Shale Research Centre

The Shale Research Centre conducts experimental and theoretical research on shale properties and problems.

South East Queensland Climate Adaptation Research Initiative

CSIRO is part of an unprecedented response to the challenge of climate change in south-east Queensland.

Monitoring cattle behaviour for sustainable grazing in tropical savannas

A project based at Pigeon Hole Station in the Northern Territory is experimenting with paddock size and water point distribution to improve cattle grazing patterns to reduce the incidence of heavily grazed patches.

Bold experiment seeks to improve sustainability of tropical forestry

Can plantations, conservation and native communities co-exist? A bold experiment in Sarawak suggests they can.

Dr Sam Behrens: developing smart energy harvesting technologies

Dr Sam Behrens, group leader for Demand Side Energy Systems, leads CSIRO's energy harvesting research which is developing new techniques and technologies for generating electrical power from novel energy sources.

Evaluating trees for saline landscapes

CSIRO researchers have evaluated the performance of three tree species in saline landscapes in areas of low to medium rainfall, collecting important information for landholders and catchment managers.

Farming: roots and soil

CSIRO is studying plant roots and their association with soil and plant productivity to boost sustainable crop and pasture production.

Dr Rohan Nelson: agricultural and natural resource economics

Dr Rohan Nelson is applying expertise in agricultural and natural resource economics to provide relevant environmental science and economic information to communities, industries and governments.

Revegetation by design: the Queensland bush working for you

CSIRO and the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries are collaborating on a project designed to investigate native vegetation as a pest management service to the vegetable industry.

Teamwork to repair power station turbines

An industry and research collaboration has resulted in a new in-situ repair technique for resurfacing worn power station turbine blades, without the need for the turbine to be dismantled.

Dr Megan Clark: Australia's future research vessel

Watch a video of CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Megan Clark speak about the importance of a new research vessel for Australian science, and the capabilities of the new ship. (0:55)

Dr Rene Weiskircher: helping to simulate distributed electricity generation

Dr Rene Weiskircher is a researcher with CSIRO's Intelligent grid: a vision for Australia's future energy network.

Renewable energy

Renewable sources are set to play an integral part in energy delivery. CSIRO research in renewable energy aims to develop the underlying science and next generation technologies for energy production.

Reducing Australia's greenhouse emissions

To avoid dangerous climate change, the world needs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This calls for broad-based action, and in Australia CSIRO is developing practical technologies to reduce emissions in the industry, agriculture, transport and energy sectors.

Identifying and recovering heat energy

Capturing emissions from waste-heat hot spots could potentially lead to electricity generation, according to a recent review conducted by the Energy Transformed Flagship. 

Real options analysis

CSIRO researchers are providing a glimpse into the future of Australia’s energy industry through our work in modelling and scenario analysis. CSIRO’s energy scenario modelling looks at where Australia’s energy sector was, is now and where it’s heading.

Precision Viticulture: understanding vineyard variability

CSIRO’s precision viticulture research gives grapegrowers and winemakers the tools to manage vineyard variation and make better use of financial and natural resources.

Precision Agriculture: developing capacity for the sugar industry

New research aims to help canegrowers and the broader sugar industry to take advantage of the tools and techniques of precision agriculture (PA) in pursuit of both production and natural resource management goals.

Pollution

Our scientists are developing solutions to our mounting air, land and water pollution problems. Our scientists are working with industry, regulators and the community in the search for solutions to our mounting air, land and water pollution problems.

Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle

CSIRO is researching the impact and benefits of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on the electricity network, and how this low emission transport option could be integrated into our homes and cities in the future. (2 pages)

Platform-free oil and gas extraction

Current estimates suggest Australia has over A$1 trillion of oil and gas reserves that cannot be developed by conventional methods. With sub-sea and down-hole technologies, this resource is no longer out of reach.

Sustainable use of biosolids (sewage sludge) in plantation forests

An important collaborative research project investigated the sustainable use of biosolids in plantation forestry. The project provided valuable information that has been integrated into regulatory and management guidelines for the forestry industry.

Petroleum hydrogeology services at CSIRO

CSIRO has developed a team of hydrogeologists that have adapted special techniques for understanding hydrodynamic processes of the deep subsurface where oil and gas is generated and trapped and where CO2 can be safely stored for thousands of years.

Pesticide impact rating index software

After ten years of CSIRO research, the off-site impacts of different pesticides and land uses can be compared using a simple risk indicator.

Petroleum hydrogeology reveals oil leakage from traps

CSIRO hydrogeologists have adapted specialised techniques to understand how to extract more oil from reservoirs as well as identify geological structures to safely store carbon dioxide emissions.