Tag: solar

How energy storage is moving from backup to backbone

Posted on   |  by Suzanne Prescott
Energy storage is no longer simply about holding excess electricity until it is needed. As Australia replaces large coal-fired generators with wind, solar and other inverter-based resources, batteries are...

Solar panel subsidies only part of the resilience puzzle

Posted on   |  by Georgia Edmonstone
The first part of the Australian government’s Future Made in Australia legislation passed through the Senate last month, setting up a national interest framework. But the legislation divided Parliament....

CSIRO looks to commercialise printed solar cells

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A multi-million dollar printed solar cell facility has been established by the national science agency to explore opportunities to commercalise technology that has been a decade in the making....

ClearVue raises $7.5m for solar glass expansion

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
ClearVue Technologies has raised another $7.5 million to fuel the global export ambitions for technology that can transform windows and walls into solar energy producers. The ASX-listed company announced...

$550m in Solar Sunshot grants unlocked

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government’s $1 billion program to build supply chain resilience in solar panel manufacturing has opened to applications amid a political storm over its economic merits. The first...