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Australian coal: What will happen to $50B/year industry?
Questions about the future of coal drive some of the deepest divisions in modern Australia. Do we really want to be the last coal exporter in the world? — Read on http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/it-s-a-50b-a-year-export-industry-how-long-until-coal-s-rivers-of-gold-run-dry-20210924-p58ue9.html Why do they exaggerate? From the graphic showing … Continue reading
Brown coal likely to close by 2032, AEMO says, but all coal may be gone by then
Step change has become AEMO’s core scenario to manage the grid, and it assumes a threefold increase in coal retirements by 2030. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/brown-coal-likely-to-close-by-2032-aemo-says-but-all-coal-could-be-gone-by-then/
Cooking with gas? Research finds health and emission risks even when stoves are off – ABC News
Most of the emissions from gas stovetops happen when they’re not in use, and they’re also a risk to health and the climate, researchers find. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-01-27/gas-cooker-methane-leak-climate-change-asthma/100777076 More long hidden bad news about gas indoors…
Direct air capture machines suck CO2 from atmosphere. Are they part of the solution to climate change?
Climeworks has priced its DAC offsets at about $US775 ($1,094) a tonne and says this will fall as low as $US250 ($353) by the end of the decade. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-01-28/direct-air-capture-dac-machines-carbon-dioxide-climate-change/100777966 Before it’s too little too late, again, is Angus buying and … Continue reading
AEMO’s coal power retirement plans under fire from AER
The Australian Energy Regulator is locking horns with the Australian Energy Market Operator over phasing out coal-powered electricity. — Read on http://www.afr.com/companies/energy/aemo-told-to-reassess-death-of-coal-power-20220109-p59mvd Blah, blah, blah, why does this endless sermon disregard that big old coal fired power can only be … Continue reading
Forest people offer the best hope of saving them
23 August, 2021 − Trees are vital for solving the climate crisis. But there’s nothing simple about the forested world, as forest people know. — Read on http://www.theenergymix.com/2021/08/23/forest-people-offer-the-best-hope-of-saving-them/ A must read, extra context, next time drought in Murray Darling is … Continue reading
PMs gigs rort$
twitter.com/scottludlam/status/1477825677252460545 His handout priorities which prevent free RATs…
Shipping Liquid Hydrogen Would Be At Least 5 Times As Expensive As LNG Per Unit Of Energy – CleanTechnica
Projects proposing to make hydrogen where sunshine and wind are constant & ship it to where energy is needed are based on hand-waving, ignorance or larceny. — Read on cleantechnica.com/2021/12/20/shipping-liquid-hydrogen-would-be-at-least-5-times-as-expensive-as-lng-per-unit-of-energy/ Originally, advantage here was so much land space for onshore … Continue reading
WA gas supply worries as 2025 shortfall looms
Western Australia is facing potential shortages of domestic gas starting in 2025 due to downgrades to reserves at fields, the Australian Energy Market Operator warns. — Read on http://www.afr.com/companies/energy/fresh-alarm-on-wa-gas-as-2025-shortfall-looms-20211214-p59hc2 “prices of about $7 a gigajoule, up from about $4.50/GJ last … Continue reading
New ARENA funding round to help plug one of last gaps to 100% renewables grid
Grid forming inverters – mostly likely hosted in battery storage installations – are seen as crucial to supply the system strength and other key grid services traditionally delivered by coal, gas and other spinning machinery. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/new-arena-fund-to-help-plug-one-of-last-gaps-to-100-pct-renewables-grid/
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