TRUenergy officially opened its new gas-fired power station near Wollongong, claiming that it will generate enough power for 200,000 New South Wales households.
The $430 million station, which took 2 years to construct, is claimed to be the most efficient of its type in Australia, producing 65% less carbon dioxide emissions than a typical coal-fired plant.
See TRUenergy’s media release here.
I came across a new business in the UK called Waste2Tricity. Apparently they are building a solution that will take carbon-based waste from homes and businesses and convert it into clean, green electricity. This would not only reduce carbon emissions (from burning coal to produce electricity) but also reduce the amount of rubbish going into landfill (or more likely, being shipped off to the 3rd world to be disposed of as disastrously as possible).
It would be pretty amazing if they can pull it off – by that I mean do it economically without creating lots of environmental side-effects. Good luck!
