House Standing Committee on Industry and Resources

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Inquiry into the development of the non-fossil fuel energy industry in Australia: Case study into selected renewable energy sectors

Under the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives, standing committees are appointed for the life of the Parliament. The 41st Parliament was prorogued on Monday 15th October 2007 and the House of Representatives dissolved on Wednesday 17th October 2007 for a general election to be held on Saturday 24th November 2007.

All Committees in the House of Representatives and joint committees of the Senate and House of Representatives for the 41st Parliament cease to exist upon the dissolution of the House of Representatives at 12:00 noon, Wednesday 17th October 2007.

At the prorogation of the Parliament at 12:00 noon Monday 15th October 2007 all committee inquiries lapsed. Therefore, inquiries of the 41st Parliament that were not completed have now lapsed, however, information about them is still available on this website. Information on Committees for the 42nd Parliament will be presented here as soon as it is available.

On 8 May 2007 the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, the Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, asked the Committee to undertake a comparative study of the following renewable energy sectors: solar, wave, tidal, geothermal, wind, bioenergy and hydrogen. The case study will examine the relative state of development of these sectors and their prospects for economically viable electricity generation, storage and transmission.

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