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Professor Joe Dong leads the University of Newcastle’s Centre for Intelligent Electricity Networks (CIEN), a partnership between the University’s Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER) and Ausgrid. Tell me... Read more
Professor Behdad Moghtaderi is one of the University of Newcastle’s leading researchers in thermofluid engineering. He took the time to talk about his life, his work, and his visions. Can you please give us a brief introduction... Read more
It is a common occurrence for electricity bills to skyrocket during heat waves or cold snaps, as Australian residents use heaters and air conditioners to regulate the temperature in their houses. Even on normal days, a significant... Read more
Researchers at the University of Newcastle are working on new uses for glycerol. For example catalysis converts it into methanol for the creation of biofuel. Currently, biodiesel industries are producing over a million tonnes of... Read more
Researchers from the University of Newcastle are developing a new type of thermionic device to convert concentrated sunlight directly into electricity. Solar energy is an environmentally friendly alternative to consuming fossil fuels... Read more
Due to dwindling fossil fuel supplies and increasing interest in reducing carbon dioxide emissions, significant work is being undertaken to improve biofuels as an alternative fuel product. The most significant advantage of biofuels is... Read more
There is more to energy storage than your humble AA battery, and they can certainly power more than your child’s toys and gizmos. What about your car, your business, or your neighbourhood? Batteries, supercapacitors and fuel... Read more
High hopes are pinned on a wind turbine developed at the University of Newcastle, which recently received an ARC discovery grant that will assist researchers in devising new turbine controller strategies to optimise power output in... Read more
New research conducted at the University of Newcastle is set to optimize the design of solid oxide fuel cells (sofc), increasing their efficiency from 35% or 40% to as much as 90%. Another feature of the new design is that it will be... Read more
Computer simulations are being used to analyse the energy expended during the fragmentation of agglomerates. This information lends itself to many industries from food to pharmaceutical that need to prevent breakages. Dr Roberto Moreno... Read more
