top of page

ADVANCED PHOTOVOLTAICS
Search


Applications open! ARENA's $60M funding opportunity for solar startups, industry innovators and researchers
Applications open! – ARENA's $60M funding opportunity for solar startups, industry players and innovators
Aug 62 min read


UNSW-led team pioneers outdoor imaging for perovskite solar cell and module testing
Supported by ACAP, a collaborative team of researchers from UNSW Sydney and industry partners in China has demonstrated, for the first time, a practical way to map the performance of perovskite solar cells in real-world outdoor conditions, without touching the device.
Aug 52 min read


“Critical gap in clean energy leadership development” addressed through partnership between YIST, ACAP and UNSW
ACAP and UNSW’s Empowering Emerging Leaders in Clean Energy (ELICE) program has highlighted the extraordinary potential of strategic...
Jul 283 min read


21 new entries in Martin Green's latest "Solar Cell Efficiency Tables"
The 66th version of the PV industry's beacon of progress, the "Solar Cell Efficiency Tables", has 21 new entries. See them here.
Jul 212 min read


Celebrating Excellence: Charlotte Fell Awarded ANU University Medal
We warmly congratulate Charlotte (Charli) Fell who has been awarded the ANU University Medal for Engineering, as part of her double...
Jul 92 min read


ACAP workshop bringing Australian and Chinese clean energy innovators together delivers concrete results
The first ELICE workshop bringing clean energy innovators from Australia and China together in Shanghai delivered concrete results.
Jun 264 min read


ACAP is speeding up solar PV research with AI and Machine Learning
ACAP is speeding up solar PV R&D with AI and Machine Learning
Jun 231 min read


ACAP researchers shine at 53rd IEEE PV Specialists Conference in Montreal
ACAP researchers in the limelight at IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference 53 in Montreal
Jun 136 min read


ACAP's pioneering solar PV expert Professor Xiaojing Hao elected to Australian Academy of Science
ACAP researcher Prof. Xiaojing Hao (UNSW) elected to the Australian Academy of Science for advances in CZTS solar cell technology.
Jun 133 min read


New report released: ACAP 2.0 – Setting the Pace of Solar Research in Australia
A collection of exciting success stories from the first two years of the ACAP 2.0 program, delivering improved solar cell performance and cutting costs across the cell and module supply chain. ACAP is supported by ARENA.
Jun 102 min read


A word from ACAP's Executive Director, with the release of our 2024 Annual Report
Professor Renate Egan introduces ACAP's 2024 Annual Report.
Jun 44 min read


Latest International Technology Roadmap for PV (ITRPV 2024) released, with ACAP contributions
In the ITRPV 2024 report, two Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics members, Prof Bram Hoex (UNSW Sydney) and Adj Prof Gianluca Coletti (FuturaSun/UNSW Sydney adjunct), are among the expert contributors, underscoring ACAP’s influence on global PV strategy.
Apr 292 min read


Bridging the gap between research and policy
UNSW Post doctoral researcher Dr Shukla Poddar shares insights on how to get your research in front of policymakers, after attending the...
Apr 73 min read


ACAP study finds effective pathway to replace silver contacts with aluminium to lower TOPCon costs
New research supported by ACAP has found a pathway to cheaper, more scalable TOPCon technology using specially formulated aluminium pastes i
Apr 23 min read


UNSW and ACAP win grant to build ties between emerging solar PV leaders in China and Australia
UNSW has been awarded a $500,000 grant to foster collaboration among budding solar and renewable energy technology innovators from Australia
Apr 13 min read


World-leading 27% perovskite cell efficiency record set by UNSW and Soochow University, with ACAP support
With support from ACAP, a collaborative research effort between the teams of UNSW Scientia Professor Xiaojing Hao and Professor Jun Peng...
Mar 312 min read


From lab to global industry: entrepreneurial lessons from the founders of the solar industry, Scientia Professor Martin Green and Dr Zhengrong Shi
The remarkable story of UNSW's solar technology transformation into a global industry demonstrates how visionary research and an...
Mar 264 min read


Allegra Spender MP meets with ACAP leaders to discuss Australia's outstanding solar PV legacy and opportunities
Independent MP Allegra Spender visited UNSW’s Solar Industry Research Facility with Prof. Martin Green and ACAP ED Prof. Renate Egan.
Feb 132 min read


New ACAP and UNSW research uncovers impact of soldering flux on degradation of HJT and TOPCon cells
New ACAP research uncovers impact of soldering flux on degradation of HJT and TOPCon cell
Feb 101 min read


New Sydney ferry named after ACAP founder and global solar pioneer UNSW Scientia Professor Martin Green
On January 21, ACAP Executive Director Renate Egan and Professor Martin Green joined Jo Haylen, NSW Minister for Transport, NSW Premier...
Feb 102 min read
bottom of page