RENEWABLES

Renewable job boom 

RENEWABLE energy, especially wind, is providing a jobs boom in Australia with 15,691 people now employed, and planned energy capacity will far outstrip what the expanded Snowy Hydro scheme will provide, according to a recent report from Green Energy Markets, supported by activist group GetUp. 

 Renewables are increasing share of the energy sector.

Renewables are increasing share of the energy sector.

"The wind and solar farms committed in 2017 will generate more than 10,000 gigawatt hours per annum, equal to all the electricity consumption of Tasmania or half of WA's main grid," the report said.  ...

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