Tag: solar energy
Access to rooftop solar increases after the completion of Exmouth BESS
Residents and business owners will soon have access to more rooftop solar following the Exmouth Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) completion.
The Exmouth BESS will...
Rooftop solar systems installed in NSW courthouses for a greener future
Rooftop solar systems have been installed at 22 courthouses across metropolitan and regional NSW.
Attorney General Mark Speakman announced that the NSW Government invested $4.1...
University of Sydney awarded $3.7m for ARC Linkage
Six new grants totalling $3.7 million through the ARC Linkage program have been awarded to the University of Sydney to engage with business partners on research projects ranging from solar farms to Holocaust education.
ANU solar energy expert bags Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Australian National University’s (ANU) internationally renowned solar energy expert who helped change the efficiency of solar cell technology has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth...
UNSW Sydney solar pioneer wins Europe’s biggest technology innovation prize
UNSW Sydney Scientia Professor Martin Green has been awarded the 2022 Millennium Technology Prize for his leadership in the development of the Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell (PERC) – the world’s most commercially viable and efficient silicon solar cell technology.
Vast Solar to develop CSP Gigafactory after successful prototype facility in Queensland
Vast Solar has successfully manufactured its world-leading concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) technology at its Prototype Manufacturing Facility in Goodna, Queensland, paving the way for full-scale manufacturing plants in Australia that will employ dozens of skilled workers.
Preventing risks and harm in solar panel installations
Companies involved in rooftop solar panel installation are being warned the workplace regulator is prosecuting businesses for exposing employees to workplace risk.Â
Victoria boosts electricians upskilling program for solar boom
The Victorian government has announced a $900,000 investment to train more electricians and electrical engineers. Â
Victoria seeks to develop new solar panel recycling methods
The Victorian government has launched a $10 million Solar Waste Challenge to encourage the development of novel solar panel recycling methods.Â
Traditional energy company DJAARA completes solar battery installation in Victoria
Traditional company Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation (DJAARA) has successfully launched its solar battery project backed by the state’s Traditional Owner Renewable Energy...