World solar challenge champion Sunswift Racing returns for glory
Reigning world solar challenge champions, the University of New South Wales Sunswift Racing team, have their eyes on the prize for top spot on the podium when the 3,000 kilometre event gets underway in Darwin on Sunday, 24 August, 2025.
Solar roof for passenger cars ready for mass production
The Belgium-based company, AGC Automotive, has announced its panorama-style solar roof for passenger cars is ready for mass production, with the glass-glass design featuring high-efficiency back contact solar cells and a uniform full black appearance.
Sydney solar wholesaler and distributor lands $8.5 million windfall
Sydney-headquartered solar wholesaler and distributor OSW has secured $8.5 million in strategic funding from China-headquartered clean energy venture capital firm SparkEdge Capital.
Peer-to-peer energy sharing generates mates rates and grid stability
South Australian and Victorian researchers have found households could sell their surplus solar power to neighbours using peer-to-peer energy sharing, helping stabilise the grid and improve on retail market feed-in tariffs.
Victoria grants 85 MW solar farm and 70 MW BESS fast-track approval
The Victorian government has fast-tracked approval for two renewable energy projects in East Gippsland, which have the potential to host a sheep grazing operation and power 36,000 households.
Clean energy investment boom buoys decade-long grid reliability forecast
The Australian Energy Market Operator’s 2025 electricity statement of opportunities 10-year report finds investments needed to maintain reliability in the national electricity market are well on track.
$1 billion Chinese investment in Nauru includes renewable energy projects
The Pacific Island nation of Nauru has signed a $1 billion investment project proposal with a Chinese revitalisation and development corporation, which includes developing renewable energy and green transport sectors.
Scientists build 42.01%-efficient indoor PV cell for self-powered devices
International researchers have included an interlocked self-assembled monolayer in perovskite indoor PV to enhance its stability and durability, testing the novel structure through fabricating cells, mini modules, and a prototype device of an electronic price tag, and which was found to exhibit a lifetime approaching 6,000 hours.
Solar and battery-backed microgrids planned for remote communities
The clean energy transition is extending its reach with three communities in the isolated far west of South Australia set to transition away from high-cost diesel generation to solar and battery energy storage-based microgrids.
AMSL Aero lands funding to fuel hydrogen eVTOL plans
A Sydney start-up working to get its liquid hydrogen-powered, long-range plane into commercial operation has landed $3 million in federal government funding to further develop the technology and showcase its full potential in real-world environments.
