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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...

University of Melbourne installs world-leading, ultrafast laser spectroscopy laboratory equipment

An ACAP team at the University of Melbourne, lead by Prof. Trevor Smith, are thrilled to have overseen the installation of brand new...

University of Melbourne's ultrafast laser facility will transform Australia’s research capacity

For the first time, Australian researchers will be able to resolve fast changes in molecular structures during photochemical reactions...

2020 ACAP Annual Report & Highlights

In an unprecedentedly challenging year for the world, ACAP was proud to be able to continue our world-leading photovoltaic research...

UNSW Professor Thorsten Trupke named 2021 recipient of the prestigious William Cherry Award

ACAP is thrilled to congratulate UNSW Professor Thorsten Trupke of the School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Engineering on his...

ARENA-backed RayGen partnership with AGL will bring new "solar-hydro" plants to Victoria and NSW

Renew Economy reports that ACAP collaborating industry participant, RayGen, has secured a forthcoming 3MW/50MWh ‘solar hydro’ facility...