David Carroll

Gold Coast

Editor at PV Magazine Australia

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Articles

Halocell, Australian researchers to scale lead-free solar tech

1 day ago | pv-magazine.com | David Carroll

From pv magazine AustraliaAfter achieving a world record certified efficiency of 16.65% with a tin-based perovskite solar cell, researchers from the University of Queensland have announced they will team with Australian cell manufacturer Halocell Energy to drive the commercialization of the technology.
Elgin secures connection approval for hybrid solar and battery project

1 day ago | pv-magazine-australia.com | David Carroll

The Australian arm of London-headquartered Elgin Energy says it has received connection approval for the Elaine hybrid solar and battery energy storage project being developed near the town of the same name in Victoria’s central highlands. Elgin said the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has issued the 5.3.4A letter, confirming that the project meets the technical requirements for grid connection under the National Electricity Market (NEM) framework.
Powertech warns skills shortage poses threat to energy transition

1 day ago | pv-magazine-australia.com | David Carroll

Perth-headquartered engineering and technical services business Powertech has warned that the industrial sector’s desperate skills shortage must be addressed for Australia to meet its lofty clean energy targets, including 82% renewable energy generation by 2030 and net zero by 2050.
Halocell partners with UQ to advance world-record solar tech

1 day ago | pv-magazine-australia.com | David Carroll

After achieving a world record certified efficiency of 16.65% with a tin-based perovskite solar cell, researchers from the University of Queensland (UQ) have announced they will team with Australian cell manufacturer Halocell Energy to drive the commercialisation of the technology.
Genex reaches construction milestone on 2 GWh pumped hydro project

1 day ago | pv-magazine-australia.com | David Carroll

Renewable energy developer Genex Power announced that work on the engineering project that is transforming a retired gold mine site in north Queensland into a 250 MW / 2 GWh pumped hydro energy storage facility is powering ahead with a key piece of infrastructure now in place.
Drivers hedge bets with charger drama holding EV uptake back

1 day ago | pv-magazine-australia.com | David Carroll

What’s really going on is charger anxiety – the question of whether you can find somewhere reliable to recharge when you’re away from home. Australia’s public chargers are not common enough or reliable enough to give motorists certainty they can find a place to recharge. This is why many drivers are hedging their bets.
SunDrive signs China pact to scale up copper PV technology

2 days ago | pv-magazine.com | David Carroll

From pv magazine AustraliaSunDrive has signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with Maxwell Technologies and Jiangsu Vistar Equipment Technology to co-develop and distribute commercial-scale direct-copper plating tools to produce high-efficiency heterojunction (HJT) solar cells. Sydney-based SunDrive has been developing technology that uses copper for PV cell metallization, instead of silver.
Concentrated solar plant turns to plastic mirrors to power clean heat

2 days ago | pv-magazine.com | David Carroll

From pv magazine AustraliaThe University of South Australia (UniSA) has joined forces with Queensland-based company Impacts Renewable Energy and Charles Sturt University (CSU) to build a concentrated solar thermal (CST) plant using plastic mirrors to focus sunlight on a target to create heat needed for large-scale industrial and agricultural applications.
Ergon plans ‘Queensland first’ microgrid in state’s far north

2 days ago | pv-magazine-australia.com | David Carroll

Regional electricity network operator Ergon Energy has unveiled plans to build a grid-connected 700 kW / 1,000 kWh battery energy storage system that can operate as a microgrid to support the far north Queensland community of Mossman Gorge during outages. The $5 million (USD 3.21 million) pilot project will include a battery energy storage system, an inverter, and communications equipment.
ClearVue does manufacturing and distribution deal for NZ

2 days ago | pv-magazine-australia.com | David Carroll

Western Australian company ClearVue Technologies has announced a manufacturing and distribution agreement with Viridian Glass that will support the commercial rollout of its power-generating integrated glazing units (IGUs) and building integrated PV (BIPV) products throughout New Zealand.