CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences (CES) conducts research and development across a range of disciplines, targeting social, economic and environmental sustainability.

CSIRO’s Energy Transformed Flagship aims to lower greenhouse gas emissions by providing sustainable, efficient, cost-effective energy solutions.

Important biosecurity issues are being ignored in the global push to develop new non-food crops for biofuels and industrial and pharmaceutical uses, according to a report published recently by CSIRO.

CSIRO together with Australasia’s major aviation players is leading a world-first study to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from air transport by helping to develop a sustainable aviation fuels industry.

Join an audience of the world's most prominent plant lipid scientists to explore the potential for plant oils to be designed to replace petroleum products in industrial chemical, materials and fuels.

CSIRO has commissioned a report that identifies technical barriers to widespread embedded generation (EG) within electricity distribution networks. This one-day technical workshop is an opportunity to discuss the key findings of the report and identify the next steps towards understanding how to manage networks with EG.

In support of a developing bioeconomy in Australia, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences is conducting research on industrial biotechnology and biomaterials; environmental biotechnology and enzymology; and sensory biology.

The CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship is undertaking a comprehensive research program to enable large-scale, economical production of second-generation biofuels that could pave the way for a sustainable future for road, rail, air and water transport.

We use the Energy Sector Model to determine the impact of potential future events, policies and technology breakthroughs on the uptake of new technologies in electricity generation and transport.

CSIRO exploits the most advanced concepts in magnetic materials, electromagnetics applied magnetics and drives. We are reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions by designing and developing energy-efficient electric machines and drives.
 

This video raises issues surrounding low emission distributed generation systems and how they will challenge our ideas about energy supply and where we generate power. (0:30)

The Flagship’s work in the area of low emission electricity centres upon the generation of ‘near-zero greenhouse gas’ electricity. (0:38)

Dr Dave Whitford  manages the development and maintenance of CSIRO’s research and development capabilities in geoscience and geo-engineering.

Dr Peter McCabe is the Theme Leader for CSIRO's Petroleum Exploration and Production theme, and has research interests in petroleum systems and assessment of frontier basins.

This brochure showcases the expertise, facilities and research projects being undertaken in the Gas Processing and Conversion research program. (2 pages)

If you're an early career scientist interested in attending the CSIRO Cutting Edge Symposium on Plant Lipid Biomaterials for the Renewable Resource Age in Cairns, Queensland, on July 2010, you may be eligible for a travel grant. (1 page)

The UltraBattery is an advanced energy storage system with applications for hybrid electric vehicles and renewable energy storage. The technology will be commercially available in the automotive and motive power sectors in 2009.

CSIRO is researching the impact and benefits of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on the electricity network, and how this low emission transport option could be integrated into our homes and cities in the future. (2 pages)