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Flexing our solar muscle: solar for everyone, everywhere

Australians love solar and we’re an extremely sunny place so it makes sense. But traditional solar panels have some limitations. Enter flexible solar.

A scientific show and tell with Dr Larry Marshall

We put our Chief Executive, Dr Larry Marshall up for a special episode of Q&A. But we’ve since had a lot of questions about what he raised on the show. So like Larry after smuggling all his gadgets into the ABC studios, let’s unpack all the highlights and what they mean for cleaner energy.

Energy

Eco living: To renovate or rebuild?

When it comes down to what’s greener, renovating often beats rebuilding. However, exactly what's done with the remodelled or rebuilt house makes an enormous difference.

Turning methane into carbon dioxide could help us fight climate change

In a paper published today in Nature Sustainability, we propose a new technique to clean the atmosphere of the second most powerful greenhouse gas people produce: methane. The technique could restore the concentration of methane to levels found before the Industrial Revolution, and in doing so, reduce global warming by one-sixth.

Energy

It’s a brick house. But how energy efficient?

Around 11.4% of Australia’s emissions can be attributed to households, so we’re tracking home energy efficiency progress through a new data portal.

Energy

Simulating sunlight: lighting the way to a more efficient solar cell

As daylight saving comes to an end, we mourn the loss of sunny summer evenings. But as the days grow shorter and darker, there’s still plenty of solar energy research being done. In fact, we’re hot on the heels of a more efficient solar photovoltaic (PV) panel.

Eighteen countries showing the way to carbon zero

Reducing emissions doesn't have to conflict with a growing economy, as these 18 developed nations show.

Energy

A data-driven energy future is NEAR

We’re no longer in the dark about Australia’s energy use. A data-driven future is near, meaning we can make informed decisions about our energy future.

Energy

You’ve got the power!: keeping our electricity during a heatwave

Nearly every state has seen temperatures of 35 degrees or above over the past few weeks. How will our electricity grid cope with the pressures of increasingly extreme weather? How do we moderate our energy consumption if there’s a chance power supplies can’t cope with our needs?

Energy
Tech

Sweltering summers and scorching energy bills: Citizen scientists can help ease the sizzle

With a focus on energy use during summer, our CSIRO Energise citizen scientists can tell us a lot about how we can manage our national energy needs sustainably.

Energy

Hyper for hydrogen: our world first for carbon-free fuel

For the first time in the world, a hydrogen car has been powered by a fuel derived from ammonia, thanks to our hydrogen membrane tech. And now that tech is being commericalised to help bring a hydrogen industry closer to reality.

Local communities need more reassurance about the legacy left by coal seam gas wells

One of the key questions any industry must consider is: what is left behind when it is finished. For coal seam gas, this question is crucial.

Energy