  {"id":117236,"date":"2021-07-28T04:34:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T04:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/?page_id=117236"},"modified":"2026-03-20T12:41:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T04:41:26","slug":"sustainability-and-energy-transition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/research-areas\/sustainability-and-energy-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability and energy transition"},"content":{"rendered":"<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"video-panel\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Video panel\"\n        data-variant=\"content\"\n        data-type=\"short\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n    \n\n    \n<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/41ZvZE_ghcs?si=GWnljcgmjMQpx2hh?mute=1\" target=\"_blank\" data-fancybox data-ratio=\"16:9\" data-options='{\"smallBtn\" : \"true\"}'>\n                \n        <div class=\"video__button\" data-variant=\"large\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EnergyTransition-scaled.jpg\"\n                alt=\"Academics in a lab - play video\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EnergyTransition-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EnergyTransition-740x370.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EnergyTransition-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EnergyTransition-1920x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EnergyTransition-1536x771.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EnergyTransition-2048x1028.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EnergyTransition-480x240.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EnergyTransition-1260x630.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EnergyTransition-1520x760.jpg 1520w\"\n                sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/a>\n\n            <div class=\"video-panel__content\">\n                            <h4>Curtin&#8217;s role in energy transition<\/h4>\n            \n                            <p>The Curtin Institute for Energy Transition is bringing together scientists, engineers, philosophers, creative workers and students to help achieve a just energy transition.<\/p>\n\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/mimas-block>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">As Australia strives to transition to renewable energy sources and achieve net-zero carbon emissions, Curtin is tackling major challenges and leveraging opportunities in future energy production and sustainable development. Our market-driven research addresses industry needs in materials science, electrochemistry, and sustainable engineering, with a focus on hydrogen storage, lithium battery technologies, and energy economics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">At the same time, our work contributes to the UN\u2019s global sustainable development goals, addressing climate change, resource depletion, and other critical challenges to create a net-zero emissions and zero-waste future. Led by the Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ Sustainability Policy Institute (CUSP) and supported by the Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre, this research integrates ecological, economic, social, and cultural perspectives. From novel hybrid \u2018green\u2019 composites and biocement to modular living concepts that reduce, reuse, and recycle materials, Curtin is shaping the next generation of homes, roads, and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"tabs\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Tabs\"\n        data-segment=\"all\"\n        data-easy-tabs>\n\n    \n<div class=\"block-heading\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"our-strengths\">Our strengths<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                        \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"grid tabs--vertical \">\n    <div class=\"tab-group-wrap tab-group-wrap--sticky\">\n        <ul role=\"tablist\" class=\"tab-group\">\n                                                <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                        <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-energy-economics\"\n                           role=\"tab\"\n                           aria-selected=\"true\"\n                           aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-energy-economics\"\n                           id=\"tab-dom-energy-economics\"\n                           class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                            Energy economics\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                        <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-hydrogen-storage\"\n                           role=\"tab\"\n                           aria-selected=\"false\"\n                           aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-hydrogen-storage\"\n                           id=\"tab-dom-hydrogen-storage\"\n                           class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                            Hydrogen storage\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                        <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-sustainable-engineering\"\n                           role=\"tab\"\n                           aria-selected=\"false\"\n                           aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-sustainable-engineering\"\n                           id=\"tab-dom-sustainable-engineering\"\n                           class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                            Sustainable engineering\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                        <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-climate-change\"\n                           role=\"tab\"\n                           aria-selected=\"false\"\n                           aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-climate-change\"\n                           id=\"tab-dom-climate-change\"\n                           class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                            Climate change\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                        <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-critical-minerals\"\n                           role=\"tab\"\n                           aria-selected=\"false\"\n                           aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-critical-minerals\"\n                           id=\"tab-dom-critical-minerals\"\n                           class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                            Critical minerals\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                        <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-affordable-housing\"\n                           role=\"tab\"\n                           aria-selected=\"false\"\n                           aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-affordable-housing\"\n                           id=\"tab-dom-affordable-housing\"\n                           class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                            Affordable housing\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                        <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-sustainable-buildings\"\n                           role=\"tab\"\n                           aria-selected=\"false\"\n                           aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-sustainable-buildings\"\n                           id=\"tab-dom-sustainable-buildings\"\n                           class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                            Sustainable buildings\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"tab-group__item\">\n                        <a href=\"#tabpanel-dom-city-transformations\"\n                           role=\"tab\"\n                           aria-selected=\"false\"\n                           aria-controls=\"tabpanel-dom-city-transformations\"\n                           id=\"tab-dom-city-transformations\"\n                           class=\"tab-group__link\">\n                            City transformations\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tabs__tabs\" role=\"presentation\">\n                                    <div role=\"tabpanel\"\n                     aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-energy-economics\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-energy-economics\"\n                     class=\"content tab-content--desktop\">\n                    <h3 class=\"h2\">Energy economics<\/h3>\n                    <p>Through the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) our economists offer expertise in areas of energy economics, including carbon management and energy futures, rare earth markets and policy setting. In 2019, for example, the BCEC released a a research report in which they emphasised the need for WA to diversify its economy and develop emerging new sectors such as lithium.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bcec.edu.au\/\">Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div role=\"tabpanel\"\n                     aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-hydrogen-storage\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-hydrogen-storage\"\n                     class=\"content tab-content--desktop\">\n                    <h3 class=\"h2\">Hydrogen storage<\/h3>\n                    <p>Curtin\u2019s Hydrogen Storage Research Group is contributing to the global effort of hydrogen energy storage, with research into hydrogen storage materials for export, transport, or stationary energy storage; thermal batteries using thermochemical energy storage; and solid-state electrochemical batteries. In another major focus area, materials scientists are developing hybrid hydrocarbon-carbon fuel cells for long-life power generation.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/research-areas\/energy-transition\/hydrogen-storage-research-group\/\">Hydrogen Storage Research Group<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div role=\"tabpanel\"\n                     aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-sustainable-engineering\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-sustainable-engineering\"\n                     class=\"content tab-content--desktop\">\n                    <h3 class=\"h2\">Sustainable engineering<\/h3>\n                    <p>At the Sustainable Engineering Group at Curtin, researchers are geared up to help new energy industry groups develop sustainability programs, including mapping by-product synergies, waste management and lifecycle assessment. The group is currently undertaking complex systems modelling of renewable energy integration into the grid, and reporting on public policy implications.<\/p>\n<p>The group recently joined the national Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition (HILT) CRC, which is tasked with helping Australia\u2019s heavy industry sector transition toward zero net-carbon emissions by 2050.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/seg.curtin.edu.au\/\">Sustainable Engineering Group<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div role=\"tabpanel\"\n                     aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-climate-change\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-climate-change\"\n                     class=\"content tab-content--desktop\">\n                    <h3 class=\"h2\">Climate change<\/h3>\n                    <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/ciet\/\">Curtin Institute for Energy Transition<\/a> (CIET) is dedicated to combatting the most pressing challenge of our time: climate change.<\/p>\n<p>The climate crisis affects every element of our lives and so the CIET champions interdisciplinary collaboration to effectively address this issue. Our Institute comprises researchers from a diverse range of backgrounds, providing the skills, knowledge and thought leadership to safely and fairly transition to a clean energy future. We offer a uniquely Western Australian perspective but connect with Curtin Global Campuses and collaborators worldwide to ideate solutions and envision a new world.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/ciet\/\">Curtin Institute for Energy Transition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div role=\"tabpanel\"\n                     aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-critical-minerals\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-critical-minerals\"\n                     class=\"content tab-content--desktop\">\n                    <h3 class=\"h2\">Critical minerals<\/h3>\n                    <p>Efficient extraction of minerals is key to the mining industry\u2019s future, and we\u2019re exploring how to maximise our mineral resources towards a low-carbon tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ has partnered with The University of Queensland and James Cook University, and over 30 company partners across Australia to boost Australia\u2019s critical mineral industry and prevent future supply chain disruptions as part of Trailblazer.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/trailblazer\/\">Resources and Technology Critical Minerals Trailblazer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div role=\"tabpanel\"\n                     aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-affordable-housing\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-affordable-housing\"\n                     class=\"content tab-content--desktop\">\n                    <h3 class=\"h2\">Affordable housing<\/h3>\n                    <p>We\u2019re exploring how the housing industry and government policy-makers can build a sustainable future where all Australians are appropriately housed.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers from the Faculty of Business and Law, together with the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre and the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, are conducting policy-informing research that is increasing affordable housing supply for low-income earners, housing options for young and old Australians, and secure housing options in the private rental market.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahuri.edu.au\/\">Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/businesslaw.curtin.edu.au\/\">Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ Faculty of Business and Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bcec.edu.au\/\">Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div role=\"tabpanel\"\n                     aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-sustainable-buildings\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-sustainable-buildings\"\n                     class=\"content tab-content--desktop\">\n                    <h3 class=\"h2\">Sustainable buildings<\/h3>\n                    <p>Construction and demolition waste currently contributes to at least 40 per cent of Australia\u2019s landfill. With many homes in Australia designed for just a 30-year life span, we must rethink the future of housing if we want to reduce our resources waste and live in homes that last.<\/p>\n<p>Curtin is working with the building industry and other developers to design innovative, modular houses that can be easily dissembled and transported with minimal waste, reuse materials and components, and take waste and use it as a new resource.<\/p>\n<p>Opportunities for peer-to-peer sharing and batteries for energy storage are widening the scope of these benefits, and helping to create near-zero carbon neighbourhoods. Our most successful project, White Gum Valley, was the first neighbourhood in WA and the 11<sup>th<\/sup> in the world to be internationally recognised as a One Planet Community through the One Planet Living framework.<\/p>\n<p>Curtin is also a joint partner in the Australasian Joint Research Centre for Building Information Modelling. The centre integrates building information modelling with other concepts and technologies to help create site plans that optimise resource allocation, safety and productivity before construction.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/l3.curtin.edu.au\/\">Legacy Living Lab<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainability.curtin.edu.au\/\">Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ Sustainability Policy Institute (CUSP)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/humanities.curtin.edu.au\/research\/centres-institutes-groups\/bim\/\">Australasian Joint Research Centre for Building Information Modelling<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.curtin.edu.au\/stories\/the-future-is-modular\/\">The future of housing is modular<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.curtin.edu.au\/stories\/choosing-net-zero-energy-homes\/\">Choosing net zero energy homes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.curtin.edu.au\/stories\/carbon-positive-living-lab-white-gum-valley\/\">The carbon positive living lab: White Gum Valley<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n                            <div role=\"tabpanel\"\n                     aria-labelledby=\"tab-dom-city-transformations\"\n                     id=\"tabpanel-dom-city-transformations\"\n                     class=\"content tab-content--desktop\">\n                    <h3 class=\"h2\">City transformations<\/h3>\n                    <p>At CUSP, we\u2019re developing business models and policies that will help cities reduce urban sprawl, decarbonise development and emphasise biophilic urbanism. Our experts have been involved in several large-scale transformation projects, including Climate-KIC\u2019s mission to create 100 climate-neutral cities by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>New technologies are presenting exciting advancements. We are identifying how trackless tram networks can unlock urban development and help urban centres become more people oriented. We are also using AI and Blockchain to improve the flow of urban traffic by predicting traffic management and discouraging congestion in busy areas.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainability.curtin.edu.au\/\">Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ Sustainability Policy Institute (CUSP)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sbenrc.com.au\/\">Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.curtin.edu.au\/podcasts\/?episode=0744d37b-9bfd-49f1-b122-aced99a998b3\">The Future Of podcast: Climate Action<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.curtin.edu.au\/stories\/could-trackless-trams-replace-light-rail\/\">Could trackless trams replace light rail?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/mimas-block>\n\n<mimas-block block-name=\"checkered-items\" \n             role=\"complementary\"\n             aria-label=\"Checkered items\"\n             data-segment=\"all\">\n    \n<div class=\"block-heading\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"where-we-work\">Where we work<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                        \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"checkered-items__container\">\n                    <div class=\"checkered-item\">\n                                                                \n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AdobeStock_609753897-scaled.jpeg\"\n                     alt=\"Curtin Institute for Energy Transition\"\n                     srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AdobeStock_609753897-150x150.jpeg 150w, 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1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n                <div class=\"checkered-item__content\">\n                    <h3>Curtin Institute for Energy Transition<\/h3>\n                    <p>We bring together researchers from backgrounds including engineering, earth sciences, humanities, economics, arts and design dedicated to bringing about the energy transition.<\/p>\n                                            <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/ciet\/\"\n    class=\"ico-link--arrow\"\n    target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Learn more\">Learn more<\/a>                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"checkered-item\">\n                                                                \n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/039-NZP-Peel-240408-JWyld.jpg\"\n                     alt=\"CUSP team at solar farm\"\n                     srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/039-NZP-Peel-240408-JWyld-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/039-NZP-Peel-240408-JWyld-740x370.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/039-NZP-Peel-240408-JWyld-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/039-NZP-Peel-240408-JWyld-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/039-NZP-Peel-240408-JWyld-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/039-NZP-Peel-240408-JWyld.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/039-NZP-Peel-240408-JWyld-480x240.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/039-NZP-Peel-240408-JWyld-1260x630.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/039-NZP-Peel-240408-JWyld-1520x760.jpg 1520w\"\n                     sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n                <div class=\"checkered-item__content\">\n                    <h3>CUSP<\/h3>\n                    <p>CUSP\u2019s innovative and impactful approach to implementing research through demonstrations and partnerships with businesses, governments, and communities sets it apart.<\/p>\n                                            <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/cusp\/\"\n    class=\"ico-link--arrow\"\n    target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Learn more\">Learn more<\/a>                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"checkered-item\">\n                                                                \n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hydrogen-storage-aspect-ratio-2-1.jpg\"\n                     alt=\"Hydrogen Storage Research Group\"\n                     srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hydrogen-storage-aspect-ratio-2-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hydrogen-storage-aspect-ratio-2-1-740x370.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hydrogen-storage-aspect-ratio-2-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hydrogen-storage-aspect-ratio-2-1-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hydrogen-storage-aspect-ratio-2-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hydrogen-storage-aspect-ratio-2-1.jpg 1280w, 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