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A heated debate – how safe are gas stoves?

28 Feb 2023

UNSW Sydney experts explain why we should be looking for alternatives to cooking with gas.

UNSW eco-friendly aviation research project receives CRC-P funding

27 Jan 2023

An innovative UNSW research and development project focused on making regional commuter services greener and cheaper has been awarded a CRC-P grant.

Professor Richard Tilley and Dr Lucy Gloag in front of a hydrogen filling station

New method for designing tiny 3D materials could make fuel cells more efficient

18 Jan 2023

Researchers have developed an innovative technique for creating nanoscale materials with unique chemical and physical properties.

Graphic showing view of electric vehicle battery next to a charge symbol

Scientists develop long-life electrode material for solid-state batteries ideal for EVs

13 Dec 2022

Scientists have developed a positive electrode material that doesn’t diminish after repeated charging cycles, for the manufacture of durable solid-state batteries.

Solar calculator helps all Australians forecast cost savings of panels and batteries

05 Dec 2022

New version of UNSW’s SunSPOT solar calculator now covers all of Australia and allows households, small businesses and councils to obtain independent solar and battery savings estimates.

UNSW Sydney solar pioneer wins Europe's biggest technology innovation prize

26 Oct 2022

Scientia Professor Martin Green is the first Australian to win the prestigious Millennium Technology Prize for transforming the production of solar energy.

solar panels in bright and warm sunlight seen from above

Solar panels aren't perfect yet – we can make them even better and cheaper

25 Oct 2022

The world’s solar panels rely on technology pioneered in Australia. Now our researchers are working on ultra-low-cost, high efficiency solar cells.

a hand holds a lit lightbulb in front of a solar panel

Solar is cheapest power, and a light-bulb moment showed we can cut costs further

02 Aug 2022

Expensive silicon has been used to produce the highest-efficiency solar panels. Now there’s a way to use cheaper raw materials.

The fight for sustainable renewables

26 Apr 2022

Our race for renewables has a dark side, with some of the most important clean energy technologies, such as lithium-ion batteries, bringing unexpected and damaging consequences for human rights and the environment. Although the goals are different, mining for ingredients of lithium-ion batteries