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Leader's column

Welcome to the first edition of Spark! the newsletter from the Energy team in CSIRO.
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Pilot plant trials help refine carbon capture solutions
		Catching gas sounds tricky. But, the real challenge is to catch carbon dioxide (CO₂) in way that doesn’t cost the earth. Read more

New forecasting tools aid ocean energy operations
		Unexpected deep ocean eddies can cost millions of dollars in emergency shut downs and lost time for oil and gas companies. Read more

Home energy health check-up
		Researchers will take the temperature of more than 400 houses in Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide as part of a project to evaluate home energy health. Read more

Power from hot water: Perth's future vision
		The Western Australian capital Perth is shaping itself to be one of the leading geothermal cities of the future. Read more

Solar research tackles cloudy impacts
		Relying on the sun as an energy source has challenges because the supply is not constant (e.g. the sun does not shine at night) and can change (e.g. a rainy day). Read more

Catalytic turbine transforms methane emissions
		An Australian-Chinese collaboration has successfully trialled new CSIRO technology to mitigate methane gas emissions, harnessing them as a source of clean energy. Read more

Release of the Pacific Climate Change Science Program report. A new report presents the most comprehensive scientific analysis to date of climate change in the Pacific region.
CSIRO contributed to the Energy White Paper with the report: Possible Futures – Scenario Modelling of Australian Alternative Transport Fuels to 2050.
The Intelligent Grid Research Collaboration Cluster (iGrid), supported by CSIRO’s Flagship Collaboration Fund, found that distributed energy will play a critical part in Australia’s future energy system.
Boeing and CSIRO released the Sustainable Feedstocks for Aviation Fuels program, which identified and trialled new feedstocks that are compatible with existing land uses with the ultimate goal of developing commercially-viable feedstock to fuel supply chains this decade.
eReefs is a collaborative project that will contribute to the protection and preservation of the iconic Great Barrier Reef. It forms the first step in building comprehensive coastal information systems for Australia.
Marine Debris education program. Schools are preparing to team up with scientists across Australia as part of a three-year national marine debris research and education program TeachWild is designed to help Australians understand the extent of the global issue of marine debris and its impacts on Australian wildlife.