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Number of government, industry and business briefi ngs – the Centre target of 2 such briefi ngs has been exceeded with more than 20 such briefi ngs since the commencement of the Centre. The high fi gure has resulted from the extraordinary rate of growth in the industry (67% sales growth in 2004; 45% in 2005), with relatively large numbers of business briefi ngs by Centre staff in particular being sought by the industry Number of Centre associates trained/ing in technology transfer and commercialisation – although the target number for this was set at 5, the diversity of Centre technology coupled with the recent high demand from the rapidly growing industry, has necessitated the Centre train additional staff and associates in the various areas where there is commercial interest in the Centre’s technologies. The Centre now has 15 staff and/or research students at a stage where they feel confi dent in their training for technology transfer. Those trained in technology transfer often become particularly valuable to industry and are often offered good employment opportunities. For example, two of the staff listed below have within recent months accepted offers to work for newly established companies wishing to set up new manufacturing. Number and nature of Public Awareness programs – the Centre conducts extensive public awareness programs, particularly amongst high school students. This has been particularly important with the Centre developing and establishing the world’s fi rst undergraduate engineering degree in Photovoltaics and Solar Energy which is only able to attract students provided students become aware of its existence and relevance. There have been well over 50 examples of activities in which the Centre has been engaged that increase the public awareness of the Centre’s program and of the photovoltaics fi eld in general. Annual cash contributions from Collaborating Organisations – the target of $0.5 million per year has been easily exceeded as documented in the Financial section Annual in-kind contributions from Collaborating Organisations – the target of $0.5 million per year has been easily exceeded with most collaborating organisations and companies preferring to make signifi cantly larger in-kind contributions than cash contributions. Number of new organisations recruited to or involved in the Centre – more than 20 new collaborators have been recruited to the Centre, well ahead of the target of 2 per year. Level and quality of infrastructure provided to the Centre – the Centres infrastructure and facilities were already world class at the time the Centre was awarded. Since this time the Centre has further developed its infrastructure and capabilities through acquiring state-ofthe-art facilities from Pacifi c Solar, using funding of well over $1 million from the University and State Government of NSW. Breadth and experience of the members of the Advisory Board – the Centre’s Advisory Board comprises members recognised as industry leaders including manufacturers, end-users, academia and research institutes. In particular it includes several Heads of organisations such as CEO’s of major international companies. The membership is listed in Section 6 on Organisational Structure. 158 Frequency and Effectiveness of Advisory Board Meetings – the Advisory Board has met annually as planned. To be effective, a particular challenge for such an Advisory Board, with membership from 6 different countries, is to achieve adequate meeting attendance. The last meeting was held in Barcelona in conjunction with one of the major international conferences, with members from all six countries being in attendance with only two Australian members being unable to be present. Feedback and advice from Advisory Board members have been valuable for the Centre’s Management Team in effecting improvements in some areas, particularly with regard to content in teaching programs and commercial signifi cance of some of the research.
Quality of the Centre Strategic Plan – the Centre’s strategic plan is of high quality following several iterations. The adequacy of the Centre’s Key Performance Indicators – the Centre’s performance criteria/milestones outlined in the original grant application are proving to be effective in guiding the research and its focus. Few, if any, have needed modifi cation. In general they are quite challenging and ambitious. For example, the Centre has made excellent progress in developing new high effi ciency solar cell technology to suit n-type wafers, with the recent achievement of equalling the world record with 22.7% effi ciency. Despite this success, the aim is to achieve the ambitious 24% effi ciency target by the end of 2007. Regarding the ARC designated performance indicators, their breadth and their direct links to the objectives of the ARC Centres of Excellence program ensure the Centre adequately addresses all areas of importance and signifi cance in contributing to the achieving of the program’s aims and objectives. Measures of expansion of Australia’s capability in the priority area – the growth rate of manufacturing capacity in Australia has greatly outstripped the targeted 15% per annum in recent years, with the largest manufacturer BP Solar signifi cantly expanding their production capability while Origin Energy is establishing new manufacturing capacity in Adelaide. The increase in capacity has been so great that locally manufactured product now exceeds demand in Australia by a factor of 5 (i.e. Australia now exports 80% of its manufactured product in this industry). Case studies of economic, social, cultural or environmental benefi ts – the Centre has met its target of one such case study per year. In 2003, Centre staff were involved in a case study on Policy Support for Renewables in Australia from the perspective primarily of the social and environmental impact of photovoltaics. This case study was published in January 2004: M. Watt, Hugh Outhred and Iain MacGill, “Policy Support for Renewables in Australia with PV as a Case Study”, Technical Digest, 14th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference (PVSEC-14), Bangkok, Thailand, January, 2004, p.1061-1062. A second case study in which Centre staff have been involved, focused on where PV is heading in the future, and considered economic, employment, markets, social and environmental benefi ts. This study culminated in producing for Australia a PV Roadmap with the following publication stemming from the work in 2004: M. Watt (2004) “Development of the Australian PV Roadmap”, presented on behalf of the Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy at the IEA-PVPS Workshop for Industry at the 19th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Paris, France, 7-11 June, 2004. As described elsewhere, the Centre runs projects involving the use of PV in developing countries. These projects directly impact the economic, social, cultural and environmental well-being of those being helped. For example, the Solar Sisters program specifi cally aims to provide PV power to facilitate new opportunities for women such as for educational radio/ television, lighting at night to engage in craft work to earn income, etc. Studies have been done to identify the social and economic benefi ts of these projects. In 2005, these case studies are being extended to the indigenous population in Australia for inclusion in the Centre’s “Developing Countries Projects”. Thesis student Gavin Periera under the supervision of Dr Richard Corkish, is currently conducting this case study. Another study being conducted at present by the Centre is a review by Centre staff of the Federal Government organisation Bushlight. Bushlight is also involved in studying and capitalising on the social, cultural and economic benefi ts able to be offered by PV and other renewable energy technologies in providing for the needs of our indigenous communities. At completion, thesis student Long Seng To, under the supervision of Dr Muriel Watt, will publish material from this case study. 159
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