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Search begins in Geelong region for renewable energy – The Geelong Advertiser

Search begins in Geelong region for renewable energy
Geelong Advertiser Martin Watters November 7th, 2008S A GEOTHERMAL drilling company hopes the Bellarine Peninsula will hold the key to unlocking renewable energy for Geelong’s heavy industry.
Greenearth Energy yesterday announced it has started exploring the peninsula for heat sources thousands of metres underground in the for new geothermal hotspots……………………………..

Company executive director Robert King said it was advantageous to have a potential heat goldmine near so much of the state’s heavy electricity users.

“What is exciting here is that the Geelong area is under the major electricity transmission wires and near Geelong and industries with significant energy consumption and greenhouse gas footprints,” Mr King said.

“This means that any resource located has the market at its doorstep and not hundreds of kilometres away.

Search begins in Geelong region for renewable energy – The Geelong Advertiser

November 7, 2008 - Posted by | Uncategorized

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