Australia and Germany are working towards a cleaner and greener energy future in which green hydrogen will play an important role.
Edith Cowan University (ECU) has welcomed official representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany to Joondalup's world-class engineering and computing labs to discuss research projects around cybersecurity, defence and green energy.
Officials included Dr Gabriele Maluga, Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany to Western Australia (Perth) and Ms Julia Kaute, Head of Science and Innovation at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to Australia (Canberra).
Dr Gabriele Maluga, Professor Helge Janicke, Ms Julia Kaute and Professor Andrew Woodward at the ECU Security Research Institute.
German-Australian partnerships
ECU Executive Dean, School of Science, Professor Andrew Woodward said the visit was an opportunity for officials to obtain a greater understanding of the universities research projects and to view first-hand ECU's state-of-the-art facilities.
Amongst the discussions, the future of teaching and research programs in cyber security, defence and green energy, such as hydrogen storage.
"They were interested in any collaborations we currently have with German universities or industry," Professor Woodward said.
"They expressed a keen interest in future collaborations between ECU and German partners, where our interests align."
A tour of ECU's green energy research facilities.
Working together towards a greener future
Australia and Germany are working towards a cleaner and greener energy future in which green hydrogen will play an important role.
Professor of Energy and Resource Engineering and Director of Centre for Sustainable Energy and Resource, Stefan Iglauer took the German officials on an exclusive - behind the scenes look at ECU's green energy research facilities.
The tour included a focus on Professor Iglauer's research into underground hydrogen geo-storage, which involves medical CT systems for 3D imaging of rock samples.
Professor Iglauer said that ECU is continuously productive in its research in advancing green energy and in particular, green hydrogen.
"This area of research has more to come and collaborating with German partners would be a great combination," Professor Iglauer said.
Cyber and security – what's next?
Professor Helge Janicke, Director of Security Research Institute and Tony Marceddo, Director of Defence Research and Engagement, subsequently visited the German Ambassador to Australia, Dr Markus Ederer, in Canberra for further discussions around collaboration.
"Next month, key ECU staff will visit Germany to further explore collaboration opportunities," Professor Andrew Woodward said.
"ECU has a strong track record of research in sustainable technologies, and we hope that partnerships like this can grow that even further."
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