Battery subsidy schemes proposed to cut bills and boost manufacturing
Battery subsidies are absent from the 2025-26 Federal Budget, but industry organisations are committed to pushing government forward to support the rollout of household batteries backed by local manufacturing.
New passive solar module cooling tech based on lightweight hydrogel
Researchers at Thailand’s Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology demonstrated a novel hydrogel that has high cooling effect on silicon PV panels.
Transparent tandem solar cell hits record 12.3% efficiency
A global research team has developed a tandem solar cell with 30% transparency by combining perovskite and organic layers, achieving a record 12.3% efficiency for transparent solar cells.
Battery state of health impacts revenue, safety and operations
A new paper from renewable energy technology company 3E lays out strategies to manage battery degradation, saying inaccurate state of health measurements of battery energy storage systems can negatively impact their safety, impede accurate asset evaluation and result in financial losses.
$70 million fund opens to innovate heavy industry decarbonisation
Only innovators need apply: ARENA opens second round of industrial transformation stream funding offering $70 million to support technology development to help industry decarbonise.
Sydney researchers advance halide perovskite cell stabilisation
University of Sydney researchers have suppressed ion migration in halide perovskites specifically at the B-site, paving a way for cell stabilisation by minimising energy loss and improving performance reliability.
How to identify interruption of ribbons in solar modules
An international group of scientists have investigated the total or partial interruptions of ribbons that connect solar cells in modules and have proposed a classification based on their type and location.
Carnegie secures more funding for Spain wave energy project
Australian wave energy developer Carnegie Clean Energy has secured more than $545,000 in funding to push forward its plans to deliver and operate a 400 kW version of its ‘CETO’ wave power generation system in waters off the coast of Spain.
Research shows degradation mechanisms in rear side of TOPCon solar cells
Researchers from UNSW and Longi have found that the silicon nitride layers used in TOPCon cell rear-side are particularly prone to chemical degradation from sodium contaminants. This can lead to significant open-circuit voltage losses and reduce cell efficiency.
Energy Dome targets Australian market with carbon-dioxide battery tech
Italian energy storage company Energy Dome is scouting potential sites across Victoria to deploy its carbon dioxide battery technology as it works to establish a foothold in the Australian energy market.
