Generating new ideas for meeting future energy needs
Further Reading
June 2009, pages 36-39
Go with the flow (by Simon Grose)
Looks at wave energy trials around Australia.
October 2008, pages 17-19
Hot rock energy a likely source of baseload power (by Martin Albrecht and Doone Wyborn)
Explores geothermal energy in Australia.
October 2008, pages 22-23
Ocean power reaching a fork in the road (by Tom Denniss)
Describes the status of ocean power.
August 2008, pages 25-27
Hot southern land (by Sandra McLaren)
Describes the potential of rocks enriched in the heat-producing elements for Australia’s energy future.
April 2008, page 12
Wave and tidal energy prototypes for Tasmania
August 2006, pages 27-28
Hot rock energy passes first test (by David Kay)
Describes the use of geothermal energy in South Australia.
May 2006, page 12
Nature inspires tidal energy systems
Looks at two proposals for generating power from tidal energy.
August–September 2008, page 96
The heat beneath our feet (by Sandra McLaran)
Proposes the use of geothermal energy from radioactive hot rocks in Australia.
October–November 2006, pages 40-43
Energy on the rocks (by David Kay)
Discusses the potential of hot rocks to generate electricity in Australia.
No. 154, 2010, pages 16-19
Hastening slowly in the global renewables race (by Rachel Sullivan and Mary-Lou Considine)
Covers the renewable energy industry in Australia and Government initiatives to promote its development.
September 2006, pages 45-47
A sustainable energy future (by Ian Lowe)
Provides an edited extract from an address to the National Press Club.
13 August 2008, pages 816-823
Electricity without carbon (by Quirin Schiermeier, Jeff Tollefson, Tony Scully, Alexandra Witze and Oliver Morton)
Reviews the benefits and disadvantages of alternative energy sources.
A collection of stories on energy and fuels is available.
8 October 2008, pages 37-40
Renewable energy: Power beneath our feet (by Julian Smith)
Describes developments in harnessing geothermal energy.
17 July 2008, pages 24-25
Who needs coal when you can have deep heat? (by Rachel Nowak)
Describes the use of geothermal energy in Australia.
28 June 2008, pages 32-37
Oil: The final warning (by Ian Sample)
Explores the increasing need for alternatives to oil as an energy source.
14 April 2007, page 28
Eel feel helps wave power go with the flow (by Paul Marks)
Looks at ways to improve the efficiency of the Pelamis – a wave-power device using computer simulations.
23 January 2007
US urged to boost its geothermal power capacity
Reports on a study suggesting that the US should tap into its geothermal resource.
21 January 2006, pages 36-39
Every home should have one (by Mick Hamer)
Looks at the increasing number of people generating their own energy using roof top solar panels or wind turbines.
February 2006, pages 30-33
The wild card of distributed production
Looks at the role of renewable energy sources in the move away from centralised production of power in Europe.
March 2009, pages 50-55
The power of renewables (by Matthew Wald)
Clearly describes and evaluates a range of renewable energy options with descriptive diagrams for each technology.
4 August 2008
China's big push for renewable energy (by David Biello)
Evaluates China’s use of renewable energy.
January 2007
Hot rocks – tapping an underutilized renewable resource
Reports on a study suggesting that the US should tap into its geothermal resource.
September 2006, pages 60-69
The rise of renewable energy (by Daniel Kammen)
Looks at the growth of wind and solar energy technologies, the development of biofuels and the need for research and development.
16 July 2008
Catching the wave of renewable energy (by Rosslyn Beeby)
Describes renewable energy projects in Australia.
Page updated July 2010.