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ACAP and ANU's Emeritus Professor Andrew Blakers appointed as Officer of the Order of Australia, 2025
The Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics congratulates Professor Blakers on his appointment as an Officer of the Order of Australia.
Feb 101 min read


ACAP and UNSW’s world-leading CZTS solar cell is closing in on critical 15% efficiency target
UNSW researchers are consistently leading the development of CZTS solar cell technology, and recently achieved a 13.2% efficiency record...
Jan 283 min read


ACAP and UNSW develop method for improving the lifetime of TOPCon cells with copper plating
Researchers at UNSW have developed a methodology using copper plating of a TOPCon solar cell that could increase their lifetime.
Jan 252 min read


Snapshot of progress in ACAP's Emerging PV Materials Program, 2024
An update on the current status, challenges, opportunities and highlights in ACAP's emerging PV materials program. This is a summary of...
Dec 18, 20244 min read


Award winners at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2024
ACAP congratulates the outstanding students and early career researchers who won awards at the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2024.
Dec 16, 20243 min read


Snapshot of ACAP's progress in Device to Module program, 2024
This summary of the current status, challenges and opportunities in ACAP's Device to Module Program Package is drawn from the...
Dec 14, 20244 min read


Are chalcogenide perovskites the next frontier in solar technology?
A new chalcogenide perovskite, BZS, is stable, non-toxic, has an optimal band gap, and can achieve high efficiency when strained,...
Dec 12, 20242 min read


Snapshot of ACAP's progress with silicon solar cell development, 2024
This summary is drawn from a presentation delivered by ACAP Program Lead Professor Dan Macdonald (ANU) at the ACAP 2024 Conference where...
Dec 12, 20243 min read


A snapshot of ACAP's progress on tandem solar cells, 2024
Professor Klaus Weber (ANU) shares an update on progress with tandem solar cell development at ACAP's Conference, 2024.
Dec 12, 20243 min read


ACAP UNSW team develops printing solution for TOPCon's silver problem
ACAP supported research by UNSW’s Associate Professor Brett Hallam and Dr Yuchao Zhang has addressed one of the big bottlenecks in the...
Dec 3, 20242 min read


Invitation to the ACAP Perovskite Stability Workshop December 6
ANU's Professor Klaus Weber is hosting a workshop for all ACAP members focused on stability in perovskites. Dec 6, 2025 UNSW.
Nov 20, 20241 min read


ACAP teams are collaborating across Nodes and disciplines to speed up progress
ACAP's uniquely collaborative model is providing an unparalleled ecosystem for innovation. Research teams from different member...
Nov 18, 20245 min read


Invitation to the ACAP Mini-Symposium on PV Characterisation
Invitation to the ACAP Mini-Symposium on Characterisation at UNSW
Nov 14, 20242 min read


ACAP researchers share their deep knowledge at Japanese conference PVSEC-35
The breadth of progress in PV technology development being made by ACAP members and their teams is often on display at large global PV...
Nov 12, 20244 min read


Open Instruments' high grade, specialist PL imaging tools can fast track perovskite R&D
ACAP research grant recipient Open Instruments is a small Sydney-based company building specialised, high-performance research-grade...
Nov 6, 20242 min read


Will solar manufacturing in Australia cause prices to rise?
This was one of the questions put to the panel discussing Australia’s solar supply chain opportunity and the Albanese Government’s...
Nov 4, 20243 min read


Outstanding PV research by ACAP-supported students recognised at EUPVSEC 2024
ACAP congratulates UNSW researchers Xutao Wang and Soma Zandi who were two of 16 Student Award Finalists at EUPVSEC 2024, the largest PV...
Oct 31, 20242 min read


ACAP and CSIRO’s new roll-to-roll PV film printing/laminating facility is ready for industry partnerships
With ACAP support, Australia's national science agency CSIRO has commissioned a roll-to-roll (R2R) coater and lamination machine for the...
Oct 30, 20243 min read


Aiko Solar Signs $4M R&D Partnership with ACAP to Revolutionise Silicon Solar Cells Efficiency
Aiko Solar, a global leader in solar cell manufacturing, has partnered with the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) in a...
Oct 30, 20242 min read


ANU's Professor Andrew Blakers, co-inventor of PERC solar cell and expert in off-river pumped hydro, receives Clunies Ross Technology Innovation Award
ACAP member Professor Andrew Blakers is the recipient of the prestigious 2024 Clunies Ross Technology Innovation Award.
Oct 29, 20243 min read
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