Resources for students

Renewable Energy Resources

Renewable resources can be utilised without depleting them, far into the future.

• The Sun
• The Wind
• Hydro
• Tidal
• Wave
• Geothermal
• Biomass
• Firewood Biomass

Hydrogen and waste resources can also be used in a renewable manner.

• Hydrogen
• Waste

Renewable Energy Technologies

Solar technologies are crucial in a sustainable energy system.

• Photovoltaic
• Concentrated Solar
• Domestic Solar Hot Water

Wind energy technologies are continually being developed.

• Wind Turbines
• Windmill Pumps

Hydrological, tidal and wave technologies are some of the most diverse.

• Large Hydroelectric
• Micro Hydroelectric
• Tidal Turbines & Tidal Barrages
• Wave Energy Conversion

Geothermal, biomass & waste technologies are evolving quickly.

• Geothermal Plants
• Biomass Conversion
• Wood Heaters
• Waste to Energy

Enabling technologies condition and store energy and have a range of applications.

• Fuel Cells
• Batteries, Flywheels, Supercapacitors, Superconductors, Power Conditioning & Control Equipment

Building technologies and design principles allow settlements to use natural energy flows.

• Climate Sensible Buildings

Renewable Energy Systems

Distributed Generation Systems

• Large Wind Farms
• Biogas Production Systems (Anaerobic Digesters)
• Microhydro Systems
• Grid Connected Systems
• Fuel Cells

Transport Fuels

• Biodiesel
• Ethanol
• Hydrogen

Remote Area Systems

• Stand-alone Power Systems (SPS)
• Solar (PV) Water Pumping Systems
• A Small Photovoltaic Array
• Small Wind Power Systems
• Wind Pumping Systems
• Hydraulic Ram Pumping Systems
• DPIE Case Studies
• Munda Station
• Naregebup (Rockingham Regional Environment Centre)

Wind Turbines

• The National Small Wind Turbine Centre (NSWTC)