Renewables
Renewable energy policy is defined under the Queensland Renewable Energy Plan which falls under the auspices of the Office of Clean Energy. Queensland has signed up to the Renewable Energy Target Scheme which aims to produce 20% of Australia's energy from renewables by 2020.
The current energy policy of Queensland will not set targets above the national mandates for renewable energy because of its significant economic impact. Despite having a clear statutory definition of renewable energy and an ample supply of sunlight, renewable energy development in Queensland lags behind other Australian states,
All of Queensland's 26 sugar mills generate seasonal power from the burning of bagasse. Excess power not used by the mill is returned to the grid. The mill at Rocky Point on the Gold Coast substitutes other green waste when sugar cane waste is not available. Australia's first green waste to energy power plant is operating at Stapylton. In Brisbane, there is a waste-to-energy facility at the Rochedale dump and a second is planned for the Willawong landfill.
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