ARENA’s Silicon To Solar study seeks to outline a “credible pathway” for Australia to establish 10GW of polysilicon (poly-si) purification capacity and 5GW of ingot, wafer, cell and module production capacity from 2030.
A total of AU$150 million will be made available for applications focusing on regional decarbonisation of industrial process heat and off-road transportation.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will invest AU$11 million (US$6.9 million) in Australian solar technology company SunDrive Solar to support the commercial scale-up of SunDrive’s novel solar cell metallisation technology.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed AU$358 million (US$227.8 million) to new projects during the year from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023, while it has also assigned AU$41.5 million for ultra low cost solar, a new focus since last year.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced a new round of funding to develop and deploy microgrid technologies across regional and remote communities, including a majority of it allocated for microgrid projects in First Nations communities.
Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) have reportedly achieved a 30.3% efficiency rate for a test-size perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell.
Australia and Germany have collaborated to boost research into green hydrogen production with a A$110 million (US$77.8 million) investment in four projects.
Australia’s Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded A$41.5 million (US$28.51 million) in funding to 13 research projects aimed at reducing solar costs.
