Environmental Research

Hydro Tasmania is involved in a range of environmental research and development projects with several institutions.  This helps us to make informed decisions and provide innovative solutions to environmental issues. We intend to continue to support students and to partner other research organisations on a range of projects related to our operations into the future.

Current Projects

  • Lagoon of Islands PhD study (Deakin University)
  • Lake Pedder fauna research (Emeritus professors, Andrew Osbourne and Nigel Forteath).  See and hear more on Our Stories page.

Completed Projects

  • Co-funding of the Hydrogen and Allied Renewable Technologies (HART) Laboratory (University of Tasmania)
  • Lake Augusta masters project (University of Tasmania)
  • Woods Lake honours project (University of Tasmania, Inland Fisheries Service)
  • Climate trends study (CSIRO). See more on our Climate Change page.