This fact sheet explores how industry can save energy, lower greenhouse gas emissions and reduce power bills by employing energy efficient practices within the workplace through techniques such as energy audits, recycling waste heat, and improving lighting systems.

There are many ways to reduce the use of energy in homes. This results in decreases in the levels of greenhouse gases being produced and also lowers energy bills. This fact sheet looks at ways we can reduce energy use in homes, and gives examples on how to efficiently cool, wash and dry.

Coal is a common fuel used worldwide mainly in the production of electricity. It is used for cooling, heating, powering machines, charging mobile phones and even electric cars. It is also used in furnaces to produce metals like steel and can be used in the manufacturing of plastics, explosives, fertilisers, cement, bricks and tiles. Find out more about coal, its uses, how it is mined and processed the coal export industry in this fact sheet.

Currently 3.2% of the 10,000 Megawatts (MW) of electricity generated in the state comes from renewable sources. Renewable energy can be harnessed from a number of sources in Queensland. The most significant of these is biomass, primarily bagasse or sugar cane waste. This fact sheet explores in detail these renewable energy sources.

Students build a flowchart to summarise electricity production in coal-fired power stations.

How does coal generate electricity? This interactive 3D animated model explains the mechanisms of coal fired power. The generation of Queenslands coal fired power using latest technologies is shown in stages from Providing the Fuel to Cleaning the Gases.

Enter the minerals house and discover all the objects in a house that are made from minerals. Click on the object to reveal a fast fact sheet. Can be used in conjunction with 'Minerals and their uses' PowerPoint and topics around minerals, metals and materials.

This interactive Google Earth energy map provides the locations for all Fossil Fuel Power Stations generating electricity in Australia. Scroll your mouse over the map to reveal location details and generating capacity of coal and gas fired power stations in Australia. To view details of the installation and associated websites click on the icon.

This interactive Google Map provides the location of oil, gas and methane gas fields in Queensland. Scroll your mouse over the map to reveal oil, gas and methane fields in Queensland. Click on a site to reveal the type and location of the field and associated website. (Not all deposits are linked to a website). Where a cluster of deposits occurs click in the middle of the cluster to view specific field details.

A compressed file containing all Operating Mines in Australia - March 2010 - will open in Google Earth.Scroll your mouse over the map and click on an icon to view mine details and associated website. (Not all mines are linked to a website)Where a cluster of mines occurs click in the middle of the cluster to view specific mine details. To zoom in closer to the mine use the Google icons to the right of the screen.