The extraordinary opportunity of the energy transition
We are currently in the early stages of a whole-of-economy energy transition away from fossil fuels and towards energy from renewable sources. Presented by Prof Kylie Catchpole
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We are currently in the early stages of a whole-of-economy energy transition away from fossil fuels and towards energy from renewable sources. This will be the largest shift in how we use energy since the industrial revolution. Globally, over 75% of new electricity capacity is from solar and wind, and 24/7 production of electricity by renewables is both technically and economically viable. This provides an enormously exciting opportunity for young people to contribute to making the transition happen.
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Professor Kylie Catchpole is a research leader and educator in the School of Engineering at the Australian National University.
Her research focus is on renewable energy integration and creation of a resilient future energy system, as well as solar cell technology. Her group has achieved record efficiency perovskite solar cells, and their work on direct solar-to-hydrogen generation was listed as one of the top 10 innovations by the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF) in 2020. She has been awarded several fellowships including a Future Fellowship from the Australian Research Council and she was awarded the inaugural John Booker Medal for Engineering Science from the Australian Academy of Science.
Recently she has been working to enhance students’ sense of meaning and contribution through her interdisciplinary course “Optimism and Agency in Times of Change” (a video introduction is available here), as well as through embedding such opportunities in courses throughout the university.
You can find out more about her work on interactive learning on the ANU Centre for Learning and Teaching blog Interact, and as part of the iLeap program.
In 2014, Professor Catchpole was awarded the inaugural John Booker Medal for Engineering Science from the Australian Academy of Science.
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