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A man wears a face mask to protect himself against very dangerous level of air pollution. A thick yellow fog coming from the nearby forest fires covers Canberra city.

What can we expect in the budget update for climate change?

18 Oct 2022

It's becoming clearer that climate change can have devastating impacts on economies. What can we expect in the upcoming 2022-23 federal budget to minimise this?

Energy crisis: Why are electricity prices set to rise?

07 Jun 2022

As Australia slides into an energy crisis, UNSW Business School’s Katja Ignatieva explains what customers – and markets – can expect to come next.

UNSW solar pioneer wins major international engineering award

22 Jun 2021

Professor Thorsten Trupke has been named the 2021 recipient of the prestigious William Cherry Award.

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Reuben follows grandfather's tracks in world solar car challenge

11 Oct 2019

UNSW students will take on some of the world's brightest minds in solar car engineering when they leave Darwin on Sunday for the 15th Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.

Sunraysia Solar Farm

05 Aug 2019

UNSW Sydney is on track to use 100 per cent renewable electricity from 2020 as one of the biggest solar energy projects under construction in Australia nears completion.

Leading lights of solar technology named in 40 Under 40 list

11 Jul 2018

UNSW researchers Bram Hoex, Brett Hallam and Alison Ciesla have received an esteemed award that recognises young professionals who have made their mark in solar technology internationally.

'Renewable energy breeding' can stop Australia blowing the carbon budget – if we're quick

16 Apr 2018

Moving to a future powered mainly by renewable energy will be crucial if we are to stay within the global warming limits set out by the Paris Agreement.

Talking about a (renewable) revolution

01 Aug 2016

The roadblocks to pushing renewable energy into the mainstream aren’t necessarily technological, says Harvard-bound Fulbright Scholar Caitlin Trethewy.

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Eureka finalist 2016 - Bernhard Mitchell

29 Jul 2016

Dr Bernhard Mitchell, Daniel Chung and Professor Thorsten Trupke from UNSW Engineering are finlaists for the ANSTO Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology. The trio have been able to accurately measure contamination levels in silicon, significantly lowering the cost of solar cell production

Australian unis vital in India's energy push, minister says

11 Feb 2016

India’s resources minister has called for greater research collaboration, saying Australian universities could play a vital role in rolling out low-cost energy solutions to the world’s fastest-growing major economy.

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