CSIRO is leading a nation-wide audit of Australia's research and development capabilities in geothermal energy.

CSIRO is developing and applying geothermal capabilities to help secure Australia's energy future in a low emissions world.

1973 was the year that Pink Floyd released Dark Side of the Moon and Are You Being Served? made its television debut. It was long before the words “climate change” became headline news. It was also the year that CSIRO’s Sustainable Energy Advisor, Dr John Wright – who is retiring next week – joined the organisation as a research scientist in the Sydney laboratories of the then Division of Mineral Chemistry.

Wide-scale adoption of low-emission distributed energy could reduce the cost of transitioning to a low-carbon future by as much a $130 billion by 2050, according to a new report released today by CSIRO.

This conference will cover a wide range of technical issues - from how hydrogen is safely produced, stored, transported and utilised to broader topics such as environment, education and regulatory developments.

CSIRO has commissioned a report that identifies technical barriers to widespread embedded generation (EG) within electricity distribution networks. This one-day technical workshop is an opportunity to discuss the key findings of the report and identify the next steps towards understanding how to manage networks with EG.

CSIRO is developing technologies and tools to control how energy is used, managed and generated in buildings, offices and homes.

CSIRO is finding ways to intelligently manage the way energy is used, transmitted and generated to reduce emissions, minimise energy consumption and save money.

We use the Energy Sector Model to determine the impact of potential future events, policies and technology breakthroughs on the uptake of new technologies in electricity generation and transport.

CSIRO exploits the most advanced concepts in magnetic materials, electromagnetics applied magnetics and drives. We are reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions by designing and developing energy-efficient electric machines and drives.
 

Take a tour of CSIRO’s state-of-the-art Energy Centre and see why it sets the benchmark in ecologically sustainable design. (11:33)

See how CSIRO has developed a motor small enough to fit in the wheel of a solar car. (2:00)

With expertise in engineering and paper science, Dr Steven Loffler leads a project on the production of biofuels from paper, timber and crop wastes.

Dr Dave Whitford  manages the development and maintenance of CSIRO’s research and development capabilities in geoscience and geo-engineering.

This document includes presentations from session four of the Biosecurity in the new bioeconomy: threats and opportunities symposia held 18-21 November 2009 in Canberra, Australia Capital Territory. (183 pages)

This document includes presentations from session three of the Biosecurity in the new bioeconomy: threats and opportunities symposia held 18-21 November 2009 in Canberra, Australia Capital Territory. (135 pages)

Flexible, large area, cost-effective, reel-to-reel printable plastic solar cells: your questions answered.

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.