Recent News, Articles and Reports
Rooftop Solar Potential of Australian Housing Stock by Tenure and Dwelling Type
This report presents an assessment of the rooftop solar potential across Australia’s housing stock. It has a particular focus on social housing, apartments and private rental housing, three sectors that are significantly underrepresented in Australia’s world-leading penetration [...]
Solar Sunshot Program to support Australian PV Supply Chain
The Government today announced the establishment of a PV manufacturing hub to replace the coal dominated industries of the Hunter Valley. The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spoke about investing “in the path from pit to [...]
Scoping Study: Solar panel end-of-life management in Australia
End-of-life management is becoming an increasingly important consideration in the solar industry. This scoping study, Solar Panel End-of-Life Management in Australia, provides an in-depth analysis of the current PV recycling landscape, market opportunity, best practice [...]
Release of APVI’s PV Supply Chain ‘Silicon to Solar’ Study
The APVI today announced that it has released the findings of its Silicon to Solar (S2S) study. The study examined the opportunity for Australia to establish viable, relevant, and timely local manufacturing along the solar [...]
Silicon to Solar: Foundations for Solar PV Manufacturing in Australia
The APVI's Silicon to Solar (S2S) study examined the opportunity for Australia to establish viable, relevant, and timely local manufacturing along the solar PV supply chain. This spanned the production stages of poly-silicon, ingots/wafers, cells, and [...]
PV Manufacturing Session at 2023 APSRC
On Day 2 (Tues 6 Dec) of the 2023 APSRC, the PV Manufacturing Special Session included the following presentations, followed by a Panel Discussion: Dan Sturrock, ARENA, 'The role of local manufacturing within ARENA's ultra-low-cost-solar [...]
Solar Tools & Resources
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International Projects
APVI represents Australian experts in the International Energy Agency’s Technology Collaboration Programmes across two solar energy research areas.
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