The National Solar Energy Centre The National Solar Energy
Centre is a focal point for solar research in Australia,
bringing together state-of-the-test facilities for solar
thermal, solar photovoltaic and solar cooling research and
product development. 11 April 2006 | Updated 24 May 2012 The
National Solar Energy Centre (NSEC), located at the CSIRO Energy
Centre in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, is Australia’s
premier research centre for solar energy innovations. The NSEC
is a multipurpose research and demonstration facility,
specialising in advances in new solar technologies in
collaboration with other national and international research
institutes. With specialised facilities for testing and
developing solar thermal energy, solar photovoltaics and solar
cooling systems, the Centre is a research hub designed for
collaboration with government, industry and research
institutions.