Communities hit by outages get solar powered energy hubs for backup
Solar powered energy hubs are ready to help keep the lights on for 24 Victorian communities as part of a $7.5 million state government program to build energy resilience when faced with prolonged outage.
Solar pioneer Andrew Blakers AO named on Australia Day honours list
A co-inventor of the passivated emitter and rear cell silicon solar cell technology, Professor Andrew Blakers, has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia on the 2025 Australia Day Honours list.
Vena flicks switch on ‘benchmark’ solar and storage facility
Vena Energy is claiming a milestone for the Australian power market with the successful commissioning of a 41.5 MW battery energy storage system as part its Tailem Bend 2 solar-plus-storage project in South Australia.
Large-scale solar delivers generation high
Large-scale solar farms across Australia generated a record 16.2 TWh of clean energy in 2024, delivering a near 7% increase on the previous year and taking the contribution from renewables to a new record high.
CEFC unlocks $13.3 billion in six months to supercharge clean energy economy
The Australian government’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation is on track to deliver $13.3 billion in investment across the renewable energy economy, after closing off $3.8 billion in new commitments in the six months to December 2024.
Anker backs Solix energy storage system for Australian conditions
Chinese electronics manufacturer Anker has declared its Solix X1 AC-couple energy storage system perfectly suited for Australia’s diverse geography and climate conditions.
Gamuda-Ferrovial JV secures deal for 12 GWh pumped hydro project
Malaysian engineering group Gamuda, in partnership with European civil engineering outfit Ferrovial, has signed an agreement with Capricornia Energy Hub to develop a 12 GWh pumped hydro storage system in Queensland.
UNSW team scores world record with kesterite solar cell
Researchers at the University of New South Wales have broken the energy efficiency world record for a kesterite solar cell, a technology that is being explored as a potential long-term improvement for silicon-based PV technology.
ARENA directed to consider suburb-wide solar and storage projects
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has been directed to consider more funding for residential solar and battery energy storage systems as the federal government examines how best to expand household electrification projects around the country.
Reducing TOPCon solar cell degradation via copper plating
Researchers at the University of New South Wales have used a 1 µm copper plating layer on the front silver grid of a TOPCon solar cell to create a protective barrier that reportedly reduces corrosion susceptibility. The cell showed significantly lower contaminant-induced degradation that unprotected reference devices.
