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    Wind energy has big potential

    Offshore wind power generation doesn't get much attention here, but a report has found it has big potential, with promising sites close to existing sub-stations.

    Australia has huge potential to develop offshore windfarms near existing substations, report says | Wind power | The Guardian

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    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoMick View Post
    Offshore wind power generation doesn't get much attention here, but a report has found it has big potential, with promising sites close to existing sub-stations.

    Australia has huge potential to develop offshore windfarms near existing substations, report says | Wind power | The Guardian
    Its great yet scale to replace existing demand and add new demand needs a few more options I read. More wind the better. Happily it usually is stand alone in cost not needing the Bucket load or Government (Taxpayer ) funding that coal and even gas is seeking. Germany as 25% wind power now UK is similar. Adding another 75% via wind may be a bit tricky I think. Adding more to replace the gas grid for heating makes it very unlikely to meet the full demand.

    Not against wind in any way. It is not our full solution is my only point.

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    Somewhere like Gladstone is brilliantly placed to add wind and solar to connect to the existing strong power grid and use the renewable power for aluminium smelting, hydrogen and produce other products which are carbon free and will be exempt from foreign carbon taxes. It is re-industrialising and could create a lot of new jobs.

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    There has a been a project talked of here off the coast north of Bunbury, by a big multinational investor. The coast here is only 20m deep for 20km offshore, with highly reliable winds, close to metro area infrastructure. Bring it on I say...
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    There are some wind energy electric generators in Tassie.

    The west and nor west are just perfect for these generators, being in the 40deg. Latitude. and really not that far from main distribution conductors.

    Any problems ? Yep NIMBY🤨

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hogarthde View Post
    There are some wind energy electric generators in Tassie.

    The west and nor west are just perfect for these generators, being in the 40deg. Latitude. and really not that far from main distribution conductors.

    Any problems ? Yep NIMBY🤨
    Biggest problem is the 'current' current capacity of the cable to the mainland @ 490 mW.

    Needs to be at least doubled now to really make sense even without adding more wind generation in Tas.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 350RRC View Post
    Biggest problem is the 'current' current capacity of the cable to the mainland @ 490 mW.

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    I reckon that should be MW .. not mW!! .. but I think most of us understood what you meant!
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    Technical ,engineering,structural ‘ problems’ can all be fixed.

    what is very hard to surmount , is this NIMBY attitude , now my land is not affected so I am not emotionally or financially or legally concerned.....
    if these wind energy generators where in some persons backyard then I might sympathise , but the proposed sites are remote enough to not be under the NIMBY blanket.

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    what is very hard to surmount , is this NIMBY attitude ,
    The amusing part for me about Tasmania is that the main NIMBY is Dr Bob Brown.
    Regards PhilipA

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    Quote Originally Posted by PhilipA View Post
    The amusing part for me about Tasmania is that the main NIMBY is Dr Bob Brown.
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    I think we all have a bit of NIMBY in us. I cannot run around the park as there is too many people getting an hours walking in Happily never mind the road running which I have 90%plus to myself



    Bob B nimby is not unexpected. Love wind mills if they are far enough away I cannot hear the creaking, from the old style water pump types I mean of course.

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