renewable energy 14 august 2015
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Renewable energy in the marine environment
Dr Adam SmithDirector (Reef Ecologic)EIANZ, Townsville, 14 August
VisionsRET- 20% renewable by 2020
Liberal government –41- 33,000 GWh by 2020
Labor government- 50% by 2030
Greens- 90% by 2030
Queensland Renewable Energy Plan 2009?
Renewable Energy Forum 2015
Community
Australia renewable projects
Facts
Renewables 13% of Aust energy in 2014
Investment in large scale clean energyInternational 16% increase, Aust 88% decrease in 2014
Marine
QueenslandLady Elliot Island solar Reef Ranger solar
Thursday Island wind turbines Penrith Island solar
Qld marine opportunities?Environmental benefitsBiodiversity
Economic benefitsnew jobs and $, Edu-tourism, islands
Social benefitsPolitical benefits
Problems \ Solutions Map
Low renewable
GBR poor and declining
Climate change
High carbon output
Politics$
Healthy reefHappy communities
IDEA FrameworkIMAGINE Why not?
Marine renewable energy in Qld – 20% by 2030?
DESIGN What?Location and method(s)
EVALUATE Which?EIA
ACT How?Leader, Coalition, $
IMAGINE
IRENA Ocean Energy 2014
Design and Evaluate Research
Planning and consultation- ARENARenewable energy priority zones?
EIA
Action (Pilot projects)
Review and next step
Act• Reef 2050
• ARENA and (NCCARF, JCU, AIMS, CSIRO,
GBRMPA, industry, NGO?)
• R&D – Map the resource
• Demonstration
• Deployment
