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Solar’s feathered foes While the elements, clouds, storms or snow, can often be an impediment to generating electricity through photovoltaics or other solar technologies, nature also has other ways of getting in the way. In Australia, where the sunshine is more reliable than other places, native birds can also pose a menace to a solar array.
pv magazine
Nov 28, 2011
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Australia: Professor Green awarded this year’s CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science Professor Martin Green, executive research director of Australia’s ARC Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence at the University of NSW, has been presented with this year’s AUD$10,000 CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science.
pv magazine
Aug 18, 2010
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Printable solar cells close to commercialization Australian research organization CSIRO says its solar cells, printable onto plastic, are nearing market. CSIRO says domestic solar dye cell manufacturer Dyesol is interested in commercializing the technology.
Giles Parkinson
Sep 11, 2014
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Australia’s recycling opportunity emerges as batteries boom Australia’s national science agency has identified a potential AUD 3.1 billion ($2.4 billion) industry, as the increasing penetration of renewable energy continues to drive growth in the battery energy storage sector.
David Carroll
May 06, 2021
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Australia to source 5 MW of flexible demand in smart buildings project Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) will lead a “smart buildings” pilot project that has the potential to create a new ecosystem of technologies and solutions to support flexible demand for energy.
David Carroll
Aug 09, 2023
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Printed flexible solar cells for space applications Printed flexible solar cell technology developed by Australia’s national science agency has been successfully launched into space as part of billionaire Elon Musk’s Space X’s Transporter-10 mission.
David Carroll
Mar 05, 2024
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Flexible printed solar film research tacks closer to commercial viability Australia’s scientific research agency CSIRO has taken its pilot-scale production of flexible printed solar film to a new level following the official launch of the new Printed Photovoltaic Facility in southwest Melbourne, Victoria.
Ev Foley
Oct 30, 2024
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GenCost says PV, wind remain cheapest forms of electricity in Australia The latest estimates of electricity generation costs in Australia reveal that solar and wind power are still the cheapest forms of power, even with the expense of integrating them into the grid.
David Carroll
Dec 21, 2023
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Australian venture plans 50 MW CST plant FPR Energy has raised AUD 15 million ($9.7 million) in seed funding to commercialize its concentrated solar thermal (CST) technology. The system is designed for long-duration energy storage, supporting industrial processes, green fuel production, and dispatchable power generation.
David Carroll
Nov 26, 2024
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Virtual power station project maps distributed generation Australian scientists are working on a research project to network solar arrays across many roofs and households, into a “virtual power station”. The project hopes to improve the “predictability, quality and response” of power being put back into the local power grid.
Jonathan Gifford
Feb 16, 2012
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