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Energy transition network

Researchers from across UQ’s faculties and institutes are coming together to explore the energy challenges facing today’s world.

Our capabilities and impact

UQ researchers are investigating the technical dynamics of changing energy systems and the human-centred dimensions of people, communities and economies to address the enormous challenge of supplying our future energy needs. Our research explores dimensions of the energy transition and associated challenges.

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Transition pathways

Understanding scale and complexity, investment and sectoral coupling, and planning and development across regions.
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People and communities

This research area includes promoting communication, engagement and participation as well as skills, training and employment.
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Policy and markets

Developing policy and regulations, market governance arrangements, business models and value chains, and managing environmental impacts.
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Resources

Understanding production and use of critical minerals and materials underpinning new energy technologies.
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Technologies

We're working on energy sources, technologies for generation and storage, renewables, hydrogen, bio and waste energy, natural gas, CCUS and clean fuels.
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Systems and supply

Optimising electrification and integration of renewables, microgrid and energy storage systems, transport, mobility and digitalisation.

Partner with us

We're bringing UQ's multidisciplinary research capabilities and industry partners together to solve today's energy challenges.

Become a partner
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Contact

Contact us for more information about our capabilities or to find a researcher.

Professor Adrian Panow
Director, Energy Transition Network
Email: a.panow@uq.edu.au