feasibility of establishing a large-scale...]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/post/exploring-the-viability-of-renewable-powered-polysilicon-production-in-australia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b00e2f709b661fe632c7db</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:24:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8db1c4_6e267052c6e24d37bd141dd64995ee03~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alison Potter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rethinking silver: ACAP and ARENA supported research team is solving solar’s looming supply constraint]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the global solar industry accelerates toward terawatt-scale manufacturing, it faces a critical bottleneck: silver. Today’s high-efficiency silicon solar cells rely on screen-printed silver contacts, and in 2025 alone, photovoltaic manufacturing consumed roughly 25% of global silver supply, highlighting the material risk of scaling solar without redesigning how critical resources are used.    With the support of the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics,  Associate Professor Brett...]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/post/rethinking-silver-unsw-team-solving-solar-s-looming-supply-constraint</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69aee7c47eb34e89d6fea158</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:04:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8db1c4_144367c29c05470cb7434502e1951760~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alison Potter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advancing solar farm diagnostics with daylight photoluminescence imaging]]></title><description><![CDATA[UNSW’s Daylight Photoluminescence (DPL) Imaging Group, led by Professor Thorsten Trupke and Dr Oliver Kunz, with ACAP support, continues to develop their drone-based imaging solutions which have the potential to transform how solar farms are assessed, monitored and maintained. 
Their pioneering DPL technology allows operators to ‘see’ hidden defects in solar panels in broad daylight, providing rapid, high-resolution diagnostics.]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/post/advancing-solar-farm-diagnostics-with-daylight-photoluminescence-imaging</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691bd0c04885233fabd5cba7</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:50:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8db1c4_60cacb92bd584448a1160181c4fde7e0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alison Potter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defining global testing standards for UV-induced degradation in TOPCon solar cells ]]></title><description><![CDATA[At UNSW, Professor Bram Hoex and his research group are leading the international effort to understand, quantify and standardise how UV-induced degradation (UVID) should be tested and mitigated in modern silicon solar cells, suppported by the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics.]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/post/defining-industry-testing-for-uv-induced-degradation-in-topcon-solar-cells</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a3026768ed4778a4e98643</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:30:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8db1c4_4311d21184ce402f8e47f63ec5f12465~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_832,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alison Potter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[UNSW–ACAP team guides industry in prevention of corrosion in TOPCon solar cells]]></title><description><![CDATA[UNSW-ACAP researchers tackle corrosion in TOPCon and HJT solar cells, strengthening reliability and long-term performance in next-generation PV.]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/post/unsw-acap-team-guides-industry-in-prevention-of-corrosion-in-topcon-solar-cells</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699b2e3d4494a30051f83f81</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 13:34:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8db1c4_eb47b438009d4224a62509ad9d7ec8fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alison Potter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s first virtual tandem solar cell fabrication platform delivers world record efficiencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2025 UNSW successfully completed commissioning of ACAP’s new Tandem Cluster, a major research infrastructure and the first of its kind in Australia. 
This integrated suite of sputtering, evaporation, ALD and in‑situ characterisation systems now provides ACAP researchers with a unified platform for fabricating next‑generation tandem solar cells. ]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/post/australia-s-first-virtual-tandem-fabrication-platform-delivers-world-record-effciencies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699b12568133563068c6ec7b</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Our Facilities]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:09:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8db1c4_b7277f8efbff418f818583b01ec96ba5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_948,h_474,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alison Potter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CSIRO's PVPL test lab leads international perovskite standards ]]></title><description><![CDATA[CSIRO’s globally accredited PV testing lab leads development of international standards for perovskite solar cell measurement.]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/post/csiro-test-lab-leads-international-perovskite-standards</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699afcd833aebccb4869583b</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Our Facilities]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:15:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8db1c4_f24617ece30a4b7090e3e5d3af9fff58~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_690,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alison Potter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACAP ANU team develop industry-friendly large area deposition method for perovskite-silicon tandems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supported by the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, researchers at ANU have developed an industrially compatible method for perovskite deposition on large textured silicon wafers, tackling one of the major barriers to market for perovskite -silicon tandem solar cells.]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/post/acap-anu-large-area-deposition-method-for-perovskite-silicon-tandems</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6985448796663872685d31ec</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 12:08:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8db1c4_cb31b30828a44b1a8184d9e5ce85a0c0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alison Potter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solving the efficiency challenge in kesterite and other emerging earth-abundant solar cells]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supported by ACAP, Professor Xiaojing Hao (UNSW) and her team have played a leading role in engineering pathways for kesterite solar cells beyond 15% efficiency, a milestone that repositions the technology as a credible, scalable alternative to less sustainable thin-film options. At the heart of this advance is precise control of the kesterite formation pathway using molecular ink chemistry, as reported in Nature Energy, with international collaborators.]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/post/solving-the-efficiency-challenge-in-kesterite-and-other-emerging-earth-abundant-solar-cells</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6992099c884976137da707a8</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:26:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8db1c4_d9c9dd31beb044fda71beb8f50784182~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alison Potter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACAP collaborators pioneer a fundamental shift to predictive data-driven design for high performance organic solar cells]]></title><description><![CDATA[By combining high-throughput manufacturing-style experimentation with machine learning (ML), researchers from CSIRO and Monash University have achieved both unprecedented data scale and record device performance,]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/post/acap-collaborators-pioneer-a-fundamental-shift-to-predictive-data-driven-design-for-high-performance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991b64eca3fdc1dfe140867</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Our Facilities]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 12:29:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8db1c4_9ebbeb541ea64d09baddefb4a8f8348f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alison Potter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Professor Martin Green compared tiny pyramids on silicon’s surface for improved sunlight absorption – and big performance gains]]></title><description><![CDATA[At last year’s SNEC 2025 conference in Shanghai, ACAP founder and UNSW Scientia Professor Martin Green unveiled new insights showing that silicon still has room for big performance gains. His plenary talk focused on a promising frontier in photovoltaic innovation: reducing reflection and boosting light capture using ultra-fine, sub-micron surface structures.]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/post/professor-martin-green-reducing-reflection-silicon-solar-cells</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698db0e88879a928a5a79114</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:22:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8db1c4_2859077cbe274e8384c174a1d74dde4f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_963,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alison Potter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlocking a new tandem solar candidate with world-record antimony chalcogenide cells]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supported by ACAP, UNSW researchers are advancing antimony chalcogenide as a serious tandem top-cell candidate.]]></description><link>https://www.acap.org.au/post/tandem-solar-candidate-antimony-chalcogenide-cells</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698453be1e55646770024d08</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:59:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8db1c4_8c5312826a9a4889bc5f1b1c2db26005~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alison Potter</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>