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Assessing the wave energy converter potential for Australian coastal regions

Behrens, Sam; Hayward, Jennifer; Hemer, Mark; Osman, Peter - In: Renewable Energy 43 (2012) C, pp. 210-217

could provide a sustainable alternative for electricity generation for Australia. In this paper, the performance of three …

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Remote area power supply system technologies in Western Australia: New developments in 30 years of slow progress

McHenry, Mark P. - In: Renewable Energy 34 (2009) 5, pp. 1348-1353

The escalation of the renewable energy capacity growth rate in remote pastoral Western Australian (WA) off-grid stand-alone power supply (SPS) systems over the last decade was extraordinary. The expansion was encouraged by subsidised renewable energy technologies, enabling components and system...

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Solar industrial process heating in Australia – Past and current status

Fuller, R.J. - In: Renewable Energy 36 (2011) 1, pp. 216-221

Thirty years ago in Australia, there was a significant research, development and demonstration programme in solar …, there is very little SIPH activity at any level in Australia. The contrast with the progress in other renewable energy …, SIPH has gone backwards. If Australia is to decarbonise its economy at the rate required, a massive deployment of solar …

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Renewable energy in the outback of Australia

Harrison, D.G.; Ho, G.E.; Mathew, K. - In: Renewable Energy 9 (1996) 1, pp. 776-780

Many stations and small communities, particularly Aboriginal Communities, have switched from diesel generators to sensible Remote Area Power Supply (RAPS) systems consisting of wind and/or solar input, battery bank, inverter and generator back-up.

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Australian renewable energy policy: Barriers and challenges

Byrnes, Liam; Brown, Colin; Foster, John; Wagner, Liam D. - In: Renewable Energy 60 (2013) C, pp. 711-721

long term reductions in carbon emissions. Australia's renewable energy policy has taken significant steps towards …

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Political aspects of innovation: Examining renewable energy in Australia

Effendi, Pranoto; Courvisanos, Jerry - In: Renewable Energy 38 (2012) 1, pp. 245-252

Despite possessing a very large potential of renewable energy sources, Australia has lagged behind other developed … governments. Nevertheless, the proportion of renewable energy in electricity generation in Australia has not increased … significantly. This paper seeks to explain why Australia has difficulties in adopting renewable energy by using the Political Aspect …

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Picking winners and policy uncertainty: Stakeholder perceptions of Australia's Renewable Energy Target

Simpson, Genevieve; Clifton, Julian - In: Renewable Energy 67 (2014) C, pp. 128-135

Australia's Renewable Energy Target (RET) mandates investment in renewable electricity generation through a renewable …

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Sustainability in architectural education: A comparison of Iran and Australia

Taleghani, Mohammad; Ansari, Hamid Reza; Jennings, Philip - In: Renewable Energy 36 (2011) 7, pp. 2021-2025

Over the past decade, several new approaches have emerged to renewable energy education that seek to address the needs of the 21st century for sustainable energy supply systems. In addition, unlike conventional architectural education which does not cover renewable energy issues in its...

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Estimation of wind energy production in various sites in Australia for different wind turbine classes: A comparative technical and economic assessment

Katsigiannis, Yiannis A.; Stavrakakis, George S. - In: Renewable Energy 67 (2014) C, pp. 230-236

areas of Australia, which present low, low to medium, and medium to high wind potential: Gingin, Armidale, and Gold Coast …

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