Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Goldwind has teamed up with UNSW Sydney to support research into digital grid technologies.
Goldwind has committed $1.4m to the partnership with the university, with a portion going to the Goldwind – UNSW Joint Laboratory at the university’s Sydney campus in Australia.
UNSW deputy-vice-chancellor enterprise Brian Boyle said: “We would like to thank Goldwind for its continued support across several different research initiatives for the university.”
Institute director Joe Dong said: “Our Digital Grid Futures Institute will play a critical role in future-proofing global energy systems to ensure reliable, secure, affordable, sustainable energy.
“The Institute will bring together researchers from different disciplines at UNSW, and from multiple perspectives, tackle the complicated issues related to our digital grid future.”
Goldwind Australia managing director John Titchen said: “We’re pleased to continue to support UNSW’s focus in using cross-disciplinary research to find solutions to the challenges of our digital grid future.
“Goldwind look forward to the growth of collaborative research and development that will benefit both Australia and China in an area that is critical to environmentally sustainable future energy sources.”