U.S. & Australia To Accelerate Zero-Emission Technology Together – CleanTechnica
Hi, what are you looking for?
Using DIY Solar Balcony Kits Against Putin
Aptera Is Working On Busting Myths
The New bp Statistical Review of World Energy — What Does It Mean?
U.S. & Australia To Accelerate Zero-Emission Technology Together
The Solution to Grid Reliability? Go Bigger & Bolder on Renewables & Energy Storage
The New bp Statistical Review of World Energy — What Does It Mean?
U.S. & Australia To Accelerate Zero-Emission Technology Together
Let the Winds Blow — MacIntyre Wind Precinct
The Solution to Grid Reliability? Go Bigger & Bolder on Renewables & Energy Storage
Most Renewables Now Cheaper Than Cheapest Coal
Most Renewables Now Cheaper Than Cheapest Coal
Kenya Elections: Electric Mobility, Utility Scale Battery Storage, Energy Efficiency & Green Hydrogen Feature Prominently
More Electricity from Wind & Solar than Nuclear for 1st Time in USA
Funding Notice: Community Geothermal Heating & Cooling Design & Deployment
Geothermal: Tapping Into the Million-Year Energy Source Below Our Feet
U.S. & Australia To Accelerate Zero-Emission Technology Together
The Solution to Grid Reliability? Go Bigger & Bolder on Renewables & Energy Storage
Ecoflow Wave Portable Air Conditioner Initial Review
Graphmatech, Graphenea, & Northvolt: “Breakthrough in Battery Recycling”
Solid-State Batteries Can Lower Carbon Emissions By 24% To 39%
Can Virtual Power Plants Provide Revenue for Householders?
ERCOT & Tesla: How Virtual Power Plants Can Help Texas Electricity Grid & Save Lives
Energy Security at the Edge of the Grid
Texan Tesla Powerwall Owners Can Help Change ERCOT’s Mind On VPPs
Gridspertise — Advanced Digital Solutions For A Smart, Resilient Grid
Ecoflow Wave Portable Air Conditioner Initial Review
President Biden Enlists Heat Pumps For Climate Emergency Action
Renault & Phoenix Mobility Partnering To Convert Commercial Vehicles To Electric
The US Needs More Trucks Like This
A Guide To Fuel Efficient Driving – Part Two (2022 Update)
Aptera Is Working On Busting Myths
New U.S. Cross-Agency Collab To Help Create Convenient, Affordable, Reliable, & Equitable National EV Charging Network
NJEDA To Expand Electric Vehicle Voucher Program Statewide
Electric MINI Magic
The New bp Statistical Review of World Energy — What Does It Mean?
Ecoflow Wave Portable Air Conditioner Initial Review
CleanTechnica Tested: GoSun Chillest Review
CleanTechnica Tested: The EcoFlow Delta Max & 400 Watt Folding Solar Panel System
Emporia Smart EV Charger — CleanTechnica Review
AxFAST Portable 32-Amp Level 2 EVSE — CleanTechnica Review
24% of New Car Sales Now Electric in the Netherlands!
Tesla Cumulative Vehicle Sales Hit Nearly 3 Million
25.5% of US Electricity Coming from Renewable Energy
My Tesla Model 3 TCO Estimate Sucked, Model 3 Was Cheaper To Drive Than Most Camrys!
Dutch BEV Market Up 82%, Fossil Fuel Vehicles Down 16%
Ecoflow Wave Portable Air Conditioner Initial Review
CleanTechnica Tested: GoSun Chillest Review
CleanTechnica Tested: The EcoFlow Delta Max & 400 Watt Folding Solar Panel System
Emporia Smart EV Charger — CleanTechnica Review
AxFAST Portable 32-Amp Level 2 EVSE — CleanTechnica Review
Tesla Q4 Shareholder Conference Call — Watch & Listen Here
Volkswagen Group — In-Depth Conference Call Highlights Company’s Focus On Transition
Bill McKibben On Unions, Tesla, & Elon Musk — CleanTechnica Interview
How To Watch & Listen To Tesla Q3 Earnings Call — Most Useful Livestream
Tesla Sales & Future of Tesla Discussion with Ride the Lightning, Starman, & EVANNEX
By
Published
CSIRO’s Bronwyn Fox and NREL’s Peter Green are flanked by Australian Energy Minister Chris Bowen and U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm (left to right) during a partnership signing at the Sydney Energy Forum. Photo from CSIRO
On July 11, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen signed the Australia–United States Net-Zero Technology Acceleration Partnership at the Sydney Energy Forum.
The partnership will accelerate the development and deployment of zero-emissions technology, including long-duration energy storage, integration of renewable energy into power grids, and removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Cooperation through this partnership will help expand and diversify supply chains to deploy clean energy across the world.
It coincided with another announcement that Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
The agreement was also signed at the Sydney Energy Forum by CSIRO Chief Executive Larry Marshall and NREL Deputy Laboratory Director for Science and Technology and Chief Research Officer Peter Green. As a leader in clean energy research, development, and deployment, NREL will collaborate with CSIRO to develop clean energy technologies.
“We are excited about this MoU, which will facilitate expanded collaboration between our two research institutions,” Green said. “Together we will leverage the significant intellectual, research, and infrastructure capabilities of both institutions to address some of the most pressing challenges associated with achieving the global energy transition. Under the agreement, CSIRO and NREL will initially focus on four areas of strategic importance to Australia: hydrogen, global power system transformation (G-PST), plastics, and an accelerator/incubator program for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that has the potential to transform our global energy future.”
During a global energy crisis, international cooperation is essential. The Australia–U.S. partnership is an important step toward reducing emissions across the two countries while growing their economies and jobs. With current threats to global energy markets and energy security, Granholm argued that renewable energy is our path to peace.
As Australia and the United States come together, it reinforces the U.S. government’s commitment to making climate change a centerpiece of the alliance and making U.S. electricity 100% renewable by 2035. The partnership will help to decarbonize our economies as we share capabilities, technologies, and advances that could not be acquired or developed individually.
Research institutions and private sector entities will drive investment as the two countries develop commercial opportunities in low- and zero-emissions technologies. To reach net zero by 2050, more diversified sources of critical materials and collaboration to strengthen supply chains will be integral.
Article courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
By Kassidy Gamble
The mission of the U.S. Energy Department is to ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. Learn more.
Advertise with CleanTechnica to get your company in front of millions of monthly readers.
By Jeff Shaw in an interview with David Waterworth I have had the electric MINI since September 2020. It was in fact the first…
In 2020, electric vehicles made up 0.8% of new vehicle sales in Australia. In the first quarter of this year, they made up more…
When does the future become the present? When does the extra ordinary become “normal”? I live in an EV bubble. I read about electric…
The MacIntyre Wind Precinct being built by Acciona Energia epitomizes Australia’s revitalized renewable energy industry. Although former Energy Minister Angus Taylor continues to snipe…
Copyright © 2021 CleanTechnica. The content produced by this site is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions and comments published on this site may not be sanctioned by and do not necessarily represent the views of CleanTechnica, its owners, sponsors, affiliates, or subsidiaries.