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.
Declining populations free up agricultural land for large amounts of solar in densely populated countries
12 Sep 2023
Andrew Blakers and Ricardo Rüther (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina) have co-authored an article published in PV Magazine on behalf of the International Solar Energy Society, investigating the implications of possible changes...
Canada has more than 8,000 GW of pumped storage potential
30 Aug 2023
Our research group recently collaborated with Stantec, the Centre for Energy Advancement through Technological Innovation (CEATI) and the Power Advisory (PA) to quantify the total pumped hydro potential in Canada, for WaterPower...
‘Limitless’ energy - how floating solar panels near the equator could power future population hotspots
4 Aug 2023
This article by David Silalahi and Andrew Blakers was published in The Conversation today, and republished on Renew Economy.
Solar is creating the fastest energy change in history
6 Jun 2023
The IEA have released their forecast for installed solar this year – in total 400 GW of new wind and solar are expected. Solar now has by far the highest installation rate...