Institute for Sustainable Futures

With funding from the RACE for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre, ISF is leading a project to identify how net zero energy and decarbonisation strategies can more deeply engage community and business partnerships to deliver greater trust, legitimacy and social value.

Levelling the playing field for local energy, delivering better value for all electricity consumers.

There is an emerging perception that solar PV is troublesome for the performance of Australian electricity networks by potentially increasing voltage variability. The Networks Renewed trial aimed to address that perception by clearly demonstrating how solar PV and batteries can instead be a valuable resource for the businesses who manage electricity networks; changing the problem into a solution.

A detailed analysis of the role of landfills in Australia in relation to other waste mitigation approaches.

Funded by USAID, this project sought to empower communities in Papua New Guinea to lead their adaptation responses to climate change.