Energy and the Environment
Newcastle Innovation delivers access to world leading research in renewable energy that aims to develop next generation technologies for energy production, and sustainable processes for preservation of the environment.
The University of Newcastle has a dedicated Priority Research Centre for Energy which aims to provide new opportunities flowing from the interaction between industry, government agencies and university researchers interested in the growing field of clean and sustainable energy production.
The Energy and the Environment (EnE) program area, lead by Associate Professor John Lucas, concentrates on Sustainable and Integrated waste processing/utilisation with energy recovery and generation.
Newcastle Innovation provides industry access to the Research centres state of the art laboratories and equipment. By working closely with industry, Newcastle Innovation provides exceptionally high financial, social and environmental return on investment.
Capabilities
- The development, implementation and commercialisation of technologies directed toward a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
- Implementation of clean and sustainable technologies for energy production
- Energy efficient housing
- Energy efficient contaminated soil treatment
- Clean coal technologies
- Industrial ecology
- Sustainability principles and measurement
- Energy minimisation and recovery
- Environmental repair and pollution abatement.
