Dataset of the Day: Australian Gas Crisis

On June 3^rd Apache Corporation reported that a pipeline ruptured and caught fire at its Varanus Island gas processing and transportation hub. The plant is located off the coast of Western Australia, and is responsible for one third of the state’s gas supply. Thankfully no one was injured and the 153 people on the island were evacuated safely. On the other hand this event is having a significant impact on the economy, and has left officials scrambling to alleviate the situation.

Many of Western Australia’s businesses have been left shorthanded in the energy department as a result, and are prioritizing their energy use, even cutting operations as a whole. Western Australia is responsible for producing a third of the nation’s exports, which brings this into the international economy. Let’s just put another one in the books for the energy crisis.

With so much emphasis being placed on energy, I decided to take a look at what kind of energy datasets can be found on Finder! Everything from Power Plant Emissions in India to Central Iraq Pipelines can already be found in Finder!

Here are some links to some of the Australian/Energy specific datasets available on Finder!

Operating Renewable Energy Plants

Accredited Renewable Energy Sites

Operating Fossil Fuel Plants

As we deal with the current energy situation worldwide, I just wanted to acknowledge the wealth of spatial data that pertains to the different aspects regarding Energy overall.