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07-09-2006, 12:10 PM
Single wind turbine in Victoria will reduce greenhouse emissions by about 6000 tonnes per year. (http://www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,19732572%255E421,00.html)
The Sunday Mail - Austraila - July 9, 2006
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Nina Ludwig - Victoria, Austrailia Wind Farm.
VICTORIA'S wind farms are saving more than 250,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions every year, a new report shows.
The report, released today, found wind power is the best technology currently available to cut greenhouse gas emissions generated by electricity.
Victorian Environment Minister John Thwaites said Victorian wind farms generated enough energy to power 90,000 homes for an entire year.
They saved more than 250,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions - the equivalent of taking 60,000 cars off the state's roads.
"The research shows that the production of electricity from wind results in less burning of fossil fuels," Mr Thwaites said.
"Each megawatt hour of wind energy generated in Victoria currently avoids producing on average one tonne of greenhouse emissions.
"A typical 2MW wind turbine in Victoria will reduce greenhouse emissions by about 6000 tonnes per year."
The independent study was carried out by Maclennan Magasanik and Associates for Sustainability Victoria.
The Victorian Government aims to produce 1000MW of wind power by 2010, boosting the proportion of energy derived from renewable sources by 10 per cent.
Energy, Industries and Resources Minister Theo Theophanous said the report supported this target.
"This new report shows the huge greenhouse gas savings we can achieve as our wind energy industry grows in Victoria," Mr Theophanous said.
"When our wind energy capacity approaches 1,000MW, we are going to see some really big greenhouse savings, putting us on the path to avoiding dangerous climate change."
The Sunday Mail - Austraila - July 9, 2006
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Victoria_Austrailia_Wind_Farm.jpg
Nina Ludwig - Victoria, Austrailia Wind Farm.
VICTORIA'S wind farms are saving more than 250,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions every year, a new report shows.
The report, released today, found wind power is the best technology currently available to cut greenhouse gas emissions generated by electricity.
Victorian Environment Minister John Thwaites said Victorian wind farms generated enough energy to power 90,000 homes for an entire year.
They saved more than 250,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions - the equivalent of taking 60,000 cars off the state's roads.
"The research shows that the production of electricity from wind results in less burning of fossil fuels," Mr Thwaites said.
"Each megawatt hour of wind energy generated in Victoria currently avoids producing on average one tonne of greenhouse emissions.
"A typical 2MW wind turbine in Victoria will reduce greenhouse emissions by about 6000 tonnes per year."
The independent study was carried out by Maclennan Magasanik and Associates for Sustainability Victoria.
The Victorian Government aims to produce 1000MW of wind power by 2010, boosting the proportion of energy derived from renewable sources by 10 per cent.
Energy, Industries and Resources Minister Theo Theophanous said the report supported this target.
"This new report shows the huge greenhouse gas savings we can achieve as our wind energy industry grows in Victoria," Mr Theophanous said.
"When our wind energy capacity approaches 1,000MW, we are going to see some really big greenhouse savings, putting us on the path to avoiding dangerous climate change."