Photovoltaic engineering in Australia

Photovoltaic and renewable energy engineering is an area of research, development, and demonstration in Australia.

[2] The ARC Centre of Excellence for Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics opened on 13 June 2003.

The Centre is engaged in silicon photovoltaic research and applying these advances to the related field of photonics.

The Centre is made up of five research teams seeking ways of improving the efficiency and cost of silicon based photovoltaic and photonic devices.

[4] A sound barrier composed of solar panels helps light a section of the Tullamarine Calder Interchange in northern Melbourne and received an award.