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Latest News

ANU research boosted by new funding

May 2008: Funding of $382K has been offered by the Indo-Australian Science and Technology Fund for development of applications of our trough concentrator technology in conjunction with Anna University in India.

Jan 2008: We have signed a contract with the Australian Government for a $1.6 million project under the Asia Pacific Partnership Program to develop advanced photovoltaic - thermal hybrid concentrator receivers.

Jan 2008: The ARC Centre for Solar Energy Systems has received increased funding of $425K per year and has been extended to the end of 2010.

 

In 2007, staff received several awards for excellence:

  • Engineers Australia Australian Engineering Excellence Award for Sliver sub module assemblies (Everett, Blakers & Weber, 2007)
  • Weeks Award (Achievement Through Action), International Solar Energy Society (Blakers & Weber, 2007)
  • Engineers Australia (ACT Division), Engineering Excellence Award (2007)
 

New Staff Vacancies

We are actively seeking researchers and PhD students to contribute to our research activities. Please contact the Centre Manager, or look at ANU current vacancies.
 

Outcomes of the CSES review

The Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSES) has recently been reviewed by external auditors. Read the outcomes of the review.

 

News Archive

 

21st September 2007

Prof Andrew Blakers and Dr Klaus Weber were awarded the Christopher A Weeks "Achievement Through Action" Award at the Annual Congress of the International Solar Energy Society in Beijing, China.
 

24th September 2007

Australian Institute of Energy NSW and ACT Excellence in Energy Awards
Highly Commended for SLIVER technology.


 

1st June to 3rd June 2007

2nd Australian International Green Build & Renewable Energy Exhibition & Conference
CSES will have a booth at the expo and Centre Manager, Ray Prowse, will deliver a presentation to the conference. Details see links at right.


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Speakers
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12th February 2007

Web article on SLIVER Cells in Science Magazine


Link

30th October 2006 - VIP Visitor

Mr Greg Hunt - Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment


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12th October - Braemar College wins the Macquarie Bank Future Problem Solving Program with the assistance of the Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems.
Outreach

25th July - Sir Alan Walsh Medal

Award by the Australian Institute of Physics for revolutionary Sliver cells.

 


Canberra Times Article

Pictures

6th July - Keep Australia Beautiful 2006 - ACT Sustainable Cities Award


Sliver Cells win the Environmental Innovation award and Overall winner for 2006


Media Release

Keep Australia Beautiful site

2nd June 2006 - Magazine Article in Materials Monthly (Page 4)

Article titled: Slivers Away - Thinking outside the square = thinking inside the wafer. Discusses; More bang for your buck, transparent modules, flexible modules, attainment of high voltage, bifacial response and energy payback.
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3rd May 2006 - Magazine Article in Future Materials

Future Materials investigates developments in and applications of materials used in today's society. This edition includes an article on the issue of hyperpure silicon shortage and the solution that Sliver cells offers.


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1st May 2006 - Research Papers

The papers listed below are scheduled for presentation at the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion to be held in Hawaii from 7th to 12th May.

 

1st May 2006 - ANU Reporter Article "From cell to sell"

Article in the Autumn edition of the ANU Reporter on Sliver technology.


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30th March 2006 - VIP Visitors

Kim Beasley - Leader of the Labor Party and Anthony Albanese - ALP Environment Spokesperson

 


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media release

Follow up letter from Mr Beasley

22nd March 2006 – Paper on Sliver Technology Prospects

Sliver technology could reduce photovoltaic costs by three quarters
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17th March 2006 – VIP Visitors

Anthony Albanese – ALP Environment Spokesperson


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13th March 2006 – On Campus Newspaper Article

“Moments in the Sun” Developments in different solar energy technologies at ANU have been in the spotlight during a recent string of VIP visits


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8th March 2006 – Canberra Times Newspaper Article

At ANU, the preference is sunny side up


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7th March 2006 – VIP Visitors

His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery – Governor General of Australia
Letter from the Governor General


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3rd March 2006 – VIP Visitors

Senator Bob Brown – Leader of the Greens in the Senate 
Senator Christine Milne – Federal Greens
Dr Deb Foskey – ACT Greens, Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly


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1st March 2006 – VIP Visitors

Senator Lyn Allison – Leader of the Democrats in the Senate


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27th February 2006 – VIP Visitors

Mr Hermann Scheer - Member of the German Parliament, President of the European Association for Renewable Energy (EUROSOLAR) and General Chairman of the World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE)


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9th February 2006Canberra Times Newspaper Article

“Energy efficiency is about doing things better, not without” by Andrew Blakers and Klaus Weber


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15th December 2005 – Media Release

Rolling Awards for Sliver Solar Cells – Sliver Technology wins the Australian Institute of Energy 2005 Excellence in Energy Award for Innovation in Energy Science and Engineering


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7th December 2005Canberra Times Newspaper Article

2 articles
World-first solar power ideas get federal boost
Govt may drop emission targets 


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19th October 2005Canberra Times Newspaper Article

High-rise apartments proposed for sustainability

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1st September 2005 – Media Release

Sliver Solar Technology Does It Again – Sliver Technology wins the Global 100 Eco Tech Award at the 2005 World Expo in Aichi, Japan


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28th June 2005 – Media Release

CSES Researcher Awarded for Water Treatment System – Mondialogo Engineering Award for Reverse Osmosis Solar Installation for water treatment system in PNG


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6th June 2005 – Media Release

Solar Technology Wins Environmental Award – News of Sliver Technology’s success in winning the 2005 Banksia Award in the category “Environmental leadership in Infrastructure and Services”

Banksia Winner Logo with link to Banksia site download pdf

April 2005 - Canberra Company to Commercialise the ANU Dish Technology

Canberra company Wizard Power has negotiated the terms of a licence with the ANU to commercialise the Big Dish solar concentrator technology. Wizard plans to form a spinoff company together with strategic partners and work towards construction of a demonstration plant. For more details see www.wizardpower.com.au

The dish tracks the sun and focuses the radiation from 400m2 of glass mirror onto a receiver that produces 500°C steam for power generation.

View more information on Solar Thermal Research.