- Sustainable Energy Now (Australia) is producing a booklet, which will be developed here on the Appropedia. Feel free to contribute.
The booklet will be approximately 16 pages in length. We need contributions to the following topic categories.
Energy efficiency and how efficiency measures can reduce the load on energy sytems to allow for renewables to take up base load power
Renewable Energy
the differtence between electricity and transport and other energy sources eg heat.
Baseload Vs Peakload - explain concepts
Describe an enrgy mix that can provide energy supply - An integrated solution dealing with variability
Communicate timescales of technology transfer eg: wind technology is developed and ready to roll, nuclear power can take decades to get up
A map of energy resources - does anyone have one of these or is there a smart GIS person lurking out there - basically a map of australia with overlays of energy sources - renewable and conventional
table of relative costs of energy sources including subsidies
Local leadership - how local government and communities are leading the climate change defence - melbourne city, cool communities,
Rural renewal and manufacturing industries - how there is work in providing renewable energy to the mass's
Business Case for Renewables, including: Insurance risk and climate change, Carbon trading and a carbon restraiined economy, investment cycles and lead times
Transport - As a significant part of carbon emmisions, also discuss peak oil. Advances in efficiency. Alternative fuels/biofuels, alternative technology and smart urban design
Personal responsibility - What can i do?