CSIRO accelerating Australia’s energy transition

CSIRO has launched the National Energy Analysis Centre (NEAC) to support Australia’s move to net zero.

The new research infrastructure will accelerate and de-risk the complex energy transition as an independent, collaborative research centre delivering data-driven insights.

NEAC will combine real-world anonymised data from households and businesses with state-of-the-art energy systems modelling, analysis and visualisation tools.

This will equip decision makers with a powerful toolkit to steer the nationwide energy transition with greater clarity and coordination.

CSIRO energy director Dr Dietmar Tourbier says the new national infrastructure will help to accelerate and de-risk the energy transition.

“Transforming the energy system will impact every sector of the economy and every part of society,” he said.

“A transition of this scale and complexity needs a coordinated, long-term perspective.

“NEAC will help Australia navigate this journey by providing the trusted insights planners and policymakers need to inform action and reduce risk.”

NEAC will consist of a Living Lab, with thousands of people in real homes and businesses across Australia pre-recruited and ready to participate in research, a Systems Science Toolbox with rich, curated datasets and powerful analytical models and extensive innovation networks for users and collaborators.

Researchers, network planners, government agencies and industry will be able to use the NEAC Living Lab to better understand how Australian families and businesses use energy to develop effective infrastructure and programs at lowest cost to consumers.

Including a diverse range of households and businesses in the Living Lab will help develop effective energy infrastructure and programs that provide reliable, secure and affordable energy.

CSIRO is inviting Australian residents 18 years old and older to sign up to the Living Lab.