Victoria, Net "importer" of Electricity?

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Originally Posted by scarry

Wouldn't the degraded land need vegetation to grow on it to improve it?
If so being under solar panels wouldn't be ideal,i would think.

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Apparently the reverse in fact:

Energy and food together: Under solar panels, crops thrive | Public Radio International

"Universities in the United States, Germany and elsewhere are testing the concept of “dual-use farming,” as some advocates call it, where crops grow below canopies of solar panels. They are finding they grow just fine — and, in some cases, better than crops in full sun."

NB, solar panels aren't weed cloth ...

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Originally Posted by scarry

That incident with that number of Wedgetails would be a one off.

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Let's hope so.

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Originally Posted by scarry

It is beyond me how anyone could do something like that.

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Agreed ... it was absolutely appalling.

If it's true that cats kill a million birds a day in Australia, while wind turbines only kill a couple of birds a year, then let's focus on feral cats, who are the real problem.

Do windfarms kill birds? How Australia can limit the impact on threatened species

Do windfarms kill birds? How Australia can limit the impact on threatened species | Environment | The Guardian

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Originally Posted by Arapiles

Apparently the reverse in fact:

Energy and food together: Under solar panels, crops thrive | Public Radio International

"Universities in the United States, Germany and elsewhere are testing the concept of “dual-use farming,” as some advocates call it, where crops grow below canopies of solar panels. They are finding they grow just fine — and, in some cases, better than crops in full sun."

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Lots of variables there.....

Degraded soil could give a completely different outcome

They just need to plant native crops instead of European species, such as the plus 40 varieties of wheat the Aborigines were farming. Also, get rid of hard hoofed animals so the soil can aerate.

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I just skipped thru from page 1 to give a first hand experience reply. Approx 12 years ago I was employed as an LPG area manager and oversaw a gas tank installation at a Nat gas terminal based just inshore in the Otways - near Port Campbell. To cut a long story down, that terminal fed its gas into the grid, its end customer being the Electricity generator for most of Adelaides requirements. I guess a similar generator could be commissioned in Vic - if warranted.
David

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Originally Posted by Pickles2

I heard on the news this morning that Victoria was now unable to generate enough electricity on its own to supply its on requirements, now being a "net importer", its requirements being supplied by S,A., Tas, & N.S.W....this deficiency being responsible for several outages last year. It was also stated that the situation is not likely to improve.
There are several on this forum who have exhibited a very substantial knowledgeable interest in this subject, based on FACT, not myth & hearsay. I have no such knowledge, so I was wondering what factual info such a person might reveal on this subject relative to Victoria.
Pickles.

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Out of curiosity, what station did you hear that news on?

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

If it's true that cats kill a million birds a day in Australia, while wind turbines only kill a couple of birds a year, then let's focus on feral cats, who are the real problem.

Do windfarms kill birds? How Australia can limit the impact on threatened species

Do windfarms kill birds? How Australia can limit the impact on threatened species | Environment | The Guardian

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No problem eliminating all cats from Australia , a particularly nasty species

Whatever happened to the cat thread, as opposed to the dog thread LOL

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Originally Posted by AndyG

No problem eliminating all cats from Australia , a particularly nasty species

Whatever happened to the cat thread, as opposed to the dog thread LOL

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I quite like cats But I will shoot every feral cat I see on the property, Destructive little bastards.

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Originally Posted by Arapiles

Out of curiosity, what station did you hear that news on?

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I have just noticed your question, but to be honest I can't remember, I'm not particular to any particular channel, so could've been any of the commercial stations or Sky News.
Pickles.