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Monash Energy Institute is working to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable energy future by fostering and facilitating impactful interdisciplinary research, in collaboration with its trusted partners.

Energy as big business

The business of energy

Fossil fuels once held dominion over the economic agendas of countries, but with the global shift to renewable solutions agendas have shifted. What corporations will power our future? How will energy be sold and traded and who does the power struggle ultimately benefit? Join us as we seek to answer the question: who holds the power?

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Monash Energy Conference

On September 18 and 19 2019, Monash Energy Institute held its inaugural Monash Energy Conference where current and future leaders from government, industry and academia, gave an outlook of the challenges faced in the energy sector and how they may be overcome.

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Monash Energy Club

The Monash Energy Club is a student run organisation targeted at every faculty within Monash University, to provide exclusive career opportunities and the forum required to learn about Australia’s energy transformation.

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Publishing in Nature Energy and Nature Climate Change

Jenn Richler, Senior editor covering Behavioral and Social Sciences for Nature Climate Change and Nature Energy, covered the 2 journals portfolios, publishing opportunities in these and other Nature journals, and the editorial process.

2 April 2020

Pathways to universal access to electricity by 2030

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Dr. Lawrence Jones, award winning industry leader and practitioner covered questions related to universal clean electricity access by 2030 and our role as engineers and researchers communicating vital technological solutions with key stakeholders in government and industry.

2 April 2020

How to be fire-ready in an unpredictable world (Part 2)

In this instalment, we will look at the bushfires impacts beyond the immediate destructive burning, with a focus on energy generation, transmission and distribution, and on the efforts to build energy systems that cause fewer bushfires.

2 March 2020

How to be fire-ready in an unpredictable world (Part 1)

This is the first in a two-part series on bushfires in Australia. In this instalment, we will look at the history of bushfire in Australia and management strategies used to control the spread and limit the damage caused by bushfires.

2 March 2020
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Photovoltaics Workshop at Monash University

On 12-13 December 2019, Monash University held an international workshop on photovoltaic technology. The Photovoltaics Workshop at Monash University was co-sponsored by Monash University Office of the Vice-Provost (Research), the Monash Energy Institute, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), and the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics.

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