News: CET
2022 CET Research Day review
The CET held another very successful Research Day last Monday April 11, taking academics and industry partners for an off-campus experience at the Sanctuary Function Centre, Adelaide Zoo.
Could wave energy converters protect Australian coastlines?
An article outlining a collaborative project (ARC linkage) between researchers and industry partners from the University of Adelaide, Swinburne University, the University of New South Wales, Victoria’s Moyne Shire Council and Western Australia’s Mid West Ports Authority on wave energy converters for controlling coastal processes has been published in pv magazine this month.
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CET research update from Dr Zhiwei Sun
Dr Zhiwei Sun was invited to give a presentation, entitled ‘Laser diagnostics for solar thermal energy utilisation and heavy industry decarbonisation’ at the first International Workshop on Laser Diagnostics and its Application for Renewable Energy and Climate, held by the PTB, Germany National Metrology Institute, March 8 – 9, 2022.
Fortescue Future Industries, Sparc Technologies and the University of Adelaide partner to tackle the future of clean energy
Sparc Technologies Ltd (ASX: SPN) has entered into binding agreements with global green energy company Fortescue Future Industries Pty Ltd (an entity of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd ASX: FMG) and the University of Adelaide, forming the Sparc Hydrogen Pty Ltd Joint Venture (Sparc Hydrogen).
Associate Professor Peter Mullinger: celebrating a career at the nexus of industry and academia
On Thursday December 16, 2021, colleagues from the University of Adelaide and former industry partners will gather at a private function to thank Associate Professor Peter Mullinger for his many contributions, and to celebrate his rich and varied career, which was at the core, dedicated to increasing fuel efficiency, and lowering carbon emissions.
IEA report on low-carbon clean energy transition is now available
The International Energy Agency (IEA) report on low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia for the decarbonisation of the power sector was launched this week on Wednesday October 6, 2021, at the 1st International Conference on Fuel Ammonia, part of the Tokyo “Beyond Zero” Week organised and hosted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan.
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CET researchers to consult on IEA report
Dr Alfonso Chinnici and Prof Gus Nathan were selected by the International Energy Agency (IEA, Paris) to collaborate as consulting international analysts on an upcoming IEA report looking at the role of low-carbon fuels, particularly hydrogen and ammonia, for clean power generation.
Add hydrogen combustion to a solar reactor for carbon-free mining and mineral processing
Researchers at the University of Adelaide's Centre for Energy Technology have developed a Solar Hybrid Receiver Combustor (HSRC) that can be used around the clock by industry, due to its ability to use a mix of heat sources; solar radiation from a heliostat field and combustion of renewable fuels.
