This Hub aims to develop sustainable zero-emission power generation technologies to transform gaseous waste (mainly CO2) from our energy and manufacturing sectors into valuable products and create scalable pathways to market for driving industry transformation.
This Hub expects to harvest renewable energy from the environment by using zero-emission power generators and then store it in green and safer batteries for converting gaseous waste from sectors that cannot easily avoid emission into useful chemicals, which in turn realize carbon neutrality and negativity.
The outcomes of this Hub are likely to be transformative for industry, the economy, and society in new type renewable energy resources through decreasing environmental pollutants.
Why ZeroPC ?
To harvest sustainable electricity from the environment, we aim to develop scalable, green manufacturing technologies for thermoelectric generators and solar cells. Our research explores hybrid thermoelectric-photovoltaic systems to recover solar cell heat losses, boosting overall energy conversion efficiency, and advances novel materials for high-performance thermoelectric devices that can be applied in industrial waste heat recovery and spacecraft power supply[4].
View DetailsIn this theme, we propose to develop high-performing and high-reliable proton and lithium-ion batteries with industry partners. Our research focuses on addressing structural stability issues of lithium transition metal oxides (NCM) used in lithium-ion batteries, exploring proton exchange mechanisms and relithiation solutions to mitigate capacity loss and improve thermal stability, ensuring long-term reliability for industrial and automotive applications.
View DetailsTransforming CO2 into high-value chemical supplies is an effective approach to reduce carbon emissions. The conversion and utilization of CO2 in all aspects can produce huge economic benefits and good social benefits. Our team is developing novel copper-based catalysts to selectively convert CO2 into high-purity methanol with exceptional efficiency, exploring alternative synthesis pathways to simplify purification processes and promote sustainable resource utilization.
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The ARC Research Hub for Zero-emission Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality (ZeroPC Hub) at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has announced a new collaborative research partnership with NovaShield Pty Ltd, marking another important milestone in translating Australia’s world-leading energy materials research into commercially deployable clean-energy technologies. The new collaboration will focus on developing next-generation […]
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Researchers at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have published a new review article outlining how screen printing could help transform thermoelectric technology from laboratory-scale innovation into scalable manufacturing. Published in Soft Science, the article, “Screen printing as a scalable manufacturing approach for thermoelectric devices”, provides a manufacturing-focused roadmap for screen-printed thermoelectric devices. The work highlights […]
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International review positions QUT and the ARC ZeroPC Hub at the forefront of sustainable thermoelectric technologies Researchers from the ARC Research Hub in Zero-emission Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality (ZeroPC Hub) at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have published a landmark review in Materials Science & Engineering R, one of the world’s highest-impact review […]
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Leader CI Prof. Dewei Chu gives an introduction to his project in ZeroPC Hub, on Developing the environment friendly approaches to extract lithium and other elements from lithium minerals (THEME 2: Safe and reliable energy storage)
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Leader CI Professor Zongyou Yin from ANU gives an introduction to his project, on proton batteries for renewable energy storage and conversion (THEME 2: Safe and reliable energy storage)
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🎉 🎉 Congratulations to our ARC ZeroPC Hub Chief Investigator, Prof. Zhigang Chen, and the research team on this important new research output in 2026. Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, this work presents a soft and flexible hydrogel capable of converting body heat into electricity with remarkable efficiency. The study highlights the strong potential […]
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