A Virtual Power Station for renewable energy

The Virtual Power Station (VPS) project is linking dispersed renewable energy generation and storage systems to create a single ‘virtual’ power station that can feed into the electricity grid

Optimising oil and gas reservoir performance

A North Island site in New Zealand is being developed by CSIRO Petroleum into a natural laboratory to develop technology to access deepwater oil and gas reserves.

Greenhouse gas reduction in cooling and heating

CSIRO’s TrigenAir technology can replace traditional air conditioning systems, reduce CO2 emissions and improve electricity network load. CSIRO researchers have developed a way keep you cool in summer, warm in winter and reduce greenhouse gas emissions – all with a single technology.

Total scanning fluorescence (TSF)

Total scanning fluorescence (TSF) is a technique that provides fluorescence fingerprints for oil, surface and oil inclusion extracts from rock samples.

UltraBattery FAQs

The UltraBattery is an advanced energy storage system with applications for hybrid electric vehicles and renewable energy storage. The technology will be commercially available in the automotive and motive power sectors in 2009.

Dr Tim Baynes: applying complex systems science to cities

Dr Baynes has a research focus on industrial ecology, complex systems science and sustainability analysis.

Thermometrics

CSIRO is able to offer thermometrics services - a technique used to establish the water salinity and the time of trapping of inclusions in rocks.

Sustainable biomass production

CSIRO’s Energy Transformed Flagship is conducting a broad research program in the biofuels area to investigate the potential for a sustainable and economically viable second generation biofuels industry.

Flight Path to Sustainable Aviation Fuels

With emissions reduction and fuel security in mind, Australia and New Zealand’s main aviation players approached CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship to work collaboratively on a study that would help plan a sustainable future for aviation fuels.

Supercapacitors: small devices with loads of power

A video which looks at CSIRO research which has led the world in creating supercapacitors, tiny high-power devices for storing electrical energy. (3:00) Find out how nanotechnology has been used to create tiny devices for storing electrical energy.

Supercapacitors: powerful mobile energy storage devices

The market for high power supercapacitors is now worth at least US$100 million, and is expected to grow to more than $US1 billion by 2010. Automotives are another market with enormous growth potential. Find out how nanotechnology has been used to create tiny devices for storing electrical energy.

Dr Sukhvinder Badwal: leading fuel cell and energy storage research

Dr Sukhvinder Badwal is a world renowned expert in solid state ionics and electrochemistry, with more than 35 years' experience in research and development of new materials and technologies for fuel cells, gas sensors and renewable energy systems using hydrogen.

Dr Steve Hatfield-Dodds: understanding sustainability challenges, and how policy changes

Dr Steve Hatfield-Dodds is the Research Director of the Integrated Carbon Pathways (ICP) collaboration, building knowledge for understanding national sustainability challenges and opportunities that may arise from interacting social, economic, and physical trends – particularly climate change.

Dr Stephen White: developing solar cooling technologies

Dr Stephen White is developing new techniques and technologies using low temperature solar thermal energy for cooling systems in homes, offices and buildings.

Research technologies for understanding subsurface hydrocarbon distribution and fluid histories

Our fluid inclusion and geochemical technologies help industry define subsurface petroleum migration and accumulation processes.

Solar thermal energy research

The National Solar Energy Centre will showcase the latest solar thermal technologies and continue CSIRO’s collaborative research into efficient, low emission energy generation.

Solar cars use CSIRO motor

CSIRO's designed the electromagnetic components for the in-wheel motor used by the champion Aurora solar car. This motor, regarded as the most efficient in solar racing, is now widely used by racing teams.

Solar Brayton Cycle demonstration field

An overview of CSIRO's latest solar project - a solar Brayton Cycle demonstration field (2 pages).

Smart Grid Smart City

CSIRO is working alongside the electricity industry to deliver Australia’s future smart grid network.

Smart agents: an intelligent way to manage and control energy

CSIRO researchers are developing a range of intelligent, self learning devices known as agents to improve the efficiency of electricity networks.

Ms Shelley Rodriguez: effectively communicating about low emission energy technologies

Ms Shelley Rodriguez applies her expertise and skill to effectively communicate the science surrounding low emission energy technologies. Her work has particularly focused on carbon capture and storage, a new and emerging technology.

SolarGas: super solar charged natural gas

A super solar charged gas that can be bottled, piped or harnessed on demand, helping to conserve fossil fuels and create a low emissions energy future.

Shaping future energy management by thinking beyond traditional systems

The Energy Futures Forum brings together industry, government, environmental and community groups to provide a credible, all-inclusive technology roadmap to transform Australia's energy and transport future.

Second generation biofuels

CSIRO is assessing current technology for developing second generation biofuels obtained from lignocellulose with a particular focus on conversion processes.

Resistivity from oil-water inclusions (ROI™)

Resistivity from Oil-water Inclusions (ROI™) is a technique used by CSIRO for the petroleum industry to determine water saturation in oil reservoirs.