Energy Research Institutes Council for Australia (ERICA)

ERICA is a council of university energy research institutes which collectively aim to provide:

● National capacity across a broad spectrum of cutting-edge energy research, in both specialised and inter-disciplinary fields;

● High-level, evidence-based, energy policy advice to government;

● An over-the-horizon perspective on future energy opportunities and challenges that can only be informed by cutting-edge research;

● A research touch point for industry and government on energy issues of national and international significance; and

● A research-led education network for students and young researchers.

As active members of ERICA, participants agree to:

● Meet at least once per year in person;

● Attend teleconference meetings to discuss intervening and time-dependent issues requiring a collective response;

● Provide sufficient resources to enable part-time administrative support for ERICA, including a website and organisation for an annual Energy Research conference;

● Contribute to specific projects on an ‘as needs’ basis.

Membership

● Membership of ERICA by any organisation is by invitation through the agreement of existing members, and membership can be requested at any time.

● The membership is non-binding, and the consensus views represented by the Council are those of the ERICA representatives and not of their parent universities.

● The ERICA secretariat will move from one member institute to the other, each year.

● University of Technology Sydney and the University of Sydney are the secretariat for 2023.