Abstract
Presented as the University of Colombo Webinar on 27 August 2021.
Over the last decade, the cost of photovoltaic solar energy conversion has dropped very dramatically with solar photovoltaics “now the cheapest source of electricity in most countries” and “now offering some of the lowest cost electricity ever seen”, according to the International Energy Agency. However, improvements are in the pipeline that are leading to an era of “insanely cheap” solar power, within the coming decade.
The developments leading to these cost reductions will be described as well as the pending improvements that will allow solar to continue on its trajectory to even lower future costs over the 2020-2030 decade.
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Brief Bio
Martin Green is Scientia Professor at the University of New South Wales, Sydney and Director of the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, involving several other Australian Universities and research groups. His group's contributions to photovoltaics are well known and include holding the record for silicon solar cell efficiency for 30 of the last 35 years, described as one of the “Top Ten” Milestones in the history of solar photovoltaics.
Major international awards include:
2021 Japan Prize in the category of “Resources, Energy, the Environment, and Social Infrastructure”, in recognition of the more than four decades of research undertaken at UNSW, that developed technologies now ubiquitous in most commercially available solar panels.
2018 The Global Energy Prize for research, development and educational activities in the field of photovoltaics that have revolutionized the efficiency and costs of solar photovoltaics, making this now the lowest cost option for bulk electricity supply
2018 Celebrated Members of IEEE Electron Devices Society
2015 James Cook Medal of the Royal Society of New South Wales
2013 Fellow of the Royal Society of London
2009 Zayed Future Energy Prize finalist, recognised at the award ceremony for his ground breaking research in photovoltaic (PV) technology that will result in increased efficiencies, bringing solar energy closer to grid parity
2008 Winner, 2008 Scientist of the Year Award
2006 Finalist, European Inventor of the Year (together with Stuart Wenham)
2003 Karl Boer Solar Energy Medal of Merit Award from the University of Delaware
2002 Right Livelihood Award for - His dedication and outstanding success in the harnessing of solar energy, the key technological challenge of our age.
2000 Millennium Award from the World Renewable Congress 2000 Medal of Engineering Excellence for Distinguished Achievement in the Service of Humanity from the World Engineering Federation (Hannover, 2000)
2000 Gold Medal from the Spanish Engineering Academy
1999 Australia Prize
1995 IEEE Ebers Award
1992 CSIRO External Medal
1990 IEEE Cherry Award
1988 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Energy Research
1982 Pawsey Medal (Australian Academy)
