1.11 Questions Australia's Energy Resource

1. Coal, oil and gas are all non-renewable sources
2. Solar, wind and hydro electricity are all renewable sources
3. Australia is looking to develop clean energy sources because there is an increasing concern over the environment, and climate change in particular.
4. The top four coal produces in order are India, United States, China and Australia.
5. Australia's coal reserves have had 76 billion tonnes mined in the last 200 years
6. Australia has $5 billion dollars worth of natural gas in Australia. 
7. The solar power plant that is being built in Mildura, Victoria will use technology developed to power satellites and consist of fields of mirrors each covering 0.8 square kilometers.
8. Electricity can be generated by wind from a wind turbine that is rotated by the wind which generate electricity.
9. 
   
1. Advantages -
1. it is a renewable source
2. It will supply electricity to 18000 households.
3. 2% of South Australia will be covered
2. Disadvantages - 
1. It will cost $65 million dollars
2. It will consume a lot of space
3. It will rely on the weather which is unpredictable
10. I believe that the renewable sources such as hydro, solar and wind energy is a very good opinion for Australia because they are renewable, are very different to each other and rely on different aspects of the weather, and they suit Australia's environment.

13. The basins of natural gas and oil are located in big clumps on the edge of WA, is found between Tasmania and Victoria, and a large basin is found in the lower half of Queensland, north-east of New South Wales and in northern regions of SA. There are pipes leading to all the major cities.

14. a) i. $17.5 billion

          ii. $5 billion

          iii. $2.5 billion

      b) i. $25 billion

          ii. $7.5 billion

          iii. $2.5 billion

      c) Coal