Project fact sheets 

Foundation project fact sheets:

• Australian National University: Process and Characterisation Solar Research Facility (PDF 294KB)  
• CSIRO: Solar Thermal Research Hub (PDF 316KB) 
• The University of NSW: Solar Industrial Research Facility (PDF 305KB)

Round 1 project fact sheets:

• Australian National University: Inline inspection tools for photovoltaic manufacturing (PDF 295KB)
• Silanna Semiconductor Pty Ltd (previously Sapphicon Semiconductor Pty Ltd): A high efficiency, integrated solar module on a transparent substrate (PDF 277KB)
• Australian National University: Plasmonics for high efficiency solar cells (PDF 278KB)
• Australian National University: Next generation SLIVER solar cells (PDF 272KB)
• The University of NSW: Development and commercialisation of high efficiency silicon solar cell technology (PDF 314KB)
• University of Newcastle: Fabrication of Thermionic Devices (PDF 281KB)
• CSIRO: Development of advanced solar thermal energy storage technologies for integration with energy-intensive industrial processes and electricity (PDF 300KB)
• CSIRO: Advanced steam generating receivers for high concentration solar collectors (PDF 296KB)
• The University of NSW: Overcoming the fundamental performance limitations of commercial solar cells (PDF 303KB)
• University of Queensland: New materials and architectures for organic solar cells- beyond the Shockley-Queisser limit  (PDF 296KB)

Round 2 project fact sheets:

• The University of NSW: Tandem Quantum Dot solar cells (PDF 306KB)
• The University of NSW: 40% efficient photovoltaic "Power Cube" tower receiver (PDF 330KB)
• The University of NSW: Characterising and forecasting grid connected solar energy (PDF 304KB)
• The University of NSW: The Hot Carrier solar cell (PDF 303KB)
• Australian National University: Industry ready n-type silicon solar cells (PDF 276KB)
• Graphite Energy Pty Ltd: Commercialisation of the Grahite Energy solar storage receiver (PDF 286KB)
• CSIRO: Characterising the effect of high-penetration solar intermittency on Australian electricity networks (PDF 294KB)
• CSIRO: Development of a thermoelectric generator for application in a concentrated solar thermal topping cycle (PDF 293KB)
• Australian National University: Roof-mounted hybrid CST system for distributed generation of heating, cooling and electricity (PDF 290KB)
• University of Melbourne: Printing solar cells- A manufacturing proposition for Australia (PDF 277KB)
• CSIRO: Solar air turbine system (PDF 317KB)
• University of Sydney: Upconversion of the solar spectrum for improved PV energy conversion (PDF 283KB) 
• The University of NSW: Next generation crystalline silicon on glass modules (PDF 301KB)
   

Round 3 project fact sheets:

• Vast Solar Pty Ltd: Validation of performance modelling for 1.2MWth solar array with high temperature receiver and integrated thermal storage (PDF 298KB)
• RayGen Resources Pty Ltd: Central Receiver CPV Pilot Project – Stage 2 (PDF 270KB)
• Solar Systems Pty Ltd: High-efficiency multi-junction solar cells on low-cost, large-area silicon substrates (PDF 301KB)
• Chromasun Pty Ltd: Lowest LCOE: Australian pilot of rooftop CST and CPV-T micro-concentrator systems (PDF 325KB)
• Granite Power: Solar Supercritical Organic Rankine Cycle for power and industrial heat (PDF 282KB)
• Barbara Hardy Institute at the University of South Australia: Development of high temperature phase change storage systems and a test facility (PDF 319KB)
• CSIRO: Evaluation and demonstration of hybridisation of CST with carbon capture and storage (PDF 285KB)
• CAT Projects: Analysis of variations in instantaneous weather
• CSIRO: Solar hybrid fuels (PDF 290KB)
• CSIRO: Solar energy management system for utilities (PDF 295KB)

USASEC Foundation project fact sheets:

• The University of NSW: Cost effective gallium arsenide (PDF 329KB)
• The University of NSW: Multi-junction c-Si solar cells based on virtual Ge substrates (PDF 308KB)
• The University of NSW: Towards a practical Hot Carrier solar cell (PDF 316KB)
• CSIRO: Solar-driven supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle
• CSIRO: Improving translation models for predicting the energy yield of photovoltaic power systems
• Australian National University: Improved high temperature receivers for dish concentrators
• CSIRO: Integrated solar radiation data sources over Australia
   

USASEC Open Round project fact sheets:

• CSIRO: Australian Solar Energy Forecasting System – Phase 1
• Australian National University: Machine-learning-based forecasting of distributed solar energy production
• Brisbane Materials Technology Pty Ltd: A pilot scale plant for the production of solar anti reflection coatings
• University of NSW: Low cost, high efficiency Copper Zinc Tin Sulphide (CZTS) on silicon multi-junction cells
• CSIRO: Optimisation of central receivers for advanced power cycles
• CSIRO: Plug and play solar: simplifying the integration of solar energy in hybrid applications
• CSIRO: Deployment of combined cycle using solar reformed gas in NW Australia
• University of NSW: Tools for design and scale-up of solar thermochemical reactors
• Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology: Micro Urban Solar Integrated Concentrators (MUSIC)
• Australian Photovoltaic Association: Data collection and analysis for the development of a climate-based module rating scheme
• Australian Photovoltaic Association: Consumer and utility interest in active participation in the distributed energy market

 

USASEC SRI project fact sheets

• University of NSW: US-Australia Institute for Advanced Photovoltaics
• CSIRO: Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative (ASTRI)

Australia-Germany project fact sheets:

• University of Melbourne: Enhancing efficiencies in printed solar cells by controlling morphology development (PDF 324KB)
• The University of NSW: Si nanocrystals embedded in silicon oxide and nitrate as nanoscale heterojunction for third generation photovoltaics (PDF 393KB)
• BlueScope Steel Limited: Expanding the value proposition for Building Integrated Photovoltaics: Thin-film Building Integrated Photovoltaic Thermal retrofitting of buildings (PDF 323KB)
• Australian National University: Local doping using Laser Chemical Processing technology for advanced silicon solar cells (PDF 318KB)
• The University of NSW: Time and spectrally-resolved photoluminescence for silicon solar cell characterisation (PDF 350KB)