Renewable energy commercialisation in Australia
Australia's renewable energy industries cover many energy sources and stages of commercialisation. Renewable energy technologies make up about 6 per cent of Australia's total energy Archived 2013-03-29 at the Wayback Machine supply and some 8 per cent of Australia's electricity supply, with hydro-electricity by far the largest single contributor.[1]
Government policies[2][1] have opened up more opportunities for "new" renewable energies such as wind power, photovoltaics, and solar thermal technologies. The use of these technologies helps to reduce greenhouse gases.[3]
At the end of 2006, Australia had 817 MW of installed wind power capacity,[4] mainly in South Australia. Initiatives are also being taken with solar power, ethanol fuel and geothermal energy.
Surveys show that there is much public support for the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency in Australia.[5]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 How solar ran out of puff Sydney Morning Herald, 17 April 2007.
- ↑ Australian Government, Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator Archived 2007-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ International Energy Agency (2007). Renewables in global energy supply: An IEA facts sheet Archived 2009-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, OECD, 34 pages.
- ↑ Global Wind Energy Council, Global wind energy markets continue to boom – 2006 another record year Archived 2011-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Australians Reject Nuclear Energy Archived 2017-09-22 at the Wayback Machine Angus Reid Global Monitor, 25 June 2007.
