High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Renewable energy in Australia represents 5.2% of total energy consumption, but only 1.7% of total production, the difference being the result of significant non-renewable energy exports. In the five years to 2009 renewable energy consumption grew by 3.5%, faster than other energy sources. Of all renewable energy sources, hydro represents 63.4%, wind 22.9%, bioenergy 11.5%. solar 2.1%, wave and tidal 0.042% and geothermal 0.058% Additionally, solar water heating units have been calculated separately to be 7.4% of clean energy production. Biogas had the fastest rate of growth in 2008-09 with around 33%, followed by solar and wind with 6.5%.