The murkiness of the federal government’s drive to make Australia an exporter of hydrogen, of any hue, gives rise to concerns.

Defect engineering for silicon heterojunction solar cells has come a long way. But Matthew Wright, a solar researcher at the University of New South Wales, asks whether these proven efficiency gains could be applied more effectively.

The Clean Energy Council says investors are shying away from large renewable projects in Australia, as government intervention has created uncertainty and grid risks are tough to quantify – even with a prized connection agreement in hand.

Solar rules in any scenario of what the world needs to work toward over the next three decades to keep global warming under 1.5 C.

In a huge data-crunching project designed to inform rooftop solar-export policy and regulations, Australian technical and social researchers delve into the costs and effectiveness of inverter standards.

Even as solar researchers strive to squeeze every drop of efficiency from the industry-ruling silicon solar-cell technology, scientists are constantly questing for the next, cheaper, more efficient way of harvesting the sun’s energy to power human endeavours. The appetite for accelerating 2D perovskite solar cell development has just been piqued!

Australia’s Smart Energy Council says that its new verification scheme for green hydrogen is gaining international traction.

Australian farmer Thomas Blair is expanding the horizons of his industry to cultivate green hydrogen.

A new South Australian big battery will show the value of diverse storage deployments in the National Electricity Market.

The Australian Conservation Foundation has launched a new campaign to inspire sporting venues and clubs to go solar.