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For profit, environment and efficiency, Australia could have renewable-energy powered high speed rail

Australia Urged to Build High-Speed Rail System Powered By Renewable Energy, EV World 4 April 14,  Proposed high-speed rail system would connect 12 major regional towns, and the cities of Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Newcastle, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.

A renewable energy powered high speed rail service linking the east-coast Australian cities of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane would cut the nation’s regional transport emissions by almost 30 per cent, while providing a profitable and popular service, a new report has found.

The report – a collaborative effort from climate change think tank Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and the University of Melbourne’s Energy Research Institute – explores the potential for high speed rail in Australia.

Two years in the making – and due for release next week – the report’s recommends the development of a high speed rail network along the lines of the recent government study; connecting 12 major regional towns, and the cities of Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Newcastle, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne………..  http://evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=32762

April 4, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, energy