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Energy
Our energy research focuses on the development and advancement of renewable energy
technologies for electricity, fuels and materials production, industrial processes, and heating and
cooling applications.
The investigations are predominantly related to solar energy conversion through photovoltaic,
thermal, thermochemical and hybrid systems. We also study hydro, wind, geothermal, biomass
and thermoelectric systems, compatible energy storage technologies, from thermal to
thermochemical to electrochemical, as well as grid integration.
Research projects address challenges in basic sciences, engineering, system integration and
techno-economics, which result in fundamental technology discoveries, device and system
prototypes, and commercial products.
Explore our available research projects below and if you’d like to discuss opportunities for
collaboration or funding, please email us.
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Our global energy systems are currently in rapid transformation, particularly through uptake of
photovoltaic and wind power, driven by emissions...
Optical Devices »
Light is essential to our daily lives—in fact, new light-based technologies are helping to find
solutions to global challenges in energy,...
Photovoltaics »
Photovoltaics research at ANU is at the global cutting edge, spanning the entire spectrum of solar
electricity technologies—from solar forecasting...
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Our leading-edge research encompasses basic sciences, engineering and techno-economics for
development and advancement of solar thermal and hybrid...
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Alejandro Vidal
Master of Engineering, Solar Energy Technologies
“My interest in engineering started during high school, I was good at maths and science and I
had a talent for building and fixing stuff. I was...
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Andrew Blakers
"I studied physics and maths at school and at ANU, intending to become an astronomer, but then
decided that solar energy was a much more useful area...
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Dr Antonio Tricoli
Dr Antonio Tricoli is a Research Fellow in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at
The Australian National University. Nanotechnology is a...
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Kylie Catchpole
Research Fellow at the ANU Research School of Engineering
Kylie Catchpole is Research Fellow at the ANU Research School of Engineering. She describes
the aim of her research very simply, as "better, cheaper...
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Improving solar cells without doping
28 Jan 2016
Scientists have developed a new silicon solar cell that promises cheaper manufacturing processes
and better power output. The collaboration, between scientists at...
ANU welcomes ACT renewable energy fund
21 Dec 2015
The ACT Government's new $10.8 million funding for a Renewable Energy Innovation Fund
will provide great opportunities for ANU to further partner with industry to...
Solar freakin' roadways? Why the future of this technology may not be so bright
18 Dec 2015
By ANDREW THOMSON When we are not driving, cycling, or walking on it, a road is just a
waste of space, right? Not if it is a solar road! What a perfect combination...
ANU researcher achieves world's highest solar cell efficiency for low-grade silicon
17 Dec 2015
The price of Photovoltaics modules has drastically decreased during the last decade, however
further cost reductions are now increasingly hard. The key problem with...
Alumnus wins inaugural engineering medal
30 Nov 2015
ANU Alumnus and Chief Technology Officer of Canberra-based firm Reposit Power, Lachlan
Blackhall, has been chosen as the first recipient of the Batterham Medal for...
Andres Cuevas awarded Becquerel Prize in Hamburg Germany
16 Oct 2015
Professor Andrés Cuevas has been awarded the 2015 Becquerel Prize for Outstanding Merits in
Photovoltaics. The award recognises his scientific merits in the...
Nobel Laureate Brian Schmidt to lead ANU
24 Jun 2015
Professor Brian Schmidt AC has been appointed the next Vice-Chancellor of The Australian
National University (ANU). He will take up the position on 1 January 2016...
ANU leads Australia in global subject rankings
29 Apr 2015
ANU has secured its position as Australia's top university in the latest QS global subject
rankings. ANU has been rated in the top 10 in the world in four subjects...
Kylie Catchpole honoured in Academy of Science Awards
24 Nov 2014
ANU scientists have been honoured for their contributions to maths and sciences, winning a host
of major awards from the Australian Academy of Sciences. Among the...
Engineering Students take out awards at prestigious conference
29 Oct 2014
James Bullock and Thomas Allen, both PhD students in Engineering have taken out awards at
the 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, the oldest and most...
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