ENERGEX - Switched ON - Electric energy

What is Energy?

Energy is a big concept. More >

The law of conservation of energy in physics

In physics, the conservation of energy states that the total amount... More >

Forms of energy

Energy is found in different forms where 'work' is being done. More >

Generating Electricity

Electricity can be generated from many different sources. More >

History of electricity

The Greeks first discovered electricity about 3000 years ago. More >

History of electricity in Australia

Queensland was the first British colony to have a public electricity power supply. More >

A History of Gadgets and Gizmos

From 1935 electrical devices were discovered at an increasing rate. More >

Electrical terms and units of measure

Power is the rate at which energy is produced or used. More >

Last year, Germany installed 960MW of solar photovoltaic power and plans to increase this to over 2800MW by 2010. That’s more than the electricity needed to power Brisbane on a hot summer day.