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Professor Hao's multiple world record efficiencies with rising star kesterite solar cells

This article is extracted from ACAP 10 Years - Creating a Pipeline of Opportunities Featuring: Professor Xiaojing Hao ARC Future Fellow,...

ACAP and Sydney University's perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell passes critical international durability and efficiency tests

ACAP Sydney University Node Lead Professor Anita Ho Baillie and her team are making important progress towards commercial viability of...

ACAP researchers develop 'gold standard' tech for diagnosis of defects in solar utility plants using daytime photoluminescence imaging

With ACAP support, large scale surveillance of solar utility plants is now possible using PL imaging in daylight.

ACAP support propels Australian silicon PV research to world record efficiencies

Associate Professor Daniel Macdonald co-leads the silicon solar research at ANU as well as the University’s engagement with ACAP.

Who is leading on solar cell efficiency?

ACAP and other institutions focus on longer-term prospects in new materials and compositions that are more efficient, cheaper and greener.

ACAP institutes get free use of the SunSolve solar simulation tools through ARENA funding

SunSolve Yield and SunSolve Power are available free of charge to ACAP’s member institutes for three years.

Solar Panel Recycling or End of Life Management Scoping Study

An in-depth analysis of best practice and cost-effective strategies to manage solar panels end of life in Australia.

Turning Silicon into Solar – exploring the opportunity for solar manufacturing in Australia

The Silicon to Solar study examined the opportunity for Australia to establish viable, relevant, and timely local solar PV manufacturing.

ACAP reports on 10 hugely successful years of Australian solar PV research

This report showcases a selection of case studies and snapshots revealing the incredible success of the first ten years of the ACAP program.

ACAP ANU reaches 30% solar cell efficiency target

ACAP team at ANU have achieved a solar cell efficiency of 30.3 per cent In an exciting development in the mission to bring the cost of...

Utility Magazine: ACAP and the next generation of solar technologies

Image care of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency In this month's Utility Magazine, Renate Egan, ACAP's incoming director, expands on...

You might think solar panels have been perfected, but we can still make them even better and cheaper

Writing in the Conversation, ACAP's UNSW node lead, Renate Egan, explains the further potential of solar power, and Australia's role to...

Light Conversion Pharos Laser Comes to ACAP ANU

ACAP's ANU node brings new, powerful capabilities to its solar research labs with the installation of the Light Conversion Pharos...

$45 million funding to boost ACAP's solar technology research and development

With solar a big part of our energy future, researchers driving Australia’s international lead in solar technology welcome funding...

What is renewable energy curtailment and how does it affect rooftop solar? | ABC Science

The ABC reports, 'Rooftop solar owners in every state and territory may be surprised to hear their panels are often being curtailed. For...

ANU breakthrough smashes solar record

Researchers at the Australian National University have beaten their previous record to develop the world’s most efficient perovskite...

Podcast: Revolutionising energy with Australia’s “solar superman”

Listen in to Prof Martin Green's interview with ARENA's Rewired podcast, to dive into the history of the PERC solar cell and its global...

Vietnam Golden Globe Awards in Science and Technology for Early Career Scientists 2021

ACAP warmly congratulates ANU's Dr Hieu Nguyen on being a 2021 recipient of the Golden Globe Awards in Science and Technology for Early...

'You could get ultra-cheap solar far sooner than you think' | Australian Financial Review

ACAP Director Martin Green speaks with the Financial Review about the incredible drop in the cost of solar, with today's modules costing...

New advanced optical characterisation capabilities installed at ACAP ANU

The Australian National University (ANU) ACAP node are glad to announce the installation of new equipment which will establish an...