UNSW School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering

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School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering

Established	2006
Head of School	Richard Corkish
Administrative staff	43
Students	316 241 Undergraduate 75 Postgraduate
Location	Sydney , New South Wales , Australia 33°55′03″S 151°13′37″E / 33.917518°S 151.226828°E / -33.917518; 151.226828Coordinates: 33°55′03″S 151°13′37″E / 33.917518°S 151.226828°E / -33.917518; 151.226828
Campus	Urban
Website	www.pv.unsw.edu.au

The School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering (SPREE) is one of ten schools in the UNSW Faculty of Engineering at the University of New South Wales.

It was officially recognised as a school on 1 January 2006, after having previously been known as the Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering.^[1]

As of 2003, the school includes the Australian Research Council (ARC) Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence.^[2]

The school offers two undergraduate coursework programs, combined undergraduate programs with science, arts, commerce or law, a Master of Engineering Science postgraduate coursework program, and three research programs:- Master of Philosophy, Master of Engineering by Research and a Doctor of Philosophy.

Notable alumni[]

• Stuart Wenham (PhD, '86) – Scientia Professor; 1999 Australia Prize recipient; Engineers Australia "Top 100 Influential Engineers, 2013"^[3]
• Zhengrong Shi (PhD, '92) – Founder and CEO, Suntech

Zhengrong Shi

See also[]

• Martin Green (professor)

References[]

External links[]

• School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Engineering website
• CSG Solar
• 2007 Annual Report: ARC Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence
• UNSW Quad PV System Live Data