House debates
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Questions without Notice
Renewable Energy
2:21 pm
Tony Windsor (New England, Independent) Share this | Hansard source
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. Is the minister aware of the exciting work being done by MBD Energy and others at James Cook University and the Tarong Power Station in relation to the growing of algae from coal fired power station flue gases for high-protein food products and renewable energy? Given that the existing market for algae food products in Asia alone is valued at $8 billion and is only constrained by limits on current production, what opportunities does the minister see for innovation such as this to be assisted by the clean energy packages— (Time expired)
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