Research

Responsible and transparent management of coal seam gas (CSG) brine is needed to avoid the erosion of industry social acceptance, according to research from the UQ Gas & Energy Transition Research Centre.

Narratives present in submissions to the 2024 Future Gas Strategy consultation reveal deep divisions over government decision-making, according to new research from the UQ Gas & Energy Transition Research Centre.

Can strontium isotopes tell us whether there is leakage between gas reservoirs and surrounding aquifers? Researchers at the UQ Gas & Energy Transition Research Centre are investigating exactly that idea to help improve the environmental monitoring protects Australian groundwater.

A new paper examines 22 January 2024, a day when the Queensland region of the National Electricity Market (NEM) shattered its previous electricity demand record with an unprecedented increase in peak demand

A new study by the Gas & Energy Transition Research Centre has shown that current weather variability data may lead planners to underestimate the requirements for peak-day firming in the National Electricity Market (NEM) by ~30-60%.

UQ-CNG and SMI team members have published a paper appearing in “Advances in Geoethics and Groundwater Management : Theory and Practice for a Sustainable Development”. This paper summarises the “Resetting Our Understanding of the Great Artesian Basin” project, highlighting its importance for sustainable development.

NERA has this launched a new database for Australian Research Capabilities.

A specially engineered bentonite plug is showing potential as an even more effective and permanent seal of bores than the cement-based plugs used currently.

The University of Queensland Centre for Coal Seam Gas (UQ-CCSG) congratulates UQ researcher Dr Christopher Leonardi who was recently awarded a prestigious mid-career Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship.