UNSW Archives - Renew Economy

Solar

What to do with used solar panels? University opens Australia’s first PV recycling research centre
With millions of solar power systems installed across the country, a national research centre will probe what to do with the panels at the end of their lives.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Apr 23, 2026

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Renewables

Solar trackers have changed the game for PV generation. But are they cutting panel life short?
UV degradation is a problem for modern solar panels, and new UNSW research shows how sun-tracking panels catch more damaging ultraviolet rays than fixed.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 9, 2026

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Solar

Solar cells can self-heal after sunburn, and knowing this could slash the cost of making them
The cosmetics industry will tell you that sun damage is the worst thing to happen to your skin, and until now the photovoltaic industry held similar views about solar cells.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 27, 2026

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Solar

Sunshot program backs “Sun King” to bring large-scale solar panel manufacturing back to Australia
A company headed up by one of the legends of Australian solar R&D has won Solar Sunshot funding to build a PV panel manufacturing plant in a former coal hub.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 2, 2025

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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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Renewables

Australian drone-based solar inspection tech gets federal funds to leap from lab to market
Australian drone-based solar inspection technology that could dramatically transform the way in which large-scale solar farms are monitored gets federal funding.
Joshua S Hill

Sep 15, 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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Policy & Planning

Australia’s rooftop solar waste problem is hurtling towards 1.2 gigawatts a year
Australia’s solar waste problem is arriving quicker than thought, with volumes of discarded panels expected to be equivalent to 1.2GW a year by 2030.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 26, 2024

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Renewables

As the world heats up, solar panels will degrade faster. What can we do?
New research examines which areas of Australia will have the worst conditions for solar degradation out to 2059 – and what we can do about it.
Shukla Poddar

Feb 19, 2024

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Battery

Zinc battery breakthrough as researchers fix spiky crystal problem
Aqueous rechargeable zinc battery technology inches closer to leaving the lab, after Australian researchers find a way to solve a major corrosion issue.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 8, 2024

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Solar

UNSW says hidden weaknesses in new solar cell technologies risk slump in efficiency
Mistakes and even a change of material supplier can create tiny flaws which could cause problems years down the track, according to a new study from UNSW into new solar cell technologies.
Rachel Williamson

Dec 13, 2023

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Solar

Perovskite solar glass start-up eyes UNSW cell testing technology
California start-up will trial UNSW technology aimed at simplifying how the performance of perovskite solar cells is tested on the production line.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 20, 2023

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