Chapter 6
I Construction During The Settlement Years
II The Use Of Timber As A Structural Material
III Structural Steel
IV Concrete Technology
V Housing
VI Industrialised Pre-cast Concrete Housing
VII Ports And Harbours
VIII Roads
IX Heavy Foundations
X Bridges
XI Sewerage
XII Water Engineering
XIII Railways
XIV Major Buildings
XV Airports
XVI Thermal Power Stations
i Steam Power Stations Using Brown Coal
ii Fabric Filters for Coal Fired Power Stations
iii Thermal Electricity Generation in Queensland
iv Conversion of Kwinana Power Station from Oil to Coal Firing
v Remote Area Power Supply Alternatives in Western Australia
XVII Materials Handling
XVIII Oil Industry
XIX The Snowy Mountains Scheme
XX The Sydney Opera House
XXI The Sydney Harbour Bridge
XXII Hamersley Iron
XXIII North West Shelf
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This technology is economic as a replacement for isolated diesel generators where capital costs of the cell arrays, batteries and inverters is less than $3,000 per kilowatt installed on 1985 figures. Two plants are currently being evaluated in W.A. These are highly reliable but are presently costing approximately $10,000 per kilowatt installed.
Windpower
The Commission began windpower evaluation in 1978. This technology is known to be economically viable in certain applications. The research has resulted in very successful locally manufactured 30 kilowatt and 60 kilowatt wind turbines. Further, it appears that the SECWA will in 1986 proceed with Australia's first commercial wind farm at Esperance.
The State Energy Commission's record in addressing the problem of Western Australia's dependance on liquid imported fuels has been outstanding when seen in the perspective of working policies set and brought to success. The State's remote mining and primary industries have been put in a strong position energy-wise to remain competitive in the face of future oil shortages. This has all been achieved within seven years.
Organisations in Australian Science at Work - State Energy Commission of W.A.
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