Tag: renewable energy

Manufacturing the next generation of solar technology will require testing beyond the laboratory, with UNSW Sydney researchers exposing commercial-sized perovskite and tandem solar modules to Australia’s challenging outdoor conditions.

Australia’s shift towards electric vehicles (EVs), rooftop solar and other renewable energy technologies is expected to create growing volumes of end-of-life waste, according to researchers at RMIT University.

ICC Sydney is set to become home to what the NSW Government says will be the largest solar farm in a central business district in the Southern Hemisphere, under plans to expand rooftop solar generation across its convention, exhibition and entertainment facilities.

The NSW Government has committed $1.5 million to support apprentices and trainees in the Central-West Orana region as renewable energy projects create new construction and operational jobs.

UNSW Sydney engineers have secured a $6.52 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to investigate challenges associated with operating Australia’s electricity system with increasing levels of solar, wind and battery storage.

Edify Energy has reached financial close on its Ganymirra and Majors Creek solar and battery hybrid projects in Queensland, marking another milestone in the company’s renewable energy development program.

ClearVue Technologies says its ClearVue-Helios rooftop solar panels have been added to the Clean Energy Council (CEC) Approved Products List, a certification that allows the products to be connected to Australia's electricity grid and qualify for government renewable energy incentives.

Australian manufacturers with capabilities in renewable energy technologies, grid solutions and specialist engineering are being encouraged to explore opportunities in South Asia, with Austrade highlighting growing demand across the region as countries accelerate their energy transition.

Engineers at The University of Queensland (UQ) have developed a floating wind turbine design they say could reduce the cost of offshore wind structures by 40 per cent.

Construction has commenced on Neoen's Narrogin Wind Farm in Western Australia's Wheatbelt, with the State Government saying the project marks another step in its efforts to expand renewable energy generation and support local employment.