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Hot rocks /

Five kilometres underneath Australia, vast deposits of granites have been sizzling away since the world began. At temperatures of nearly 300 Celsius they contain enough energy to generate Australia's entire electricity supply for the next 800 years! But turning the legacy of a once-molten plane...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Watson, Ian (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Sydney, New South Wales : ABC Commercial, 2013.
Series:Quantum
VAST: academic video online
Subjects:
Geothermal power plants > Australia.
Geothermal resources > Australia.
Renewable energy sources > Australia.
Centrales géothermiques > Australie.
Énergie géothermique > Australie.
Énergies renouvelables > Australie.
Geothermal power plants
Geothermal resources
Renewable energy sources
Australia
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Summary:Five kilometres underneath Australia, vast deposits of granites have been sizzling away since the world began. At temperatures of nearly 300 Celsius they contain enough energy to generate Australia's entire electricity supply for the next 800 years! But turning the legacy of a once-molten planet into the power of the future is no trivial matter. That is until now when the possibilities of Hot Rock technology looks like it could be the clean and abundant energy source of the future.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed July 10, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (27 min.).
Playing Time:00:27:37