Research
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Home battery installations surge to record highs as households chase energy independence
Australian households installed almost as many home batteries in the six months to the end of 2025 as they did in the previous five years combined, ... -
Construction safety improves, but AIHS warns industry must not lose focus
Australian construction workers are returning to safer sites, according to new work-related fatality data from Safe Work Australia, but industry leaders are being warned that progress ... -
UNSW researchers develop self-healing silicon solar cells
Researchers at the University of New South Wales Sydney (UNSW) have developed a monitoring method that reveals how ultraviolet (UV) radiation damages silicon solar cells and ... -
UNSW researchers achieve world-record efficiency for emerging antimony chalcogenide solar cells
Photovoltaic researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have achieved the highest independently verified efficiency ever recorded for solar cells made from antimony chalcogenide, ... -
EV sales surge 38% in 2025 as December sets record market share
The Electric Vehicle Council (EVC) has released its annual new-car sales data showing record growth in EV uptake across Australia in 2025, including a 38% increase ... -
UNSW study finds up to 20% of solar panels degrade far faster than expected
Research from UNSW has found that around one in five solar panels degrade significantly faster than expected, with some systems potentially lasting only half of their ... -
UNSW researchers boost solar efficiency through singlet fission breakthrough
A team of scientists and engineers at UNSW has developed a method to overcome one of the key efficiency limits in solar technology, using a process ... -
Electrical apprentices exposed to shocks as taxpayer-funded mentors fail to deliver
Taxpayer-funded apprentice mentors are failing to protect trainee electricians, leaving them vulnerable to electric shocks and delayed training, according to research from the Electrical Trades Union ... -
Allianz research reveals mounting burnout and stress among Australian workers
Research from Allianz Australia has revealed that mental health support in the workplace remains a challenge, with managers and employees feeling distressed due to the workload. ... -
Australia faces mounting solar panel waste as researchers call for reuse frameworks
Australia’s rapid adoption of solar panels is creating a mounting waste issue, with most photovoltaic (PV) panels currently ending up in landfill at the end of ...
