JA Solar, a global leader in the photovoltaic (PV) industry, has joined the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) Industry Consortium, a collaborative platform under ACAP and led by the University of New South Wales (UNSW).

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

Leading solar industry partners signed up to a new industry consortium in support of Australian solar research in June at SNEC (Shanghai...