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Central Australia ideal for becoming a renewable energy exporter

   http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201202/s3421358.htm  Central Australia bursting with renewable gold, ABC Rural, By Caddie Brain, 02/02/2012 A new study shows central Australia could become a major renewable energy exporter to Asia and major Australian cities. The former chair of the Climate Impact Group at the CSIRO, Dr Barrie Pittock, says the region holds an abundance of solar and geothermal resources.
He says the cost to harness the energy would be similar to the National Broadband Network, but would create local employment. “Eventually if we were generating so much electricity, we could start exporting it by undersea cable to Indonesia. There would be a huge market up there. “But I think in the near future we’re just talking about getting it to the west Australian grid or the east Australian grid.”

February 3, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | energy, Northern Territory