Eco Factor: World Energy Council identifies potential for wave-energy generation in Australia.
The Australian government has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent by the year 2050. The plan calls for the development of massive renewable energy generating plants, which can provide a major share of the country’s energy demands.
Currently, Australia consumes about 130,000GWh of electricity each year and the government is aiming to produce 45,000GWh from renewable energy sources before 2020. The World Energy Council has brought good news for the country by identifying its southern margin as one of the world’s most promising sites for wave-energy generation.
Researchers have estimated that converting just 10 percent of the available wave energy from a 1000km stretch in this area into electricity will be able to produce half of the country’s present day electricity consumption and would help realize the government’s target of reducing carbon emissions.
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