Energy storage

Renewable backup power key to energy resilience in disasters: report

13 Sep 2023

Households need more support to implement alternative energy solutions to help manage outages during bushfires and extreme weather events.

Farm dams can be converted into renewable energy storage systems: study

07 Sep 2023

New research suggests Australia’s agricultural water reservoirs could be an innovative energy storage solution for variable renewables.

A power plant and its stacks against a cloudy sky

Australia’s energy market operator is worried about the grid’s reliability. But should it be?

23 Feb 2023

Are blackouts really looming by the middle of this decade? An AEMO report warns they might be – but there are plenty of projects on the drawing board that will help ease the squeeze on the grid.

New 3D printing process offers novel energy storage design options

19 Sep 2022

A team from UNSW Sydney has developed a way to 3D print strong, high-conducting solid polymer electrolytes into custom shapes.

water on a leaf exhibiting surface tension

Graphene oxide membranes reveal unusual behaviour of water at the nanoscale

05 Aug 2022

The same force that allows water to climb trees may prevent it from flowing through nanoscopic pores in certain materials.

UNSW scientists solve decade-old graphene oxide puzzle

15 Sep 2021

A fundamental discovery in materials science has potential applications for water filtration and energy storage.

ARC Research Hub to reduce energy cost opens at UNSW Sydney

21 Feb 2020

A new ARC Research Hub for Integrated Energy Storage Solutions at UNSW, led by Professor Joe Dong, will focus on facilitating transition towards sustainable, reliable, secure and cost-effective energy sectors.

Renewable energy is ready to supply all of Australia’s electricity

22 Jul 2014

Australia already has technically feasible scenarios to run the electricity industry on 100% renewable energy, without significantly affecting supply, writes Mark Diesendorf.