CSIRO appoints new energy director

Wednesday, 10 May 2023 23:04

By Gordon Peters

Dr Dietmar Tourbier, CSIRO Director of Energy

Australia’s national science agency the CSIRO has appointed 20-year research sector veteran Dr Dietmar Tourbier as its Director of Energy.

Dr Peter Mayfield, CSIRO’s Executive Director for Environment, Energy and Resources, said Dr Tourbier’s appointment comes at a critical juncture for Australia and CSIRO in particular, with his appointment following a competitive international search,

“Australia’s energy transition to achieving net zero emissions is one of the most pressing research and technological challenges that confronts us,” Dr Mayfield said.

“Dr Tourbier’s deep industry knowledge and strong networks will help ensure CSIRO’s technological innovations can be expediently deployed to help drive emission reductions across a range of sectors at scale.”

Dr Tourbier worked at General Electric (GE) for over 20 years leading research teams as part of their Global Research organisation, before relocating to Australia.

He led up to 200 researchers and held leadership roles at GE’s solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) division in California, the global power electronics technology research group and GE’s European research division.

The CSIRO says that more recently, during his tenure as Director of the Australian Solar Thermal Research Institute (ASTRI), Dr Tourbier brought together a team of research organisations and successfully engaged industry partners to incorporate technologies developed under ASTRI.

“Dr Tourbier attained his PhD in aerospace engineering in the United States and he brings more than 20 years' international experience across multiple research domains in the energy and fuels space,” the agency notes.

As CSIRO Energy Director Dr Tourbier will lead a team of more than 270 staff including researchers, working toward developing technologies in support of Australia's transition toward net-zero,

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CSIRO appoints new energy director