UNSW researchers have claimed an unprecedented six awards in the 2008 Eureka Prizes, the strongest showing by any institution in the 19-year history of the awards.
UNSW has launched CERPA - the Centre for Energy Research and Policy Analysis - a groundbreaking initiative to meet the challenge of fuelling the world's future.
UNSW's role in China's solar future was the focus of attention during a visit from the head of one of that country's fastest-growing cities - and the former photovoltaics student who is now one of China's richest men.
UNSW solar energy researcher Professor Martin Green has been given the Chinese Government's highest award for foreign experts for his contribution to China's scientific progress through his work in renewable energy.
UNSW's international leadership as a supplier of photovoltaic technology continues as three new agreements are signed with some of the world's fastest-growing solar cell manufacturers in Asia.