Patented sieving process developed by research team at UNSW Sydney significantly improves the way important materials from photovoltaic panels can be separated and extracted for reuse.
New version of UNSW’s SunSPOT solar calculator now covers all of Australia and allows households, small businesses and councils to obtain independent solar and battery savings estimates.
It’s the first time UNSW academics have been honoured with the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science, the Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation and the Prize for New Innovators in the same year.
The process of manufacturing gallium-doped solar panels was under a patent until last year. It's only now that this method has started to pick up steam.
It's not just about finding money for solar panels – poorer households also struggle to gain access to reliable information about the green energy options available.
