Researchers from University of New South Wales (UNSW), have been awarded the bulk of a $105.6 million investment for ultra low-cost solar research from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for 12 separate solar projects.
In total, the $64.8 million allocation is the university’s largest single investment in solar photovoltaic research.
UNSW Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Enterprise Professor Bronwyn Fox said ever since UNSW’s pioneering work developing high-efficiency silicon solar cells 50 years ago, the university has been a leader in solar energy research.
“UNSW is thrilled to partner with ARENA on these 12 projects which continue to build on this strength and help drive the development of more affordable solar technology,” Fox said.
Eleven of the projects are attached to the UNSW’s School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, and one from the School of Chemistry.
The successful projects are:
Lower-temperature connections for advanced solar panels
Making silicon solar panels more efficient and durable
Testing next-generation solar panels in real-world conditions
Improving solar panel durability in Australian conditions
Making perovskite-silicon solar panels more efficient and reliable
Using AI and advanced manufacturing to improve tandem solar panels
Developing more efficient and affordable tandem solar cells
Using AI to discover new solar materials
Developing new materials to make silicon solar cells more efficient
Designing solar panels for specific sites to reduce costs
Using AI to improve solar farm operations
Using daylight imaging to detect solar panel problems
UNSW Dean of Engineering Professor Julien Epps said the funding enables some of the leading experts worldwide in solar photovoltaics to work hand-in-hand with industry to drive forward innovative research and development that is pivotal to the energy transition and pivotal to climate change mitigation.
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