Five local climate-fighting engineering solutions
From microbes to efficient battery storage, these home-grown start-ups have come up with innovative technologies to tackle climate change.
Tag: solar power
How SA Water is working towards a zero cost energy future
SA Water’s Zero Cost Energy Future Program has seen the installation of over 360,000 solar panels and 34 megawatt hours ...
Accidental discovery boosts solar panel recyclability
A solution to a pressing environmental problem has been found by researchers who were looking for something quite different.
What happened to the solar-powered car?
The ability to skip electric vehicle charging queues and recharge while driving with free, clean energy is among the key ...
Australian solar team takes out coveted QE Prize
The pioneers of PERC solar photovoltaic technology have been awarded the prestigious £500,000 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.
Cleaning the technology behind clean energy: de-soiling solar cells is a multi-decade task
When it comes to renewable power sources such as solar, technological innovations have made great strides in improving the collection ...
One engineer’s plan for a green future is to electrify everything
Saul Griffith believes engineers are working at one of the most exciting points in history and we must shift to ...
Bringing 24-hour solar power to a Papua New Guinea hospital
Read the story of how an Engineers Australia member helped bring 24-hour solar power to a remote Papua New Guinea ...
Three Australian initiatives funded to fight diversity and climate change
From investing in women in STEM to committing $45 million to Australia’s solar technology, these are the initiatives that hit ...
The (near) future of energy storage
The shift to renewables is happening faster than anybody imagined. As that transformation continues to accelerate, one obvious question arises ...
