Research Centres, Institutes and Labs
Advanced Centre for Automotive Research and Testing (ACART)
ARC Research Network on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing
Australia-China Centre on Water Resources Research
Centre for Energy-Efficient Telecommunications
Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CNST)
Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures and Land Administration
Cloud Computing and Distributed Systems (CLOUDS) Laboratory
CRC for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC)
CRC for Spatial Information (CRC-SI)
Design in Light Metals (ARC Centre of Excellence)
Gait Analysis & Gait Rehabilitation (NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence)
Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society
Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute
National ICT Australia (NICTA)
Neuroengineering Research Laboratory
Nonlinear Signal Processing Lab
Particulate Fluids Processing Centre (PFPC) (ARC Special Research Centre)
Peer-to-Peer Networks and Applications Research Laboratory
Research Spotlight
Geothermal Energy
The Department of Infrastructure Engineering’s geotechnical research group are conducting a geothermal energy experiment, heating and cooling a site on location at the Parkville campus of the University of Melbourne. Numerical models of geothermal systems are also being developed by the group.
Energy use in buildings accounts for about one quarter of Australia’s greenhouse emissions, and over half of this is for heating and cooling. Ground source heat pumps (GSHPs) use the Earth as a heat source or sink to heat and cool buildings using considerably less electricity than conventional systems. By reducing electricity demand, GSHPs systems have the potential to significantly cut Australia's electricity use and carbon footprint.