CSIRO is helping Rio Tinto Alcan develop a new generation of aluminium production cells that will cut energy use by 10 per cent, reducing operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
CSIRO Minerals Division is working with industry to improve mineral characterisation and processing, with the aim of doubling Australia’s wealth from minerals processing by 2020.
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.
An advanced electricity network, which uses distributed energy resources – local, low emission and renewable power – is the vision of a national, collaborative research cluster for Australia’s future energy supply.
Just weeks out from the Olympics, the CSIRO and its Chinese partners have officially launched a post-combustion capture (PCC) pilot plant in Beijing that strips carbon dioxide from power station flue gases in an effort to stem climate change.
Australia produces approximately 30 per cent of the world’s alumina through a local industry valued at more than A$6 000 million. Light Metals Flagship research aims to increase this share to 50 per cent of global production by 2012.
The Water for a Healthy Country Flagship' Urban Water Theme is conducting research to ensure Australian can meet the demands that climate change and population growth will place on our limited water resources.
We use ESM to determine the impact of potential future events, policies and technology breakthroughs on the uptake of new technologies in electricity generation and road transport.
The Energy Transformed Flagship is partnering with Evonik and Monash University to develop new lithium battery technology based on room temperature ionic liquids, which are safer and more versatile than conventional lithium battery electrolytes.
This video raises issues surrounding low emission distributed generation systems and how they will challenge our ideas about energy supply and where we generate power. (0:30)
A pilot-scale sintering facility in Queensland, Australia is helping researchers better understand the processing behaviour of lower-grade iron ores – information crucial for achieving the best sinter performance from these resources while reducing the process’s environmental impact.
The February 2008 issue shows how CSIRO researchers use process engineering to evaluate and improve existing processes and develop new processes to meet clients needs. (12 pages)
The October 2007 issue shows how CSIRO researchers are using sophisticated modelling techniques to enhance the performance of existing industrial processes and develop next-generation processes.
