In 1974, at the University of New South Wales, he initiated the Solar Photovoltaics Group which soon worked on the development of silicon solar cells.[2]
In the early 1980s, Green developed numerous technologies that increased the efficiency of solar power generation.[11]: 143 Many of Green's students during this period later became significant in the development of China's solar industry, including Shi Zhengrong.[11]: 143
Green has published several books on solar cells both for popular science and deep research. The "buried contact solar cell" was developed at UNSW in 1984.[12] Green also served on the Board of the Sydney-based Pacific Solar Pty Ltd (later known as CSG Solar), as Research Director.[citation needed]
2000 Gold Medal from the Spanish Engineering Academy[citation needed]
2000 Medal of Engineering Excellence for Distinguished Achievement in the Service of Humanity from the World Engineering Federation (Hannover, 2000)[citation needed]
2000 Millennium Award from the World Renewable Congress[citation needed]
2002 Right Livelihood Award for "his dedication and outstanding success in the harnessing of solar energy, the key technological challenge of our age."[15]
2008 Winner, 2008 New South Wales Scientist of the Year Award[16]
2009 Zayed Future Energy Prize finalist, recognised at the award ceremony for his ground breaking research in photovoltaic (PV) technology that will result in increased efficiencies, bringing solar energy closer to grid parity.[17]
2012Member of the Order of Australia "for service to science education as an academic and researcher, particularly through the development of photovoltaic solar cell technology, and to professional associations."[citation needed]
Professor Green is cited for his extensive and distinguished contributions to photovoltaic science and technology. These include identifying the fundamental limits upon silicon solar cell performance and then leading his team to demonstrate experimental devices approaching this limit, with 25% cell efficiency now demonstrated. This is over 50% relatively higher in performance than at the beginning of his work. He has also developed innovative commercial versions of these high performance devices and pioneered the field of "third generation" photovoltaics, investigating advanced photovoltaic device concepts targeting Carnot-like solar conversion efficiencies.[19]
2018 Celebrated Members of IEEE Electron Devices Society[citation needed]
2018 The Global Energy Prize for research, development and educational activities in the field of photovoltaics that have revolutionized the efficiency and costs of solar photovoltaics, making this now the lowest cost option for bulk electricity supply[21]
^Green, M. A.; Emery, K.; Hishikawa, Y.; Warta, W.; Dunlop, E. D. (2012). "Solar cell efficiency tables (version 39)". Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications. 20: 12–20. doi:10.1002/pip.2163. S2CID97769917.
^Zhao, J.; Wang, A.; Green, M. A.; Ferrazza, F. (1998). "19.8% efficient "honeycomb" textured multicrystalline and 24.4% monocrystalline silicon solar cells". Applied Physics Letters. 73 (14): 1991. Bibcode:1998ApPhL..73.1991Z. doi:10.1063/1.122345.
^"GREEN, Prof. Martin Andrew". Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press.(subscription required)
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