Research @ the Solar Energy Group

The Solar Energy Group has been highly active and prominent (publications) in developing direct solar energy collection concepts and technology since 1975. It has licensed for commercialisation world leading technology in the areas of solar selective absorber coatings, evacuated tube design, optical solar collector design and thermal solar collector design. For large-scale solar electricity generation, cost reductions are still needed to compete with low cost traditional electricity in developed nations. This overlying concern is an integral element of the work undertaken in Applied and Plasma Physics.

A list of the research performed at The University of Sydney can be seen on the list in the drop down menu to the left. The dark grey research topics in the areas of solar thermal power plants (heat transfer and optics), solar water heating using advanced flat plate collectors, evacuated tube collectors for water and process heating, and radiative cooling represent mature technologies. While the lighter grey research topics represent more active areas being concentrating PV systems and modelling.

Please choose from the menu to read about the interesting work being performed at the University of Sydney.