The University of Newcastle has been granted another funding promise from Labor should it win the next election to support its next wave of cutting-edge renewable energy projects.
Federal Member for Newcastle, Sharon Claydon alongside Federal Member for Shortland, Pat Conroy today announced a pledge of 2.4 million-dollars from Federal Labor to support work designed to look at some of the most challenging problems facing the national energy grid and find ways to get more renewable energy into the system.
Mr Conroy says the Newcastle Institute of Energy and Resources based at The University of Newcastle is a world class-research institution well-deserving of increased funding,
"These projects will look at ways to deliver stability to national electricity grid and support Labor's commitment to deliver 50 percent renewables by 2030 part of the Hunter's clean energy future...Newcastle has long been at the forefront of research to create smart energy, so it is perfectly placed to do the work and drive the breakthroughs of the future."
One of the projects established through the funding will create a 'living laboratory' for researchers and industry to demonstrate and test new technologies and applications to address challenges facing our electricity network grids,
"Researchers and industry players will have the opportunities to test solutions that will lead to a more resilient, efficient and reliable electricity network with the capacity to incorporate more distributed and renewable energy sources."
University of Newcastle Vice Chancellor, Professor Alex Zelinsky AO says the funding will provide long-term energy solutions benefiting both the environment and the economy,
"The need to find more reliable and sustainable ways to generate and store energy is vital if we are to meet our social and environmental responsibilities and our University is committed to being apart of that solution."
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