Climate Change

UWA Geothermal Centre of Excellence

The Centre is based at UWA and is a joint venture partnership with the CSIRO and Curtin University of Technology.

The Centre establishes capacity within Western Australia to lead the exploration and exploitation of geothermal heat in a modern society and lays the groundwork for a strong Western Australian contribution to a future cooperation with the broader geothermal community in Australia and worldwide.

Researchers are particularly excited by the opportunity of intermediate to low temperature geothermal systems to contribute towards a zero emission energy supply.

The Centre is also working in partnership on a geothermal sequestration project with the CRC for Greenhouse Gas Technologies based at CSIRO, and conducting specific research in this area for industry partners.

UWA Centre for Petroleum, Fuels and Energy

The Centre is an exciting and dynamic operation at UWA in partnership with global energy company Chevron. The Centre sits within the UWA School of Mechanical Engineering and is a partner of the WA Centre of Excellence for Research into Energy for Sustainable Transport (CREST). Through this collaboration it leads the research programs on hydrogen and liquid transport fuels from biomass and waste oils.

Centre for Strategic Nano-Fabrication

Nano-technology has emerged as an important area of multidisciplinary scientific endeavour. Based at UWA, the Centre for Strategic Nano-Fabrication is developing novel technologies with a wide range of applications. The Centre is currently exploring research opportunities in Near zero-emission hydrogen and carbon production from natural gas and bio-methane. Through partnership with industry, the Centre is undertaking research on solar and fuelcell technologies, and water treatment.