Research Groups, Institutes and Universities Archives - Renew Economy

Renewables

A piece of cake? Australian researchers turn to baking for improvements in solar cell efficiency
Australian researchers have started applying lessons from baking to better understand how to improve tandem solar cell efficiency using more abundant materials.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 19, 2026

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Wind

Wake steering: Researchers say turbine realignments could add double digit power gains to wind farms
Researchers says realignment of wind turbines away from the wind can boost output. “Wake steering” has real data, but wind owners in Australia aren’t buying it yet.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 24, 2026

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Renewables

Researchers unlock new path for ultra low-cost solar by swapping out scarce and costly metal in PV cells
An international team of researchers has successfully built the first high-performance tandem solar cell that swaps out a scarce, expensive metal for one that is abundant and costs 1% as much.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 21, 2026

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Renewables

Aussie researchers harness AI to help unlock “cheap, scalable, non-toxic” solar recycling
As Australia’s love for solar threatens to pile into a serious waste stream, researchers are turning to AI to extract more value from retired panels.
Poppy Johnston

May 4, 2026

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Solar

Australia-made solar testing technology attracts interest of global PV giants
Three global solar manufacturers are interested in a new technology from UNSW that helps identify faults in PV cells.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 5, 2025

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Solar

Australian researchers claim world record PV efficiency for kesterite solar cell
Australian researchers claims world record efficiency for a kesterite solar cell, which they say could deliver long-term improvements in PV technology.
Joshua S Hill

Jan 28, 2025

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Storage

Australian researchers turn wine into a battery storage breakthrough
Australian university researchers have won a patent for using food acids to create a major component of battery technology.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Oct 4, 2024

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Australian “indoor PV” and graphite-boosted EV battery technologies win research grants
Graphite boosted EV batteries and perovskite solar that can work indoors receive funding in the latest Advance Queensland funding round.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 24, 2024

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Renewables

Australian researchers zero in on cheaper seabed testing for offshore wind
RMIT engineers invent a new device that could offer a cheaper and more efficient method of seabed testing used to design offshore wind farms.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 18, 2024

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Renewables

Solar is now being installed faster than any technology in history
At current installation rates, solar will pass fossil gas in 2024 and coal in 2025. Technologies like nuclear would require “magical growth rates” to compete.
Andrew Blakers

Apr 29, 2024

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Renewables

World-first innovation from Australian researchers turns greenhouse gas into power
Queensland scientists have created a way to produce electricity using carbon dioxide in a development they say could power phones and computers.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Apr 18, 2024

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Renewables

New bifacial solar technology generates more power at much reduced cost
Researchers claim new bifacial solar technology offers greater efficiency than traditional solar at significantly less cost than existing solar panels.
Joshua S Hill

Mar 19, 2024

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