Institute for Sustainable Futures

There is a surge in demand for skills, labour and materials due to the rapid increase in public infrastructure investment. Does Australia have the capacity to meet these requirements?

ISF in collaboration with DPIE has developed a robust and replicable water savings assessment methodology and designed a water savings calculator tool.

In a collaboration between research centres and trade unions, ISF found that Australia has the perfect conditions to support a thriving offshore wind industry.

New research shows that understanding their energy use is key to businesses taking full advantage of renewable energy power purchase agreements.

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.