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Victoria’s Professor Maria Forsyth’s research team – developing solar storage

Can we store solar energy for when the sun doesn’t shine?, The Age, 30 Aug 11,  A question for Professor Maria Forsyth”….one of Australia’s top researchers with an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship, Professor Forsyth and her research team are developing battery technologies and materials so industries can capture green energy and store it, too….

“..we’re looking at it more from a point of view of stationary applications — so any small industry that can generate its own power on-site, and has storage capacity and capability, doesn’t have to rely on the grid….

How soon could these materials be available?

I have a desire to see the first generation of these devices available within three years. In five to 10 years, we should be getting towards the high-quality end of these devices. But it does require industry involvement — worldwide, and especially in Australia.

August 30, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | solar, Victoria | solar