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Developing safer aqueous zinc-ion batteries

26 August, 2026
Lithium-ion batteries have powered the first wave of the energy storage boom, but their limitations are becoming harder to ignore.…
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Researchers on their journey to industry collaboration success

20 August, 2026
A cohort of University of Newcastle researchers recently wrapped up their TRaCE Industry Collaboration Success workshop series, hearing from a…
Infrastructure & equipment
Clean energy

Supporting the future of green metals manufacturing through prototyping and development

18 August, 2026
What began as a request to the Modern Manufacturing Workshop (MMW) to replace a furnace component for the BHP Centre…
Industrial decarbonisation
Enterprise Academics

TRaCE Academic Fellow driving solutions for industrial decarbonisation

18 August, 2026
Meet Dr Jessica Allen; electrochemical engineer, Deputy Director ARC Centre of Excellence on Renewable Fuels, and TRaCE Academic Fellow at…
Industry PhD

How industry-led PhDs are shaping the next generation of clean tech researchers

05 August, 2026
While traditional PhD programs train researchers to produce high-quality research, that research is not always positioned for commercialisation and often…
Events

Five key takeaways from TRaCE’s Long Duration Energy Storage Forum

To help accelerate the commercial deployment of long-duration energy storage (LDES) in Australia, TRaCE partnered with the Long Duration Energy…
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Green fuels

TRaCE-backed UNSW–Siltrax collaboration validates promising silicon technology for hydrogen fuel cells

29 July, 2026
Australian startup Siltrax has achieved a breakthrough in hydrogen fuel cell technology, with UNSW laboratory testing showing its silicon-based bipolar plates deliver twice the power…
thermal energy
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Clean energy

Supporting SME innovation from R&D to real-world impact

28 July, 2026
TRaCE is continuing to support local renewable energy innovator, FPR Energy, through a new industry-research collaboration that builds on the…
FOGO waste
Research stories
Circular economy

Unlocking the value of organic waste through behavioural science

23 July, 2026
In Australia, organic waste represents a significant and underutilised resource. By diverting this food and garden waste from landfill and…
Investigating how regional communities are navigating the renewable energy transition
Enterprise Academics

Investigating how regional communities are navigating the renewable energy transition

23 July, 2026
TRaCE Enterprise Academic, Associate Professor Hedda Askland is exploring the impact of the renewable energy transition on regional communities across…
R&D Vouchers
Circular economy

Capturing carbon from the air to grow algae

10 July, 2026
Direct air capture (DAC) is often talked about as a promising but distant and expensive climate solution. Unlike carbon capture…
Events

University equity in spinouts: Burden or competitive edge?

On June 25, we brought together a room full of founders, academics launching spinouts, investors and university stakeholders to tackle…