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Scientists have discovered that a green roof can keep temperatures cool and improve the ability of solar to produce power on the hottest days. A bio-solar green roof will be showcased on the first building in Bradfield city centre, south of Penrith, where temperatures have hit nearly 50 degrees.

Australia's supply of critical minerals to India will be a key aspect of realising the "enormous" potential of ...

While the efficiency of solar cells will always be important, scaling innovation in sustainable cell technology and solar deployment, is the new game in town. With hydrogen exports and production of green metals in its sights, Australia has some breakthrough tech coming down the pike, as <b>pv magazine Australia</b>’s <b>Natalie Filatoff</b> reports.

Singapore-based Sun Cable, which is seeking to develop the giant Australia-Asia PowerLink (AAPowerLink) consisting of up to 20 GW of solar and 42 GWh of energy storage on a 12,000-hectare site in the Northern Territory, is forming a consortium to advance sustainable smart energy grids in Asia.

World’s desire to wean off over-reliance on China could be a boon for local producers, according to the Australian PV Institute

The US Ambassador to Australia met with UNSW leaders, researchers and students as well as attending a friend’s graduation ceremony during her visit to campus.

The technology for transition exists now and is ready to be deployed.

Minister Chris Bowen accompanied the Indian delegation as they explored the latest developments in solar energy research. 

Solar photovoltaic (PV) research and development at UNSW Sydney has attracted further attention from the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, with a second visit in a month to the Solar Industrial Research Facility (SIRF), located at

The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (AATSE) says Australia will generate half of its required electricity from renewable sources in the next three years.