Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The Tasmanian Government is pushing for more renewable energy projects around the state. The Water and Energy Minister, David Llewellyn, opened a mini-hydro power station at Derby in the north-east today. The electricity generated by the Winnaleah Irrigation Scheme’s mini-hydro station will feed into the grid, and power 450 homes. Mr Llewellyn says it will cut 4,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year. “That energy through the national network can …