UNSW 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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Battery

“Fingerprints” of grid-forming inverters to be studied to assess their ability to replace spinning machines
UNSW is launching a study into an obscure technical part of the grid which could pave the way for a fully digital system with no reliance on spinning machines.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 18, 2026

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Renewables

Australian researchers test new tech to help smash the solar ceiling, bring PV to apartments
A UNSW pilot will test the ability of an artificial intelligence-powered energy system to help expand access to rooftop solar and battery storage for those living in apartments.
Joshua S Hill

Jun 29, 2026

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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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