About GCI - The Global Change Institute - The University of Queensland, Australia. Environmental change will affect us all. As the global population grows, urbanisation increases and technology advances, there will be untold impact on our surrounding environment. The Global Change Institute (GCI) at The University of Queensland, Australia, is an independent source of innovative research, ideas and advice for addressing the challenges of a changing world. GCI works to address the impacts of climate change, technological innovation and population growth through collaborative research across four key themes: Established in 2010, GCI is The University of Queensland's vehicle to draw together the significant experience and knowledge of the University, our partners and collaborators to identify and develop the solutions needed in this changing landscape.
Our Mission To advance discovery, create solutions and influence decision-makers in order to position The University of Queensland as a global leader in addressing the challenges of a changing world. Our Vision. Renewable energy target calls for 1,000 new wind turbines, inquiry told | Environment. To meet the recently struck renewable energy target figure of 33,000 gigawatt hours 1,000 wind turbines would need to be built, a Senate inquiry has been told. The government and Labor reached a compromise on Monday on the 2020 target, dropping it from its original 41,000 GwH figure to 33,000.
The Coalition agreed to scrap plans for a biennial review of the target, which had been a sticking point. The government-funded clean energy regulator will monitor the progress made towards reaching the target. The regulator told a Senate inquiry on Tuesday morning that most of the renewable energy to meet that target would come from wind turbines, and that to meet the 33,000 GwH figure, about 1,000 extra turbines would be needed. That represents up to 50% of the existing number of wind turbines, prompting the Liberal National party senator Matt Canavan to ask whether such a large number could be built in time.
“So we have to build 1,000 in five years. Is that achievable?” Texas city to go 100% solar, wind – because it's cheaper, more reliable. A city in Texas – home to the “Gusher Age” of American oil – is aiming to become 100 per cent renewable within two years, after finalising a deal with SunEdison to supply it with solar power for 25 years. Georgetown – population 54,000 – will take the output from the 150MW solar plant and another 144MW from a new wind farm to source its needs from renewables. The local utility saying it has turned to wind and solar because it is cheaper and more reliable, and requires a lot less water. The deal with SunEdison will provide electricity at a lower overall cost than the City of Georgetown’s previous wholesale power contracts – and will supply more than 9,500 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy to Georgetown rate payers through 2041, enough to power more than 24,000 homes a year for 25 years.
A group of wind turbines seen across a field in the Texas panhandle west of Amarillo “Wind power production in West Texas tends to be highest in the off-peak, evening or early-morning hours. Acciona Energy. Home - Infigen Energy. Clean Energy Finance Corporation. Low Energy Emissions Development Fund. The Low Emissions Energy Development (LEED) fund provides financial support for the demonstration and commercialisation of innovative low greenhouse emissions energy technologies in Western Australia.
The Department of Finance's Public Utilities Office participates in the selection process and supports the Minister for Energy in determining which projects to fund jointly with the Minister for Environment. Key objectives The key objectives of the LEED fund are to support new low-emissions energy technologies in WA to: help ensure clean, competitive and secure energy supplies in the future by addressing WA’s energy challenges and renewable energy opportunitiessupport WA’s contribution to the national Renewable Energy Target and reduce the impact of national carbon pricing initiatives on energy prices develop new low emissions industries in WA Delivery The WA Department of Environment and Conservation manages the fund on behalf of the ministers for Environment and Energy.
Low emissions energy development initiatives get funding boost. The LEED fund supports innovative technology in the throes of becoming commercial realities and is administered by the Department of Environment and Conservation. Image: David ClarkeWESTERN Australia has some of the best renewable energy potential in the world but, despite support from the State Government, it needs to do more. So says Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) of Australia chief adviser and board member Professor Ray Wills, after the government announced $12.7 million from the Low Emissions Energy Development (LEED) Fund for projects in the Mid-West, Perth and Wheatbelt.
The LEED fund supports innovative technology in the throes of becoming commercial realities and is administered by the Department of Environment and Conservation. “Western Australia has a growing need for low emissions and integrated energy solutions, particularly around small to mid-scale renewable energy generation in remote and off-grid areas,” Professor Wills says. Clean Energy Finance Corporation. Clean Energy Finance Corporation. Pacific Hydro. Pacific Hydro is a renewable energy company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Industry Funds Management, an Australian investment management company. The company was founded in 1992, operating renewable energy projects and started its first wind farm in 2010.[2] Pacific Hydro develops hydro, wind, solar and geothermal power projects. In addition to Australia, the company operates also in Brazil and Chile.
The company is also active in the carbon market in the production and trading of carbon credits from its run-of-river hydro projects registered under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol. On 30 November 2006, Pacific Hydro acquired wind farms developer SES Soluções de Energias Sustentáveis and renamed it Pacific Hydro Brazil.[3] The company's current CEO will leave on 5 July 2014 and the search for a new CEO will be conducted by Pacific Hydro's owner, Industry Funds Management.[4] Power stations[edit] Wind[edit] Water[edit]