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| Alternative Energy - Tidal Power |
| Tuesday, 23 June 2009 16:22 |
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www.news-mail.com.au 18th June 2009  Wave energy will provide clean, renewable power and thousands of Australian jobs for the future, according to a report. WWF-Australia has urged the federal government to invest in wave power following the release of a report on Thursday, titled, Power to Change: Australia"s Wave Energy Future. Greg Bourne, WWF chief executive, said an investment in the industry would create up to 3,210 jobs by 2010. He called upon the government to give wave energy prominence in the Renewable Energy Target (RET) Scheme. "Renewable technologies are the nuts and bolts of Australia"s clean energy future," Mr Bourne said on Thursday."What we are seeing here is the birth of a new industry that will provide tens of thousands of jobs and a technology and expertise that we can export around the world, as well as renewable energy to power Australia." Managing director of wave energy developer Carnegie Corporation, Michael Ottaviano, said studies at their plant in Western Australia showed there was mass potential for the industry to flourish. He said Australia had several optimal sites for wave energy plants including Geraldton and Albany in WA, Port MacDonnell in South Australia, Phillip Island in Victoria and the southern and central coasts of New South Wales. "Australia has the largest and most consistent wave energy resource globally," Mr Ottaviano said. "At least 35 per cent of our current baseload power needs could be generated from the Southern Ocean."  |
Waves put in harness Daily TelegraphThursday 18/6/2009 Page: 23A MAJOR conservation group has backed the creation of energy by harnessing the power of the ocean swells which batter much of the Australian coast. WWF-Australia will release a report today claiming energy from waves close... Read more Tidal Power | | Wednesday, 24 June 2009 |
Wave power to create jobs www.news-mail.com.au18th June 2009Wave energy will provide clean, renewable power and thousands of Australian jobs for the future, according to a report. WWF-Australia has urged the federal government to invest in wave power following the release of a report on Thursday,... Read more Tidal Power | | TUSEDAY, 23 June 2009 |
Ocean currents can power the world The (UK) Telegraph has an article on the Vivace tidal / current power device I mentioned recently - Ocean currents can power the world, say scientistsThe technology can generate electricity in water flowing at a rate of less than one... Read more Tidal Power | | Decemberonday, 1 December 2008 |
Ocean grids around Europe By Frederik Groeman, Natalia Moldovan & Peter Vaessen, KEMA Several European countries have a policy to encourage the development of renewable en-ergy sources. This is identified in e.g. the European green paper Energy strategy for a sus-tainable, competitive and secure... Read more Tidal Power | | Novemberonday, 3 November 2008 |
Tidal Power in Nova ScotiaThe Globe and Mail has a report on tidal power in Canada, noting that "Nova Scotia is testing water-driven turbines that could produce 10 per cent of the province"s peak load" - Clean power comes in with the tide.Atlantic Canada"s... Read more Tidal Power | | TUSEDAY, 21 October 2008 |
Oh buoy, wax your board for wave powerAgeTuesday 30/9/2008 Page: 4THE market loves a "green" story, regardless of how convenient or inconvenient the truth may be. The latest green tale comes from Perth"s Carnegie Corporation, which released details of an "independent report" stating wave power could provide... Read more Tidal Power | | Octoberonday, 13 October 2008 |
Wave power could run nationSydney Morning HeraldMonday 29/9/2008 Page: 6THE power of waves close to Australia"s southern coastline can be harnessed to provide over a third of the nation"s electricity, research suggests. The energy swirling through the Southern Ocean could supply the nation"s power... Read more Tidal Power | | Octoberonday, 13 October 2008 |
Danish Wave Power Projects TreeHugger has a post on a raft of Danish wave power experimental projects - Three Wacky Danish Wave Power Projects.Portugal gets the distinction of having both the world"s first commercial wave power plant, Aguçadoura Wave Park, which officially opened last... Read more Tidal Power | | Octoberonday, 13 October 2008 |
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