China’s solar dominance not an issue
24 Jul 2024
Professor Andrew Blakers and Professor Ricardo Rüther (UFSC) have published an article in PV Magazine discussing whether China’s dominance in the solar manufacturing industry is an issue. The following is an excerpt...
Decarbonising Southeast Asia through solar and pumped hydro
25 May 2024
Tim Weber and Andrew Blakers have published an article in the East Asia Forum explaining the almost unlimitless potential for solar photovoltaics in Southeast Asia, which can be combined with pumped hydro...
Solar and wind generation will soon pass nuclear, hydro
20 May 2024
Professor Andrew Blakers and Professor Ricardo Rüther (UFSC) have published an article in PV Magazine highlighting the incredible growth rates of solar and wind, which mean that total electricity generated from these...
No threat to farm land, just 1,200 square kilometres can fulfil Australia’s solar and wind energy needs
29 Apr 2024
Andrew Blakers, Australian National University
The fastest energy change in history still underway
24 Apr 2024
Professor Andrew Blakers and Professor Ricardo Rüther (UFSC) have published an article in PV Magazine, detailing: 80% of new generation in 2023 was wind and solar, with solar installations reaching more than...
Grids dominated by solar and pumped hydro in wind-constrained sunbelt countries
18 Apr 2024
This research paper, lead by Timothy Weber, was published in Energy Conversion and Management.
The fastest energy change in history
5 Mar 2024
Andrew Blakers was invited to speak at the recent Global Energy Meet held in California. The video of this talk is available below:
Researchers found 37 mine sites in Australia that could be converted into renewable energy storage. So what are we waiting for?
28 Feb 2024
Timothy Weber, Australian National University and Andrew Blakers, Australian National University
Rooftop solar PV the choice for solar power development in Indonesia
5 Feb 2024
The following article was published on the Indonesian Conversation, and republished by the Jakarta Post. The Indonesian version published in the Conversation is available below.
Solar panel waste is not a significant problem
16 Oct 2023
Professor Andrew Blakers and Professor Ricardo Rüther (UFSC) have written an article on solar panel waste streams on behalf of the International Solar Energy Society, which can be accessed here.