Energy
‘Solar sponge’ aims to transform home battery market
Australian engineers have designed the world’s first integrated hybrid hydrogen battery that combines with rooftop solar to deliver sustainable, reliable...
Novel approaches needed to bring renewables to regional communities
Ahead of her presentation at the Climate Smart Engineering conference, Aurecon Mechanical Engineer Theresa Tian Qin shares a novel approach...
Aussie startup creates world’s most efficient solar cell
The team behind Wollongong-based SunDrive has created a commercial-sized silicon solar cell with 25.54 per cent efficiency using copper instead...
How Australian engineer Martin Green transformed the world’s renewable power
A world struggling to meet the challenges of climate change is more in need than ever of smart thinking about...
Why engineers are key in the transition to a sustainable future
A new engineering discipline developed by a renewable energy expert aims to make transitioning to a sustainable future as routine...
How renewable energy industrial precincts could help power the future
“In the past, people have been stuck on the argument that we need to choose between fossil fuels and green...
This innovation could make wave energy a viable renewable alternative
An Australian-led research team has developed prototype technology that can double the power harvested from ocean waves, potentially making wave...
Could we engineer an Australian grid that handles 100 per cent renewables by 2025?
The engineering challenges and opportunities of designing a grid capable of handling 100% instantaneous renewable energy.
How engineers built Tasmania’s tallest and most remote wind farm
When Tasmania’s tallest and most remote wind farm came online, it took the state to 100 per cent renewable energy.
Our future energy grid needs engineering solutions, not finger pointing, says expert
Last month, a power station fire in Queensland left 400,000 households and businesses without power. create spoke to power systems...
