Thread: ABC Four Corners on Renewable Energy.

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

But I do know the cost of power has increased a staggering amount over the last decade (infact everything has .... the only thing that hasn't increased is my wage).

Actually, Shane, I was around at a friends place today. We looked at his power bills from 30 years ago. The price of power (cents per kWh) has not increased much. What has skyrocketed in cost, however, is the connection fee. What they charge you whether you use any power or not.

My friend, who has a solar system, showed me his account on the energy suppliers website. This is a breakdown of his daily usage. The orange is what he takes from the grid and pays around 30c/kWh for. The blue is what he feeds into the grid and is payed around 8c/kWh for.


This is the same thing but on a monthly basis.


What isn't shown is what he uses from his own system.

My Mrs and I would cheerfully murder the people whose homes surround our place and have wood burning heaters. Our house stinks of wood smoke and it affects our breathing. These characters start their fires in late May at the first sign of a cool evening and they let them smoulder away until late August. This is Brisbane, for Christ's sake. You don't need a heater of any kind.

I found an interesting reading.

Renewable energy is ready to supply all of Australia’s electricity

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Moving to 100% renewable electricity is safe, technically feasible and affordable. It can cut greenhouse gas and other emissions and land degradation, while creating local jobs and energy security. It is ready to go!
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At the bottom of the page there are links to more articles from the author.

Cheers

Originally Posted by Chucaro

I found an interesting reading.

Renewable energy is ready to supply all of Australia’s electricity

Quote:
Moving to 100% renewable electricity is safe, technically feasible and affordable. It can cut greenhouse gas and other emissions and land degradation, while creating local jobs and energy security. It is ready to go!
End of Quote

At the bottom of the page there are links to more articles from the author.

Cheers

Author

1. Mark Diesendorf
   
   Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Institute of Environmental Studies, UNSW at UNSW Australia
   

Disclosure Statement

Mark Diesendorf receives funding from the Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living.

Hmmmm.......??????

Yes Mick and also, Quoted from HERE: he has collaborated with and consulted for a wide range of organisations including AusAID, Australian Conservation Foundation, Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Hydrocool Pty Ltd, Minister for Minerals & Energy (Western Australia), StateRail (NSW), Sustainable Energy Development Authority of New South Wales, Sustainable Energy Authority of Victoria, WWF Australia, and various municipal and local governments in Australia and China.
Based on his belief that science, technology and economics should serve the community at large, he has been at various times secretary of the Society for Social Responsibility in Science (Canberra), co-founder and vice-president of the Sustainable Energy Industries Council of Australia, co-founder and president of the original Australasian Wind Energy Association, president of the Australia New Zealand Society for Ecological Economics (ANZSEE) and vice-president of Appropriate Technology for Community and Environment (APACE).
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by the way, Quoted from HERE
the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering at UNSW, was part of a successful bid to receive funding for a Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) on Low Carbon Living, announced by the Federal Government in December 2011. Led by Professor Deo Prasad of the Faculty of the Built Environment, the seven year project will receive $28m from the Australian Government through the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. The CRC is a multidisciplinary research effort with research expertise in engineering, material science, architecture, town planning, economics, and the social sciences. The CRC will bring together leading researchers and key end-users and includes 26 industry organisations, 16 government agencies and 6 research institutions across Australia.
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Are you suggesting that we have to discredit or doubt about work done by the university because the sponsors of their research?
Just curious..........

what is wrong with receiving funding?

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

what is wrong with receiving funding?

That it is my question, those that are worried about that will be better to never purchase a prescribed drug from a doctor.
Many of research done in Universities of medical research institutions are receiving funding by pharmaceuticals and other corporations that can have conflict of interests.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Hmmmm.......??????

Yes, but I have read one of his books, and apart from a couple of glaring personal opinions (about eating meat from cattle and sheep), I can't pick many holes in his comments.

Terry