CSIRO’s Wes Stein a lead author on new IPCC renewable energy report
Renewable energy is a hot topic. If you turn on the TV or open a newspaper, it won’t be long before you come across a news article or opinion piece about energy, whether it be technical, economic,...
View ArticleSolarGas Part 1: What it’s all about
It’s a clear spring day in this photo of Solar Field 1 at our Newcastle site. There’s obviously plenty of sunshine to power solar panels or solar turbines. But in this case there’s more going on than...
View ArticleSolarGas Part 2: Why it’s so useful
In yesterday’s post you saw how we make SolarGas™. Here, I’ll take you through some of the ways it can be used. As you can see in the diagram below, it’s a versatile product. I’ll explain a few of...
View ArticleLook into my eyes – the future for solar research
We’re so excited at CSIRO we’re doing our best impersonation of Singin’ in the Rain – complete with solar tower backdrop. And yes – some of these researchers are keeping their excitement on the inside....
View ArticleBack to (solar) school
Some lucky students in Canberra won’t just be hitting the books when they head back to school next week - they will also become junior CSIRO scientists, helping us with our solar research. Solar...
View ArticleWill it be cloudy on my birthday in 2015? (Hot new projects part 2)
We’re not quite sure why you’d need to know that, but if you owned a solar power station you’d be very interested in the weather forecast in 2015 we assure you! Clouds have a huge impact on solar...
View ArticleHot new projects part 3: taking SolarGas to north west Australia
We’re helping remote industry look forward to more power with fewer emissions, thanks to the sun. This is our third post in the ‘Hot new projects’ series, where we’ve been featuring recently announced...
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