Australia provides support for Vietnamese-led research team

The Australia Renewable Energy Agency has granted aid worth 1 million AUD (750,000 USD) for a new-generation solar cell development project of a research team headed by Vietnamese national Dr. Nguyen Trong Hieu from the Australia National University (ANU).
Australia provides support for Vietnamese-led research team ảnh 1Dr. Nguyen Trong Hieu (Photo courtesy of Nguyen Trong Hieu)
Sydney (VNA) – The Australia Renewable Energy Agency has grantedaid worth 1 million AUD (750,000 USD) for a new-generation solar celldevelopment project of a research team headed by Vietnamese national Dr. NguyenTrong Hieu from the Australia National University (ANU).

Hieu, who is currently a senior lecturer in the solar cellmajor at the ANU, said that his team will spend the money developing moreadvanced equipment to help researchers measure photovoltaic properties of solarmaterials more accurately.

This new technology will be a step forward in the process ofharnessing photovoltaic potential as a clean, affordable and sustainable sourceof energy for everyone, he stated.

According to him, a small amount will be spent on training postgraduateson how to use and apply the advanced equipment.

The research team hopes to basically complete theinstallation of equipment by the end of 2021, which will be used for differentenergy materials provided by energy companies and other research teams.

Since 2016, Hieu’s team has received a total of 6.4 millionUSD in aid for new-generation solar cell development projects./.
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