First Nations solar and battery projects to share $5.5 million from clean energy fund
The government of Western Australia has announced seven successful project bids in round three of its clean energy future fund scheme, including two First Nations renewable energy projects that will share $5.5 million from a $16 million pool.
Research seeds domestic supply chain for sustainable aviation fuel alternatives
GrainCorp and Ampol have both received ARENA investment into feasability studies on growing a sustainable aviation fuels domestic supply chain in Australia.
Gelion sulphur battery research project gets $4.8 million funding boost
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has granted New South Wales based battery manufacturer Gelion Technologies $4.8 million in conditional funding to implement its advanced commercial prototyping centre in Sydney.
Genus lands head contractor role on Tasmanian transmission project
Western Australian infrastructure solutions company GenusPlus Group has been appointed head contractor for Stage 1 of Tasmania’s North West Transmission Developments project.
Solar panel recycling projects keeping modules and inverters out of landfill
NSW Environment Protection Authority circular solar program recipients have progressed their projects to scale up solar panel recycling solutions in New South Wales, and divert valuable material from landfill.
Scientists study impact of bushfire smoke on solar power generation
Scientists have quantified the impact of wildfires on the availability of direct normal irradiance and global horizontal irradiance at the state, regional, and national levels in the United States. They have found that direct irradiance is more sensitive to smoke than the PV-relevant global horizontal irradiance.
South Australian solar discovery could transform hydrogen production
An international study led by Flinders University in Adelaide has advanced nano-scale chemistry to further develop sustainable and efficient generation of hydrogen from water using solar power.
JinkoSolar claims 33.84% efficiency for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell
Independent testing of JinkoSolar’s N-type TOPCon-based perovskite tandem solar cell has achieved a conversion efficiency of 33.84%, surpassing the company’s previous record of 33.24%,
Remote hybrid solar and battery system targets replacement of diesel power
A Western Australia-based hybrid solar and battery system developer has demonstrated its hybrid units deployed in remote locations for businesses and communities can potentially replace around 150 litres of diesel per day.
Year in review: Solar and storage trends in 2024
In five key trends, pv magazine looks back over a year that saw PV module prices fall lower than many thought possible, while demand was restrained by grid congestion, among other challenges. Energy storage has had a strong year and geopolitics is seeing solar and battery manufacturing enter new regions as competition drives technical innovation.
