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UNSW Engineering student named Geographic Society's 2017 young adventurer

02 Nov 2017

UNSW Engineering student Sam Mitchell is the Australian Geographic Society's 2017 Young Adventurer of the Year after his epic journey along the Canning Stock Route on a solar-powered bike.

Power up

08 Sep 2017

In an energy-hungry world, battery storage is the way of the future. But not all technologies are equal, writes Wilson da Silva.

Screen-printed batteries for renewables on the way

28 Jun 2017

Ultra-thin, flexible screen-printed batteries for cheap portable devices and intermittent renewable energy are closer to reality, thanks to a joint UNSW-University of Queensland project.

Transition to a clean energy future

08 Nov 2016

Industry leaders including Geoffrey Cousins, President of the Australian Conservation Foundation, and UNSW President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Jacobs explain why they have come together in an alliance to move Australia towards a clean energy future.

UNSW welcomes compromise to ARENA funding

15 Sep 2016

UNSW has welcomed the decision to spare ARENA from dramatic funding cuts, allowing the agency to continue to support critical Australian research into new renewable energy and storage technologies.

Power to the people: how communities can help meet our renewable energy goals

24 Jun 2016

The federal election campaign has highlighted the major parties' very different visions of Australia’s renewable energy future, write Iain MacGill and Franziska Mey.

Australia can win from global boom in renewables – Bill Shorten

02 Jun 2016

Australia can capture a “fair share” of the US$2.5 trillion in forecast global investment in renewables, Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said on a visit to UNSW’s solar energy research facilities.

Don’t wipe out solar research in Australia, top scientists urge

26 May 2016

Leading scientists have called on both major political parties not to ‘unintentionally kill’ solar cell research in Australia by cutting off grant funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.

UNSW takes lead in race for non-toxic, thin-film solar cells

27 Apr 2016

‘Zero-energy’ buildings – which generate as much power as they consume – are now much closer after a UNSW team achieved the world’s highest efficiency using flexible solar cells that are non-toxic and cheap to make.

Power packed

29 Mar 2016

Affordable power storage is the missing link in the renewable energy revolution. Neeraj Sharma is developing next-generation rechargeable batteries that run on seawater.

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