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Useful references
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Western Power’s website at:
www.westernpower.com.au
Verve Energy website at:
www.verveenergy.com.au
Horizon Power website at:
www.horizonpower.com.au
Synergy website at:
www.synergyenergy.com.au
Office of Energy website at:
www.energy.wa.gov.au
Energy Supply Association of Australia website at:
www.esaa.com.au
International Energy Agency website at:
www.iea.org/
The ResFiles website at:
www.rise.org.au/info/Res/index.html
“About.com” - The Inventions of Thomas Edison at:
inventors.about.com/library/inventors/
“About.com” - Inventors: Alessandro Volta at:
inventors.about.com/library/inventors/
“Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia” website about “Michael Faraday” at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Faraday
“The How Stuff Works website” about “How Lightning Works” at:
science.howstuffworks.com/lightning.htm
“The How Stuff Works” website about “Superconductors” at:
science.howstuffworks.com/question610.htm
“Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia” website about
“Transformers” at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer
“Wesfarmers” website at:
www1.premiercoal.com.au/
“The Griffin Group” website at:
thegriffingroup.com.au/
“Burns and Roe Worley” website at:
www.worleyparsons.com/v5/default.aspx
“Energy Developments” website at:
www.edl.com.au/
“BP Australia” website at:
www.bp.com.au
“Independent Market Operator” website at:
www.imowa.com.au/
Sustainable Energy Development Office website at:
www1.sedo.energy.wa.gov.au/
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Electricity
Introduction
What is Electricity?
How is Electricity Produced?
Electric Generation
- Chemical
Electric Generation
- Magnetic
Electric Generation
- Problems
Electric Generation
- Lightning
Electric Generation
- Superconductors
Better production & Transmission of Electricity
Transmission & Distribution of Electricity
The Early Years
- Lighting up the City of Perth
SEC Brings power
to the bush
Collie Power Station
Searching for Solutions
- Middle East Oil Crisis
Advancements
in the 1980's
Leading the State
to a Bright Future
Connecting WA's Remote &
regional Towns
New power stations open across Regional WA
Powering up the Pilbara
Electricity in
the country
- overcoming the Problems
Underground
power enhances local communities
Powering into
the future
useful References
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