Researchers specializing in solar power have been awarded almost A$1.3 million ($1.3 million) by the Australian Federal Government to develop technologies to make the energy source more efficient and cost effective. The grants are part of the government’s Skills Development Program, resources minister Martin Ferguson said in an e-mailed release today. “From techniques to improve the efficiency of solar cells made from low-cost and readily available organic materials, to investigating ways to optimize hybrid solar-diesel systems in …
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