Generating new ideas for meeting future energy needs
Useful Sites
Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland, Australia)
Three fact sheets:
Australian Academy of Science
Australia’s renewable energy future
Transcripts from a public lecture series on renewable energy options for Australia's future energy needs.
Australia’s renewable energy future
A report based on the above lecture series which presents information on the status of renewable energy technology alternatives for Australia and provides a set of development options for policy-makers.
Geothermal energy project (Geoscience Australia)
Describes a project to locate, describe and provide information on Australia’s geothermal resources. The outreach and education section includes a series of clear fact sheets on geothermal energy use in Australia.
Map of operating renewable energy generators in Australia (Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts)
Provides maps of proposed and operational renewable energy generators across Australia.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Wave power (In Depth, 23 February 2009)
Explains the potential of wave power in Australia.
UK microgen (Catalyst, 22 May 2008)
Discusses the use decentralised power in London to help reduce carbon emissions.
Solar hydrogen power (Innovations, 14 May 2007)
Looks at the generation of hydrogen fuel from sunlight and sea water.
Hot rock energy (Earthbeat, 19 June 2004)
Describes current research into geothermal power in Australia.
Hot dry rock geothermal energy (Geodynamics Limited, Australia)
Uses diagrams to explain how hot dry rock geothermal energy is produced, and compares it with conventional geothermal energy. More information is available by clicking on ‘HDR explained’.
Mother Earth – a source of sustainable energy? (Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering)
Dr Neil Williams, Executive Director of the Geoscience Australia, discusses geothermal energy.
Alternative energy latest news (Alternative Energy, USA)
Provides the latest information on various forms of energy.
The hydrogen economy (Physics Today, USA)
Describes the basic research that is required in materials and design to make hydrogen-based energy a viable proposition.
Hydrogen Energy Center (USA)
Presents the advantages hydrogen offers as an alternative fuel.
For more information about hydrogen as an energy source, see Which way ahead for hydrogen cars? (Nova: Science in the news, Australian Academy of Science).
Page updated March 2010.