Recent News, Articles and Reports
Design for Recycling’ in PV manufacturing could have a cumulative global value of over 15 billion USD
With strong, continued growth in global solar PV deployment, international experts are looking in detail at the opportunities and challenges at the product end of life. With the concern around availability of raw materials, and [...]
PV systems step up to support the grid
Photovoltaics (PV) is fast becoming a major source of electricity worldwide. In countries like Australia, PV already provides more than 10% of total energy production, and this percentage is projected to increase over the coming [...]
Opportunities for Australian solar neighbourhood planning following COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has initiated an accelerated realisation of the importance of how we source and consume energy in our daily lives. Widespread household lockdowns have placed an abrupt pause on travel, economic activity, employment [...]
Fire Safety Requirements of Applying BIPV in Australia
This report focuses on the fire safety requirements applied to BIPV used as part of façades and roof, determined by the National Construction Code (NCC) and associated Australian Standards for building Classes 1 to 9. [...]
BIPV Design Methods and Workflows in Australia
This study identified methods, approaches and workflows in BIPV design and analysis in the Australian context. They can be categorised under: workflows and methods used in solar irradiation modelling and simulation, workflows and methods used [...]
Australia Continues to Set Records in Rooftop Solar PV
With continued, strong growth, Australia retains its place as having the highest per capita capacity of solar in the world with over 810W per person. This trend is set to continue with consistent growth in [...]
Solar Tools & Resources
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