A UNSW Sydney team has made a breakthrough, showing how to create “two packets of energy” from one particle of light, which could one day see new technology “mass-produced specifically for use with solar panels”. According to a statement from the university on Friday, the “Omega Silicon” team showed how the principle of “singlet fission”…
Solar module manufacturer Tindo Solar has announced an order of 70 of its 430-watt Walara solar panels for the East Micronesia Cable (ESM) project, with these to be used to power data cable landing stations in Nauru and Kiribati. ESM is a 2,250 kilometre undersea data cable linking Tarawa in Kiribati, to Nauru and to Kosrae…
The federal government has launched round two of the Solar Sunshot program, which is offering a total of $150 million in grants and production credits to support manufacture of solar PV module components, as well as racking, tracking and deployment technologies. Projects supported are expected to involve commercial-scale manufacturing of solar PV technologies at “at…
Tindo Solar, the nation’s lone producer of solar PV modules, has been awarded $34.5 million in ARENA support under the federal government’s Solar Sunshot Program. According to a statement from the company on Wednesday, this will assist: Increasing production from 20 megawatts to 180 megawatts per year; A feasibility study to develop a “Gigafactory” with…
Building-integrated solar photovoltaics company ClearVue Technologies has announced a two-year collaboration agreement with engineering consultants erbas. According to an ASX statement from ClearVue on Wednesday, the deal will see the pair “explore green building and efficiency opportunities” and support “joint technical services, case study creation, market development, research and development efforts and co-presenting for industry…
Solar farms across Australia are about to get a robotic makeover, with artificial intelligence-powered machines set to revolutionise how panels are installed across the country’s renewable energy landscape. Robotics pioneer Luminous has scored $4.9 million in funding as the first recipient of ARENA’s $100 million Solar ScaleUp Challenge, designed to crowdsource ideas from around the…
The Albanese Government is putting its money where its mouth is on renewable energy manufacturing, announcing $46 million in funding for Adelaide-based solar company 5B to ramp up production of its innovative Maverick solar units. The funding, delivered through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) as part of the government’s $1 billion Solar Sunshot program,…
A team from The University of Queensland has claimed a world record for a type of perovskite solar cell, demonstrating results of 16.65 per cent efficiency converting sunlight to electricity. According to a statement from UQ, the team led by Professor Lianzhou Wang (pictured in middle) developed a “tin halide perovskite” (THP) solar cell performing…
Solar and hydro thermal energy startup RayGen Resources has announced the close of a Series D funding round worth $127 million, led by a follow-on investment from US oil and gas services company SLB. In a statement on Thursday, the company said the $31 million investment from SLB was in addition with the execution of…
Waaree Energies, the largest solar PV manufacturer in India is launching an Australia subsidiary.