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Clean Energy Capability Portfolio | Renewable Generation

Solar PV –

Manufacturing ,
Deployment ,
Performance and
Integration

Solar PV technology will be a significant source of future energy generation . From mining and processing critical minerals such as quartzite and silver , to cell and module manufacturing , and the deployment of rooftop and large-scale arrays , solar is set to play a critical role in the Australian economy .

Competitive Advantage

• Record solar cell efficiencies
• Cutting-edge materials and device research
• World-class research in energy markets , policy and deployment
• World-first solar and renewable energy education program

Impact

• Pioneering research on an international level in the areas of cell and module manufacturing , deployment , system performance , data and advocacy

Successful Applications

• Executive Director of the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics ( ACAP , supported by ARENA and founded at UNSW
• Former CEO of UNSW Energy Institute
• Lead technology roles in international module manufacturing with CSG Solar in Germany and Suntech in China

Our Collaborators

• Australian PV Institute ( APVI )
• CSIRO
• Tindo Solar
• 5B
• SunDrive Solar
• SunCable
• Australian National University
• University of Melbourne
• Monash University
• University of Queensland

More Information

Professor Renate Egan
School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
T : + 61 408 223 653
E : r . egan @ unsw . edu . au
• Co-founder of Solar Analytics , Australia ’ s leading independent energy monitoring provider
• Former Chair and current Secretary of Australian PV Institute ( APVI )

Capabilities and Facilities

• UNSW is leading techno-economic analysis activities , and supporting the commercialisation and manufacturing of solar technologies

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