Joining forces to fight climate change

Curtin's Centre for Advanced Energy Science and Engineering is working with a top Chinese university to find practical solutions to the threat of climate change by establishing a new laboratory for research into new energy technologies.

The result of the agreement with Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), the Joint Research Laboratory for Coal and Biomass Utilisation (JRL), will combine the research capabilities of both Curtin and HUST to develop new low-emission energy technologies.

It will allow Curtin and HUST to further strengthen their already impressive capabilities in these research areas and give them the edge in developing advanced clean coal and biomass technologies.

The Joint Research Laboratory is a five-year venture and forms part of this larger relationship between the two institutions.

Curtin has also entered into another agreement with HUST to form a strategic partnership in research and research training in the areas of resources and energy, ICT and emerging technologies, health, and sustainable development. This partnership will take the form of staff and student exchange, access to major research facilities, infrastructure and joint research projects, among other activities.