The industrial sector provides significant value to the economy. The University of NSW Sydney has a School of Photovoltaic Renewable Energy Engineering and hosts the ARC Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence in Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics, an internationally recognised leader in the field. The University of Western Sydney Richmond’s Centre for Plants and the Environment conducts research on climate change and sustainable plant production. These universities and research centres are sources of innovation that can drive the development of new technologies, products and services in the green economy.