Massive Asian Renewable Energy Hub grows to 26GW of wind and solar

First stage of the massive Asian Renewable Energy Hub a step closer after securing state environmental approvals from WA government, and could grow to 26GW.
— Read on reneweconomy.com.au/massive-asian-renewable-energy-hub-grows-to-26gw-of-wind-and-solar-49343/amp/

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Powering all UK homes via offshore wind by 2030 ‘will need £50bn’

Powering all UK homes via offshore wind by 2030 ‘will need £50bn’ | Wind power | The Guardian
— Read on www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/06/powering-all-uk-homes-via-offshore-wind-by-2030-would-cost-50bn

Clark said the companies building offshore wind farms currently in the UK were sourcing the high-value end of their supply chain from their own countries, including Spain and Norway, and from low-cost countries such as Dubai, where working conditions and standards were lower. “We have missed out on tens of thousands of jobs, which have gone overseas,” he said. “Brexit gives us the opportunity to change that.”

COULD THIS HAPPEN IN AUSTRALIA? SURELY NOT…

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Offshore wind energy will surge to over 234 GW by 2030, led by Asia-Pacificl

Offshore wind energy will surge to over 234 GW by 2030, led by Asia-Pacific | REVE News of the wind sector in Spain and in the world
— Read on www.evwind.es/2020/08/05/offshore-wind-energy-will-surge-to-over-234-gw-by-2030-led-by-asia-pacific/76266

Top 5 markets for new offshore installations in 2019

  1. China – 2.4 GW
  2. The UK – 1.8 GW
  3. Germany – 1.1 GW
  4. Denmark – 374 MW
  5. Belgium – 370 MW

Top 5 markets for cumulative offshore installations in 2019

  1. The UK – 9.7 GW
  2. Germany – 7.5 GW
  3. China – 6.8 GW
  4. Denmark – 1.7 GW
  5. Belgium – 1.6 GW

Top 5 markets forecasted for cumulative offshore wind installations by 2030

  1. China – 58.8 GW
  2. The UK – 40.3 GW
  3. US – 22.6 GW
  4. Germany – 20 GW
  5. Netherlands – 11.4 GW

So will big wind soon and suddenly arrive in Australia or will this industry think we’re a lost cause, as with EVs?

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The future of solar power: From unbelievably cheap to insanely cheap

AbuDhabi Al Jafra, May 2020 $1.35/kWh, Edf/Jinko
— Read on www.google.com.au/amp/s/reneweconomy.com.au/the-future-of-solar-power-from-unbelievably-cheap-to-insanely-cheap-77615/amp/

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This is my (Amazon) message to western world – your civilisation is killing life on Earth | Amazon rainforest

But for Indigenous peoples it is clear: the less you know about something, the less value it has to you, and the easier it is to destroy. And by easy, I mean: guiltlessly, remorselessly, foolishly, even righteously. And this is exactly what you are doing
— Read on www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/12/western-worldyour-civilisation-killing-life-on-earth-indigenous-amazon-planet

 But for Indigenous peoples it is clear: the less you know about something, the less value it has to you, and the easier it is to destroy. And by easy, I mean: guiltlessly, remorselessly, foolishly, even righteously. And this is exactly what you are doing

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World makes haste too slowly on cutting energy use

16 October, 2020 – The annual report card on the global energy industry says progress towards lower energy use must be much faster.
— Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/world-makes-haste-too-slowly-on-cutting-energy-use/

“bad news is that emissions of methane – among the most potent of greenhouse gases – are rising, says the report.

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Electric Vehicles: Australian Electric Vehicles Can Deliver 5x Snowy 2.0s – What’s Required to Realise This Potential

The opportunities and barriers of vehicle-to-grid services in Australia

— Read on www.all-energy.com.au/en-gb/virtual-conference/electric-vehicles-session.html

How cool is this compared to such monster expense, so remote, old fashioned idea of Snowy2.0?

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Australia must prepare now for climate-related disasters or pay more later, insurance regulator says | Australian economy | The Guardian

The cost of responding to bushfires, storms and cyclones after the fact is likely to be 11 times greater, Apra warns
— Read on www.theguardian.com/business/2020/oct/14/australia-must-prepare-now-for-climate-related-disasters-or-pay-more-later-insurance-regulator-says

in response and recovery costs, he said covering those losses would require the community to invest about $3.5bn a year to prevent the worst impacts. “That’s an enormous sum, but it’s much smaller than the $39bn cost,” he said.

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SSE backs 2030 ban on petrol and diesel company cars and vans

EXCLUSIVE: As the government deliberates on bringing forward its ban of new sales of fossil fuel cars into the first half of the next decade, the Scottish energy company has called for a separate rule mandating corporate fleet decarbonisation by 2030
— Read on www.businessgreen.com/news/4021646/sse-backs-2030-ban-petrol-diesel-company-cars-vans

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Fossil fuels are rapidly losing favour with investors

15 October, 2020 – From leading the market 20 years ago the big fossil fuel companies are plunging in value, as investors turn to renewables.
— Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/fossil-fuels-are-rapidly-losing-favour-with-investors/

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