Energy Transformed Flagship

Our scientists are working with industry, regulators and the community in the search for solutions to our mounting air, land and water pollution problems.

National Research Flagship Visiting Fellowships are available for researchers to work in CSIRO in areas directly relevant to a Flagship Program.

The Kyoto Protocol should be considered just the first lap in a long race to reduce the environmental and economic risks associated with climate change, according to a climate risk analyst with CSIRO’s Energy Transformed Flagship, Dr Roger Jones.

CSIRO scientists are investigating whether injecting coal seams with certain kinds of bacteria and carbon dioxide can produce commercially viable quantities of methane gas.

This conference will cover a wide range of technical issues - from how hydrogen is safely produced, stored, transported and utilised to broader topics such as environment, education and regulatory developments.

The 2nd Australasian Symposium on Ionic Liquids in May 2006 will cover all aspects of the chemistry and application of these promising materials.

 

CSIRO’s alternative transport fuels research explores the feasibility of alternatives to traditional fuel types, such as petrol or diesel, and looks at the possible biophysical, social and economic impacts of their production and adoption.

Experience gained extracting fossil fuels can be reversed and applied to sequestering carbon dioxide greenhouses gas in underground reservoirs.

An industry funded consortium whose objective is to reduce exploration risks associated with ‘seals’ and ‘traps’.

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.

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)

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)

The CSIRO Energy Centre provides a focal point for research in sustainable energy, the environmental impacts of energy and environmentally acceptable fossil fuel research and development.

With expertise in engineering and paper science, Dr Steven Loffler leads a project on the production of biofuels from paper, timber and crop wastes.

Energymark provides individuals with an opportunity to learn and act on climate change and energy. Register to be a group convenor today!

CSIRO has extensive expertise in hydraulic fracturing techniques and is developing new methods of analysis and application of hydraulic fracturing to the petroleum, mining, geothermal industries and for geoscience research. (2 pages)

When it comes to motors, energy efficiency refers to the amount of useful work done by a motor for the amount of energy it consumes. Here we explain how efficiency is calculated.

 

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.