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Sustainable Aviation Fuels Road Map: Data assumptions and modelling

Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 +1000

This technical document supports the 'Flight path to Sustainable Aviation' report and provides a brief description of the data used, and assumptions and modelling processes which underpin the conclusions reached in that report. (104 pages)

Flight path to sustainable aviation

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 +1000

This report outlines a range of possible future scenarios for the use of sustainable aviations fuels in Australia and New Zealand. (52 pages)

Flight Path to Sustainable Aviation Fuels

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 +1000

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.

Algorithms for visual cockpit displays

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO has filed a patent for a new type of proximity management system suitable for cockpit displays, giving pilots greater information to operate in a complex three-dimensional (3D) situation.

Victorian Electric Vehicle Trial

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO is developing sophisticated control techniques to intelligently integrate electric vehicles with Australia’s energy networks to help reduce emissions created from electricity generation and transport.

Electric Driveway: vehicles and household power

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO’s Electric Driveway project, is working on ways to integrate electric vehicles (EVs) into household power systems, where they can act as a distributed system for storing off-peak power from the national grid or local sources.

Optimising air space for safer skies

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO's Optimisation in Air Transport Management team is developing new approaches for reshaping the architecture of the skies for safer and more efficient air travel for passengers, airlines and airports.

Biofuel: fuelling transport with biofuels

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1000

Biofuels can play a big part in our transport future. Finding a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel-based petroleum and diesel will become more important as oil supplies decline, petrol prices soar and the necessity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions intensifies.

Gauging if railway tracks will buckle in heatwaves

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO is assisting urban planners with information about how infrastructure such as railway tracks will behave when put under climatic pressure.

In-wheel motor for solar-powered electric vehicles: technical details

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +1100

Download the technical and pricing details for CSIRO’s in-wheel motor design, which is widely accepted as the most efficient for solar car racing.

Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1100

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)

Finding 'objects of interest' at sea with MAGSAFE

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100

MAGSAFE is a new system for locating and identifying submarines.

CSIRO paper - Greenhouse gas sequestration by algae

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100

This paper examines various scenarios involving the growth of algae and the sequestering of carbon during its growth. (24 pages)