Advancing Australia's research and development capabilities in solar energy technology
The Australian Solar Institute is a component of the Australian Government’s Clean Energy Initiative. The ASI has a $100 million allocation for the period 2008-2012.
Key objectives of the Australian Solar Institute include:
- advancing and accelerating innovation in solar thermal and solar photovoltaic technologies in Australia
- driving research that will have a major impact on the efficiency and cost effectiveness of solar technologies
- increasing the competitiveness of solar technologies
- retaining local and attracting international expertise in solar energy research to Australia
- establishing Australia as a key player in the development of solar energy technologies in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Institute is also expected to be a vehicle through which the economic and technical learnings from the Solar Flagships program are shared with the Australian and global solar community.
The Institute was registered as a not-for-profit company on 10 August 2009 and is headquartered in Newcastle.
The majority of the Institute’s research funding is allocated through a competitive grants program. Guidelines and eligibility criteria are available on the Australian Solar Institute’s website . Successful projects from the first round were announced on 17 December 2010. Details of future funding rounds are expected to be announced by the Institute this year.
For further information, please visit the Australian Solar Institute’s website at: http://www.australiansolarinstitute.com.au/
Links to Institute related press releases from the Minister for Resources and Energy, the Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP are below: