hydrogen

New system retrofits diesel engines to run on 90 per cent hydrogen

07 Oct 2022

Team from UNSW Engine Research Laboratory develop new Hydrogen-Diesel Direct Injection Dual-Fuel System that significantly cuts carbon emissions.

A composite image showing wind turbines and solar cells in the background, and a hydrogen fuel pump in the foreground

Five things you need to know about Green Hydrogen

11 Feb 2022

Green Hydrogen could play a big role in helping countries cut their CO2 emissions, but what exactly is it and how can it be used?

UNSW Sydney leads group to power NSW infrastructure with renewables

10 Feb 2021

Researchers will work with the NSW Office of the Chief Scientist & Engineer and industry to store and convert excess renewable energy for use in a range of sectors.

UNSW engineers find way to make ammonia production 100 per cent renewable

28 Jan 2021

Chemical engineers at UNSW Sydney and University of Sydney have found a way to make ‘green’ ammonia from air, water and renewable electricity that does not require the high temperatures, high pressure and huge infrastructure currently needed to produce this essential compound.

UNSW Sydney to lead hydrogen supply chain study with Germany

19 Nov 2020

A new study is set to test the viability of a hydrogen supply chain between Australia and Germany.

The future of clean energy? New, cheap and efficient electrode for splitting water

18 Mar 2015

UNSW scientists have developed an efficient oxygen-producing electrode for splitting water that can be scaled up to produce hydrogen – a clean energy fuel.

Conference to boost Australia’s future energy prospects

31 Oct 2014

Major players in the energy sector are converging on UNSW to share their vision for increasing Australia’s contribution to meeting the world’s future energy needs.

Australia’s first fuel cell bicycle

06 Sep 2014

UNSW researchers have built an Australian-first bicycle that can take riders up to 125 kilometres on a single battery charge and $2 of hydrogen.

Mystery of the missing hydrogen

28 Nov 2008

Something vital is missing in the far distant reaches of the Universe: hydrogen - the raw material for stars, planets and possible life. The puzzling discovery has been made by a team of Australian astronomers.

Promising solar energy technologies

23 Mar 2007

An international authority on solar energy will give a public lecture at UNSW about the urgent need to invest in new technologies that can convert the sun's power into usable energies.