Wollongong leading the way in clean, green energy

By
Monday, 12 February, 2001

8,000 Wollongong homes could be running on waste-generated energy in the near future. Dr Sharman Stone, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, congratulated Brightstar Environmental for their innovation in developing the Solid Waste and Energy Recycling Facility (SWERF) at Whyte's Gully near Wollongong.

"The $2 million in Federal Government funding through the Australian Greenhouse Office's Renewable Energy Showcase Program has supported this important new waste-to-energy technology that will generate enough renewable electricity to power 8,000 Wollongong homes".

"Renewable energy is a central plank of the Commonwealth's climate change policy and this new world-first waste processing technology will help show the way in Australia's new renewable energy industry".

"SWERF is an excellent example of how government and industry is working together to meet the challenge of climate change. Instead of using methane gas from landfill to provide raw energy, SWERF generates its own cleaner gas, directly from municipal solid waste (your rubbish) -so you don't need land fills".

The Commonwealth has committed over $380 million to developing and supporting Australia's renewable energy industry.

Item provided courtesy of Science Industry

Related News

AXT to distribute NT-MDT atomic force microscopes

Scientific equipment supplier AXT has announced a partnership with atomic force microscope (AFM)...

Epigenetic patterns differentiate triple-negative breast cancers

Australian researchers have identified a new method that could help tell the difference between...

Combined effect of pollutants studied in the Arctic

Researchers from the Fram Centre in Norway are conducting studies in Arctic waters to determine...


  • All content Copyright © 2024 Westwick-Farrow Pty Ltd