- Australian innovations are steering two research projects earmarked by the multi-national collaboration.
- The NSF Global Centres is committing $US76.4 million (more than AU$118 million) over five years across the four partner countries.
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has announced two multilateral international research projects to tackle clean energy production and storage challenges. The research programme is a joint project in collaboration with global researchers, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. It is led by CSIRO and AEMO, the University of Melbourne, and Monash University in Australia, as part of the National Science Foundation Global Centers in Climate Change and Clean Energy (NSF Global Centers) programme.
The NSF Global Centers in Climate Change and Clean Energy involve the United States (NSF); Canada (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada); the United Kingdom (UK Research and Innovation); and Australia (CSIRO). The NSF Global Centres is committing $US76.4 million (more than AU$118 million) over five years across the four partner countries and are supporting international, interdisciplinary collaborative research centres to bring together the brightest minds from across the globe to address challenges the world faces today. Australian innovations are steering two projects earmarked by the multi-national collaboration.
The Electric Power Innovation for a Carbon-free Society (EPICS) Centre will be a global scientific leader in developing transformative computing, economic strategies, engineering solutions, and forward-thinking policies to enable a completely renewable energy power grid. The other innovation includes the Global Hydrogen Production Technologies (HyPT) Centre, pioneering large-scale net zero hydrogen production methods. It explores three innovative technologies: renewable energy-integrated water electrolysis, methane pyrolysis with valuable solid carbon co-products, and solar-driven water splitting.
The University of Adelaide, Flinders University, and Curtin University represent Australia in this international collaboration, working with partners from the US, Canada, the UK, Egypt, and Germany. The institutions will pool resources and expertise to confront the challenges of a changing climate and continue the charge towards net zero emissions.