New passivation strategy increases efficiency of chloride-iodide-based perovskite solar cells by 15%
Although local defects in chloride-iodide-based perovskite are hard to avoid due to ion migration, a group of scientists from the University of New South Wales has found a way to passivate them. They used different combinations of 4-chlorobenzylammonium chloride and 4-chlorobenzylammonium bromide on top of the hole transport layer and reached up to 15% improvement in efficiency.
Battery start-up opens ‘Australian first’ factory on Gold Coast
Elumina has officially opened a manufacturing and development centre in Queensland’s southeast that it says will be the first in Australia capable of producing both community-scale lithium batteries and electric vehicle chargers.
Sofar highlights ‘all-in-one’ shift for Australian market
China-based inverter and battery manufacturer Sofar has identified an increasing shift in the Australian rooftop solar and residential energy storage market, predicting growing demand for fully integrated options.
AnteoTech lands $4 million boost for homegrown battery tech
Queensland-based energy tech company AnteoTech has secured almost $4 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to help fast-track the development of its silicon-dominant lithium-ion battery anode technology.
Li-S Energy nears 500 Wh/kg with lithium-sulphur battery tech
Australian battery tech company Li-S Energy has announced a major improvement in the performance of its lithium-sulphur battery technology with its latest iteration achieving an energy density close to 500 Wh per kilogram.
PV Hardware unveils solar tracker
The Spanish company said that its new tracker “is designed for maximum adaptability to any terrain” and is compatible with all PV modules.
Trucking giant turns to solar and battery storage to accelerate EV shift
Western Australian transport and logistics giant Centurion is building a fully integrated off-grid energy system including rooftop solar and on-site battery energy storage to help accelerate its shift to electric vehicles.
Sungrow provides support for tough grid connection process
Labelled the “most difficult” in the world, Australia’s regulatory environment and grid connection process for new large-scale renewable energy generation and storage has also been lauded as the standard bearer for the global market.
SunBrush develop robotic solution for commercial rooftop solar system cleaning
Mechanically simple technology designed to maximise utility-scale solar module yield with the removal of soiling will underly SunBrush mobil Germany’s build of a robotic solution for commercial rooftop systems, destined for the Australian market once complete.
Court reinstates suspension for rooftop solar certificate trading platform
The Clean Energy Regulator’s decision to suspend online trading platform Greenbot from participating in the Australian government’s rooftop solar rebate scheme has been reinstated by the Federal Court.
