University report says solar and wind alone can power Australia by 2020

In Australia, a new report finds that the country can generate 100% of its energy needs from solar and wind by 2020. The report ignored the potential of geothermal or wave energy, because it was considering only options that are currently commercially available at this time. The Stationary Energy Sector Report was released by Beyond Zero Emissions and Melbourne University’s Energy Research Institute. The plan calls for generating of 325TW hours of electricity a year, which is an increase of 97TW hours, accounting for demand increases, at an estimated cost of $37 billion a year.