GenCost doesn’t just rule out nuclear, it makes solar thermal impossible to ignore | RenewEconomy

Posted on June 21, 2024 by groundswellbasscoast

GenCost’s findings on nuclear are worth revisiting this week, but so are its findings on solar thermal, as offering the lowest LCOE of any “flexible load, low emission” generation technology.
— Read on reneweconomy.com.au/gencost-doesnt-just-rule-out-nuclear-it-makes-solar-thermal-impossible-to-ignore/

Finally into the limelight, CSP leaves nukes and even gas for dead when significant proportion of grid power needs to be despatchable. Sure Solar PV is cheapest but not so good when skies are grey.

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Climate change: Ban fossil fuel advertising says UN chief – BBC News

Posted on June 6, 2024 by groundswellbasscoast

The UN leader’s call comes as new data highlights the worrying pace of global warming.
— Read on www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv22vl99vwro.amp

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No need for countries to issue new oil, gas or coal licences, study finds | Fossil fuels | The Guardian

Posted on June 3, 2024 by groundswellbasscoast

the concept of net zero had become a political slogan used to start a “dangerous” culture war over the climate, and may be better dropped.
— Read on www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/30/no-need-for-countries-to-issue-new-oil-gas-or-coal-licences-study-finds

no need for any new licences anywhere!!!

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Spiky questions remain for AUKUS proponents • Inside Story

Posted on June 2, 2024 by groundswellbasscoast

There is an alternative, but the debate looks like taking some time to shift
— Read on insidestory.org.au/spiky-questions-remain-for-aukus-proponents/

Way back when, proponents of nuclear pitched MAD (mutually assured deterrence) on basis that just USA and Russia would be reined in by such posture. Of course Military Industrial Complex has now won, internationally so doesn’t MAD = mutually assured destruction?

Cancel AUKUS why spend 2 x $5B to expand industry in each of USA and UK in such a dodgy ridiculously dodgy deal?

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Canada-class submarine – Wikipedia

Posted on May 22, 2024 by groundswellbasscoast

Canada-class submarine – Wikipedia
— Read on en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada-class_submarine

How cute is this? Why not agreed with Australia?

“under a 1959 agreement between the US and Canada the US had the right to block the purchase of submarine nuclear reactors by Canada from any third party (i.e. the United Kingdom or France)”

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Australia can learn from the American experience with nuclear power | RenewEconomy

Posted on May 22, 2024 by groundswellbasscoast

Nuclear power has no business case or operational need in Australia’s energy future. No one who understands energy markets would claim otherwise.
— Read on reneweconomy.com.au/australia-can-learn-from-the-american-experience-with-nuclear-power/amp/

Legacy failures with nuke power, Amory Lovins, no way in Australia

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AI dumb

Posted on May 20, 2024 by groundswellbasscoast

www.facebook.com/share/p/KdAvA8XtCkWj7ti8/

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Biden To Set 100% Tariff On Electric Cars Made In China — Solar Panels May Be Next – CleanTechnica

Posted on May 18, 2024 by groundswellbasscoast

Electric cars and solar panels from China will be hit with higher tariffs by the Biden administration this week.
— Read on cleantechnica.com/2024/05/12/biden-to-set-100-tariff-on-electric-cars-made-in-china-solar-panels-may-be-next/

But won’t this add to inflation? Economics warfare?

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Energy efficiency guru Amory Lovins on Future Made in Australia – ABC listen

Posted on May 18, 2024 by groundswellbasscoast

Professor Lovins has made his home near Aspen so energy efficient that he is able to grow bananas during the freezing Colorado winter. 
— Read on www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/saturdayextra/amory-lovins/103862102

Nukes have always been hidden behind dodgy economics and exaggerated performance claims, in comparison in Australia, renewables clear winners, nukes for Losers! But important to save energy as well as consume renewables

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Is Australia’s brown coal hydrogen export project destined to fail? | RenewEconomy

Posted on May 17, 2024 by groundswellbasscoast

hydrogen has a global warming potential 35 times that of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the first 20 years after its release into the atmosphere.
— Read on reneweconomy.com.au/is-australias-brown-coal-hydrogen-export-project-destined-to-fail/

why it doesn’t make any sense to export hydrogen or derived ammonia or methane. It might make sense send if used close to source to manufacture green steel etc. Japan has plenty ocean for wind farms to make its own hydrogen.

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