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Hay Local Aboriginal Land Council staff and members with researchers and actuaries from Finity Consulting. UNSW Indigenous Land and Justice Research Group

June 30, 2025

Here’s how First Nations landholders can share the benefits of the NSW energy transition

Heidi Norman, UNSW ; Saori Miyake, University of Technology Sydney; Sarah Niklas, University of Technology Sydney, and Therese Apolonio, UNSW

A new report identifies opportunities for the 121 Local Aboriginal Land Councils in NSW to partner with renewable developers and build projects on their own land.

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March 9, 2022

Floods left thousands without power. Microgrids could help communities weather the next disaster

Sarah Niklas, University of Technology Sydney and Scott Dwyer, University of Technology Sydney

As disasters become more frequent under climate change, building back damaged electricity poles and wires seems maddeningly futile.

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June 13, 2021

Even without new fossil fuel projects, global warming will still exceed 1.5°C. But renewables might make it possible

Sven Teske, University of Technology Sydney and Sarah Niklas, University of Technology Sydney

Keeping global warming under 1.5°C is still achievable with rapid deployment of renewables. A new report found solar and wind can supply the world’s energy demand more than 50 times over.

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