Australian solar team takes out coveted QE Prize
The pioneers of PERC solar photovoltaic technology have been awarded the prestigious £500,000 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.
Tag: solar power
Cleaning the technology behind clean energy: de-soiling solar cells is a multi-decade task
When it comes to renewable power sources such as solar, technological innovations have made great strides in improving the collection ...
One engineer’s plan for a green future is to electrify everything
Saul Griffith believes engineers are working at one of the most exciting points in history and we must shift to ...
Bringing 24-hour solar power to a Papua New Guinea hospital
Read the story of how an Engineers Australia member helped bring 24-hour solar power to a remote Papua New Guinea ...
Three Australian initiatives funded to fight diversity and climate change
From investing in women in STEM to committing $45 million to Australia’s solar technology, these are the initiatives that hit ...
The (near) future of energy storage
The shift to renewables is happening faster than anybody imagined. As that transformation continues to accelerate, one obvious question arises ...
Saul Griffith: the engineer electrifying everything to solve climate change
Climate change is an extraordinary problem, believes engineer Saul Griffith. He wants a solution that will remake our lives for ...
Making sovereign capability a national priority
With the federal election campaign under way, and with the COVID-19 pandemic in mind, enhancing Australia’s sovereign capability is more ...
Student engineers drive the design of Sunswift Racing’s newest solar-powered car
A team of student engineers from UNSW, led by a former Formula One racing guru, is almost ready to unveil ...
This $30 billion project plans to power Singapore with Australian solar
The multi-gigawatt Australia-Asia PowerLink is a high-capacity solar generation, storage and transmission system that will transmit large volumes of renewable ...
