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Here you'll find the latest news and information from CET.
Clean Energy a Focus of Scholars
IMER provided two top-up PhD scholarships for postgraduate students undertaking chemistry research under the supervision of CET's Associate Professor Greg Metha. Find out more.
Adelaide Airport Limited Project Model an Australian First
Centre for Energy Technology (CET) is working on three concurrent projects in partnership with the Adelaide Airport Limited (AAL). Find out more.
Dr Paul Medwell awarded $375,000 in the Inaugural round of Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRA)
The new ARC scheme, "Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)" has been developed to address the competitiveness of early career researchers as a separate element of the Discovery Projects scheme. Find out more.
Wind Tunnel Opens
Unveiled: the multi-million dollar wind tunnel that will literally take your breath away.
The Centre for Energy Technology (CET) in collaboration with the School of Mechanical Engineering oversaw the construction of Australia's second largest wind tunnel which is suited for testing and development of wind turbines, heliostat fields and energy flows in buildings, as well as defence and aerospace applications.
The only industrial scale wind tunnel in South Australia. It is housed in a dedicated building at the Thebarton Research Precinct at the University of Adelaide and has been five years in the making, it is now open for business.
See Channel 7's coverage here.
The only industrial scale wind tunnel in South Australia was officially launched on 9th August 2011 and is housed at the Thebarton Research Precinct at the University of Adelaide.
'No Zero Impact Energy' Argues Energy Expert
Centre for Energy Technology Director Professor Gus Nathan argues that there is no such thing as 'free', 'zero impact' or 'safe'energy. Read more.
Wind Farm Noise Polution Project Draws Joint Collaboration
Adelaide and Korean researchers will collaborate on a research project investigating wind farm noise pollution.
The Centre for Energy Technology (CET), part of the Institute for Mineral and Energy Resources (IMER) at the University of Adelaide, signed a statement of collaboration with Korea Maritime University's Centre for Ocean Energy Research and Education in 2011. Read more.
