In 2025, CSIRO and ACAP achieved some of the world’s highest efficiencies for fully roll-to-roll printed perovskite solar modules produced on a commercial-scale printing facility. 

ACAP supported researchers demonstate a more manufacturable pathway for back-contact silicon solar cells.

A snapshot of challenges, progress and highlights in ACAP's Device to Module Program in 2025.

In December 2025, Nature Energy published an article penned by ACAP leaders and another ~70 world-leading solar PV experts outlining a strategic global framework for accelerating solar PV deployment as the world enters a multi-terawatt era.

Professor Jacek Jasieniak explains the challenges and highlights of 2025 in ACAP's Emerging Materials research program.

In his update on ACAP's tandem solar cell research program for 2025, Professor Klaus Weber showed that ACAP's collaborative model positions us well to tackle the complex challenges no single lab can tackle alone.

At the 2025 ACAP Conference, Silicon research program lead A/Prof. James Bullock showed how far we’ve come with Silicon solar cells – and how far we can still go.

The Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference (APSRC) returned to the University of Queensland from 2–4 December. As a funding partner of the conference and a long-standing supporter of emerging talent, the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) is proud to celebrate the 2025 award recipients.

Two ACAP researchers, Dr Zhongshu Yang (ANU) and Dr Brendan Wright (UNSW) , were recognised with prestigious Best Oral Presentation (non-student) awards at the 36th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference (PVSEC-36), held in Thailand in November, one of the world’s leading forums for photovoltaic research. And, Lizhi Sun (UNSW) received the Best Student Oral Presentation Award for work on cost-effective self-doping in back-contact silicon solar cells.

The 2025 Australasian Community for Advanced Organic Semiconductors (AUCAOS) Symposium was held from 26–28 November in Tweed Heads, bringing together 73 researchers from Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Germany, South Korea, India and the UK. As platinum sponsor, ACAP was proud to support this vibrant forum celebrating excellence across organic electronics, photophysics and next-generation photovoltaic materials. Convened for the first time by A/Prof Paul Shaw (UQ’s Centre fo

ACAP supported team at ANU deliver record breaking n-i-p perovskite solar cell with exceptional stabilty and a verified highest reported efficiency of 26.29%.

In recent years, with the support of ACAP, Dr Anyao Liu and the Silicon PV Research Group at ANU have delivered a major body of work that is helping global industry chart the path to cleaner, more efficient and more stable silicon solar technologies. Building on decades of pioneering work at both ANU and UNSW in identifying and eliminating bulk defects in silicon, the ANU team – including Professor Dan Macdonald, Dr Anyao Liu, Dr Rabin Basnet, Ms Afsaneh Kashizadeh, Dr Zhon

Amit Kessel and a collaborative team from Monash and UNSW have demonstrated semi-opaque perovskite solar cells (SO-PSCs) that combine high efficiency, excellent colour-neutrality, and the clarity required for real building windows. In 2025, researchers at Monash University and UNSW , supported by the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP), achieved a major step forward in the development of next-generation photovoltaic windows. Led by Professor Jacek Jasieniak ,

Join us at the Perovskite Solar Cell Stability Mini Workshop at UQ on December 1, 2025, to exchange results, discuss shared challenges, and strengthen collaborative efforts across Australia’s PV community.

ANU team delivers high performance, low cost, metal oxide transparent passivating contacts.

UNSW collaborations delivers revolutionary cheaper faster and more insight PL cell imaging for industry.

When Dr. Tong Xie and his team from UNSW Sydney signed up for the global 'LLM Hackathon for Applications in Materials Science & Chemistry', they had one goal: harness the power of artificial intelligence to accelerate the discovery of materials that will shape a more sustainable future. Supported by the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) and UNSW AI startup GreenDynamics , their spirited participation and results put Australia on the global map for next-gene

In front of a full auditorium at the IEEE PVSC in Montreal, one of the world’s leading silicon solar cell experts presented a compelling analysis of Jinko Solar’s record-setting 26.7% TOPCon cell, outlining the next steps that will push mass production efficiencies beyond 27% within just a few years.   Since 2016, the Australian National University ’s Professor Dan Macdonald and his PV Research Group have partnered with Jinko Solar , the world’s largest solar cell manufacture

A collaborative global team, led by the University of Sydney and supported by ACAP, has demonstrated record-setting size, performance and durability for perovskite–perovskite–silicon triple-junction solar cells. 

UNSW Sydney and the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) recently welcomed a senior delegation from JA Solar, one of the world’s largest and most innovative solar manufacturers, for two days of technical exchange, lab visits and strategic discussions.