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    Port Augusta becomes renewable energy hub


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    Perfect area for large scale solar. Plenty of space, plenty of sun and a strong grid from the old Coal power station that was shut down. Good to see.
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    Fantastic, Australia is the right place for this. This really should be Australian rather than foreign owned though. Hopefully this will bring a cleaner future.
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    Isn't there also a huge chook farm (I think that's what it is) not that far away but off Highway 1, that is completely off grid using solar and thermal (storage) power. I seem to recall driving past it a couple of times a few years ago.
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    Hi,
    Coles have a huge hydroponics set up out that way. Even solar desalination for water from the Gulf.
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    The Aurora project, and other thermal generation projects are exactly what we need.
    Thermal is reliable power.

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    Quote Originally Posted by austastar View Post
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    Coles have a huge hydroponics set up out that way. Even solar desalination for water from the Gulf.
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    It's called "Sundrop Farms" and grows truss tomatoes for Coles and Woolies, they don't own it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh View Post
    The Aurora project, and other thermal generation projects are exactly what we need.
    Thermal is reliable power.
    Moulton salts- very cool tech "concentrated solar thermal power station. It will able to store a massive 1,100 megawatt-hours of electricity, according to the project proponent, SolarReserve."....well under half the price of electricity from its inaugural plant in the US — and far cheaper than new coal-fired power."In terms of cents per kilowatt hour, we can supply electricity 30 to 40 per cent cheaper than new-build coal," Mr Smith maintained.
    I wonder if a certain former person "self swear or political filter activated" will eat his budgie smugglers


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