Research Programs
The PRCfE offers research, development and consultancy services, using its state of the art laboratories which span the University of Newcastle and off campus facilities, in a variety of research and development capacities.
The PRCfE focuses on four main areas of research:
Low Emission Coal
Oxyfuel, chemical looping, CO2 capture, fundamentals of turbulent combustion.
Renewable Energy Systems
Wind, geothermal, biomass.
Transportation Fuels and Energy Conversion
Ammonia, methanol and hydrogen as energy carriers.
Energy and the Environment
Energy efficient contaminated soil treatment, energy efficient housing, sustainable and integrated waste processing/utilisation with energy recovery and generation, industrial ecology, sustainability principles, energy minimisation and recovery, environmental repair and pollution abatement.
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Our Goal
To develop technologies that can reduce greenhouse gases internationally by 2% and nationally by 20% by 2030.
To develop technologies that can reduce greenhouse gases internationally by 2% and nationally by 20% by 2030.