Tuesday 13/11/2007 Page: 10
HUNDREDS of people visited the 2007 South East NSW Clean Energy Expo at the Bega RSL Club on Friday and Saturday to learn about renewable energy. The founder of Clean Energy for Eternity, the organisation behind the expo, Matthew Nott, said that much of the Eden-Monaro electorate has adopted a 50/50 by 2020 target, and this expo was used to showcase all the technology, people and expertise that will get us there.A full suite of renewable energy was on show. Luke Osborne talked about the exciting potential of wind energy in the region. Tim Williams, a local dairy farmer talked about the extra income that dairy farmers could make by selling methane generated electricity. Mr Nott said that presentations about geothermal energy and solar thermal technology clearly demonstrated that renewable energy can provide abundant base load power.
Other speakers, apart from the politicians and school students were Mark Canaider on the Bega Valley Shire Council's strategy, Klaus Baumgartel on biofuels and their role in clean energy, Geoffrey Grigg on buying and growing food to reduce greenhouse emissions, Artur Zawadski on commercialising clean energy, Doug Reckord on the Bournda Environmental Education Centre, Gareth Johnson on climate risk and Julia Mayo-Ramsay on Al Gore's climate project
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