• This picture shows the front of the CSIRO Energy Centre and the array of organic photovoltaic cells that line the front of the building.

    We are playing an essential role in researching and developing technologies to achieve the objective of near zero emissions from the use of energy worldwide.

  • Photograph of a smokestack.

    CSIRO has developed numerous processes and technologies that assist industrial and commercial sectors to reduce waste and emissions.

  • An energy efficient building with a solar panel and rammed earth walls.

    The combination of modelling expertise, experimentally-based data and CSIRO software is helping to address ventilation and thermal issues in built environments. The technology is producing gains in energy efficiency and the health of indoor environment.

  • Dr Sukhvinder Badwal of CSIRO Energy Technology displays a hydrogen-powered micro fuel cell.

    CSIRO has scientific capabilities and skills critical for progress towards the hydrogen economy, which may offer a path to a sustainable energy future for Australia.

  • Close-up image of a wooden power pole.

    This video shows how a new computer modelling system, NEMsim, developed by CSIRO is helping bidders, investors and market regulators in the electricity market to make the right decisions. (1:00)

  • Image of solar panels at the CSIRO's National Solar Energy Centre in Newcastle, NSW, Australia.

    The National Solar Energy Centre (NSEC) comprises a high concentration tower solar array that can generate 500 kW of energy, and a low concentration linear array for solar thermal energy as shown in this video. (5:00)

  • A laboratory building.

    CSIRO’s site at Clayton, Victoria is adjacent to Monash University and the Australian Synchrotron. More than 800 staff members work in energy, resources, forestry, manufacturing, chemicals, health, information, agribusiness and more.

  • The entrance to CSIRO Energy Technology building at Lucas Heights.

    CSIRO Lucas Heights provides facilities for 80 staff for research in energy, environment and minerals.

  • A CSIRO engineer works on the post combustion capture pilot plant.

    Post combustion capture (PCC), a process that captures CO2 from power station flue gases, is a key technology with the potential to substantially reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of existing and future coal power stations.

  • Graph representing zinc in Australian export thermal coals.

    A fact sheet on the occurrence of zinc in Australian and other coals, the behaviour of zinc during combustion and the environmental effects of zinc released as a consequence of coal use.

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Contact

Ms Lou Morrissey
Communication Manager
Energy Transformed Flagship
Phone: 61 2 4960 6140 
Fax: 61 2 4960 6021 


CSIRO Energy Technology - Newcastle
Steel River Estate
10 Murray Dwyer Circuit
Mayfield West NSW 2304
Australia

PO Box 330
Newcastle NSW 2300
Australia