Abstract: . . .  comparison with the rate at which they are used so they are considered finite or limited resources. Using renewable energy can provide many benefits, including: • making use of secure, local and replenishable resources; • reducing dependence on non-renewable energy; • helping to keep the air clean; • helping to reduce the production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases; and • helping to create jobs in renewable energy industries. Geothermal, solar, wind, hydro, biomass and wave are all examples of renewable energies. Bird Birdsville Geothermal Power Station Geotherma Po Station 150 KW Electric Capacity Electric Capacity Hot dry rock (HDR) Hot dry rock is a heated geological formation consisting of dry, impermeable rock. Unlike hydrothermal resources, the fractures and faults required to conduct water to the surface are not present, therefore water must be pumped into the rock at high pressure to create an artificial underground reservoir of steam or hot water. The Eromanga Basin in south-west Queensland has more than 80 percent (18,949 petajoules) of Australia’s HDR . . .
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