Centre for Energy Technology
Clean, reliable, affordable energy. We liaise with industry partners and build research teams to develop innovative solutions for sustainable fuels, minerals processing and power.
HILT CRC
Companies are invited to partner in the Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC) to expedite the decarbonisation of Australia’s heavy industrial processes and produce materials vital to the local and global economies at lower costs and in more sustainable ways.
Energy technology news
International recognition for green ironmaking project
An Adelaide University led project which aims to increase the quality of iron ore while reducing emissions has received a Net-Zero Industries Mission Award 2025 announced at COP30. Dr Alfonso Chinnici, A/Prof Woei Saw, Prof Nigel Cook and Prof Gus Nathan have been recognised for their work on 'Innovative Beneficiation Technologies for Green Ironmaking' receiving the National Award Australia in the category of 'Outstanding Project'.
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Catalytic Hydrogen Production via Pyrolysis
In 2025, Dr Gule 'Ellena' Li was awarded an AEA Ignite grant as lead entrepreneur to accelerate the development of methane pyrolysis technology to produce hydrogen for the 'Catalytic Hydrogen Production via Pyrolysis (CHyPP)' project.
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Celebrating CET Research Day 2025
ISER was proud to sponsor another fabulous celebration of the research conducted by students, staff and collaborators of the Centre for Energy Technology (CET), at it’s annual CET Research Day held yesterday at the Sanctuary Function Centre, Adelaide Zoo.
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Introducing AlumiNEXT™: the next generation in alumina refining
A/Prof Woei Saw, from the University of Adelaide's School of Chemical Engineering and the Centre for Energy Technology, is leading the AlumiNEXT™ project, a flagship HILT CRC project to decarbonise alumina refinineries. 12 Aug Alison Reeve, Energy and Climate Change Program Director at the Grattan Institute, will present the 2025 Luxton Memorial Lecture, “From ambition to action: policy to deliver Australia’s net zero ambitions” on Thursday August 21, in the Braggs Lecture Theatre, the University of Adelaide, from 5:00 – 6:30pm. 23 Jul
New technology for cleaner greener steel
Dr Alfonso Chinnici, from the University of Adelaide’s School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering is leading a project through the Heavy Industry Low Carbon Transition (HILT) CRC to increase the quality of Australian iron ore, whilst reducing emissions.
ISF Workshop for the Measurement and Computation of Reacting Flows with Carbon Nanoparticles
A biennial forum for researchers to develop improved predictive capability of soot in flames of practical relevance through international collaboration between experimentalists and modellers.