Lab360 Solar, a drone-based utility-scale solar PV inspection company formed at University of NSW, has been awarded $3.96 million in support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) Advancing Renewables Program. According to a statement from ARENA on Friday, the company uses its Daylight Photoluminescence (DPL) imaging technology to inspect solar panels from above in…
Building-integrated solar PV company ClearVue Technologies has announced a manufacturing and distribution agreement with Viridian Glass, which will see the Perth-based company enter the New Zealand market. In an ASX statement on Monday, ClearVue said the five-year deal involves NZ’s leading glass processor making and distributing ClearVue’s solar-integrated glazing solutions within that country. Global CEO…
The federal government has announced Australia’s biggest ever round of investment in renewables, approving 19 projects across New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia mostly due to be operational by 2028. The projects backed under the government’s Capacity Investment Scheme also will make history, with South Australia becoming the first large-scale electrical grid in…
CSIRO has found a ‘lack of economic advantage’ in investing in nuclear power over renewables, according to its GenCost 2024-25 draft report released for consultation. The report took into consideration suggestions raised since its last report that nuclear had a longer operational life, a higher capacity factor and shorter time to delivery than previously estimated.…
Innovative solar cell manufacturer SunDrive has announced a major milestone, with the company hitting a copper plating production yield of >99 percent at its commercial pilot production facility in Kurnell, Sydney, with those cells being turned into modules. At the same time SunDrive and aluminium manufacturer Capral entered into a MoU to develop a supply…
Optiscan Imaging advances veterinary medtech Confocal microscopy manufacturer Optiscan Imaging has signed a Collaborative Research Agreement with the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. The agreement follows a MOU with the university, and is a step in expanding the clinical applications of Optiscan’s confocal endomicroscope imaging system in veterinary medicine. The initial focus of…
Building-integrated photovoltaics company ClearVue Technologies has entered into a Manufacturing and Distribution Licence Agreement with a leading UK glass fabrication company that has worked on iconic projects such as One World Trade Centre in New York. Perth-based ClearVue has linked with My Glass Projects which is granted non-exclusive rights to manufacture and distribute products incorporating…
SunCable International, the company planning to supply solar and wind powered electricity to Singapore via an undersea cable, has received conditional approval for the project from the Singaporean Energy Market Authority (EMA). The Conditional Approval follows a comprehensive process by the EMA which determined that AAPowerLink that aims to supply up to 15 per cent…
Solar PV innovator SunDrive Solar has linked with a big overseas solar manufacturer to help get its technology utilised internationally and establish a major Australian solar manufacturing facility. The company, which has developed solar panels based on copper rather than expensive metal components, has signed a MoU with Trinasolar, one of the world’s largest solar…
Nasdaq listed Vast Renewables and energy company Mabanaft have announced the first engineering contracts for the development of its SM1 green methanol plant at Port Augusta in South Australia. International engineering group Fichtner and German e-fuels leader bse Methanol have been awarded contracts for pre-front-end engineering and design (FEED), with Dr. Amy Philbrook, Arup’s Australasia…