What are Australia's renewable resources?

Answer 1

Renewable energy resources in Australia include Solar, Wind, Hydro-electric, Geothermal, Biomass and Biodiesel.

Biodiesel is a clean-burning diesel fuel produced from renewable resources such as animal fats and vegetable oils. It is being produced in

* Picton, WA

* Adelaide, SA Geothermal trials, using heat from deep underground, are taking place in

* Curnamona Craton and the

* South East of South Australia. Hydro-electric power plants (dams, rivers) are found at

* Wivenhoe Dam, Qld * Barron Gorge, Qld * Kareeya (Tully Falls), Qld * Guthega, Murray-1 and Tumut-3 (Snowy River), NSW * Hume Dam, NSW, * Chichester Dam, NSW, * The Drop, NSW, * Dartmouth, Vic, * Devils Gate, Tas * Tarraleah, Tas * Gordon River, Tas Biomass plants are at:

* Maryborough, Qld (burning bagasse, [sugar cane waste]) * Rocky Point-3, Qld, (bagasse) * Suncoast Gold, Qld (macadamia nut shells) Wind Energy power plants are at:

* Albany, WA * Bremer Bay, WA * Coral Bay, WA * Denham, WA * Emu Downs, WA * Home Island, WA * Hopetoun, WA * Rottnest Island, WA * Canunda, SA * Cathedral Rocks, SA * Hallett (Brown Hill), SA * Lake Bonney, SA * Mount Millar, SA * Starfish Hill, SA * Wattle Point, SA * Challicum Hills, Vic * Codrington, Vic * Wonthaggi, Vic * Woolnorth, Tas * Toora, Qld * Windy Hill, Qld * Crookwell, NSW Solar power plants are at * Mildura, Vic

Answer 2

There are a variety of Natural Resources found in Australia. Some of these include bauxite, gold, iron ore, coal, natural gas, as well as fertile soil.

Answer 3

Hydro-electricity provides 63% of renewable energy in Australia. Wind is next (22%), then biofuel (11%) and solar (2%).