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Scientists will help provide the expertise needed for Australia to make the transition to a green energy superpower.

Green energy is energy from renewable resources that are naturally replenished. It includes sunlight, wind, the movement of water, and geothermal heat.

On Tuesday 16 May the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Professor Michael Goodsite, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Energy Futures) and Director of the ³ÉÈË´óƬ's Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER) appeared at the public hearing of the Inquiry Into Australia’s Transition to a Green Energy Superpower.

Professor Goodsite is available for comment on his submission to the inquiry about the important role that research will play in the transition, including:

• Australia's expertise in renewable energies, along with its vast resources, presents an opportunity to create a sophisticated industrial economy based on the transition required across the energy value chain;
• Investment in future industries should be tied to research to ensure that these industries can remain at the forefront of innovation;
• The regulatory environment must be harmonised across the nation, especially for the hydrogen sector;
• Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs), such as the and the , are excellent examples of cooperative efforts in which people who may normally compete invest together to achieve and deliver for the benefit of Australia;
• Globally competitive transformative research, such as that carried out at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ in collaboration with its partners in industry and government, can overcome complexity, drive change, and create value for a more sustainable future;
• Australia should use the green energy that it will generate in the future to manufacture green raw materials such as green steel for export, instead of exporting its green energy;
• Australia should establish special trade zones or areas and provide incentives for marine bunkering of green fuels and synthetic aviation fuels;
• An "energy transition institute" should be established responsible for assembling future-focused capability across all domains, including social science, system design, regulation, and STEM;
• The clean energy transition requires 300 per cent more copper by 2050 than today. Copper supply must be increased without proportionately increasing negative environmental and social impacts.