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Carbon supercapacitor

Supercapacitors

Australia has become a world leader in supercapacitor technology through a CSIRO initiated research program that began in early 1992. […]

Holden ECOmmodore

Low emission vehicles

In recognition of the challenge of global warming and the almost inevitable rise in oil prices that would follow diminishing […]

BlueGen solid oxide fuel cell

Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology

Development of materials and infrastructure for the development of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology began in 1986 at then […]

Ceramic fuel cell publications

The following publications detail the work involved in the development of ceramic fuel cells.   Patents Badwal SPS, ‘Composite electrodes […]

Professor Klaus Regenauer-Lieb and Jacqui Cook at the Geothermal Project worksite.

Supercomputer cools off with groundwater

In what will be an Australian first, the CSIRO Geothermal Project will deliver a novel solution for cooling the Pawsey […]

Equipment at SynCat, CSIRO's Synfuel and Catalysis Research Facility

Being cool with waste

Scientists have developed the first prototype of a biomass powered refrigeration system that combusts waste products to generate electricity to […]

Dr Scott Watkins holding a sheet of flexible solar cells

Printing solar power like money

Scientists have produced the largest flexible, plastic solar cells in Australia – 10 times the size of what they were […]

The Energy Centre Building at Newcastle

Transforming energy research and development in CSIRO

When John Wright became the Chief of CSIRO Energy Technology in 1994, he was committed to lift the profile of […]

UltraBattery™

There is an increasing demand for the use of hybrid/full-electric vehicles (vehicles powered by batteries and/or fuel cells) and renewable […]

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