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Adding to the improvement of the design to this turbine technology would be fenders to force the energy flow in the downward direction.
https://youtu.be/Lqy_7lr6wuE?si=5MWItQkH4F5aLYpv
Change the motors two motors to reverse direction like helicopters have for stability.
Another project and product can be achieved by this design by which is an extremely powerful and efficient hydro electric turbine as the design can get away from the current major defect of energy blowback off it’s housing by centrifuge when trying to increase speed the friction increases.
By going through the center of this design, the turbine becomes the total friction from water and doesn’t get to the housing which is through the turbine already making it 100% efficient.
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The increased amount of mechanical linkages and moving parts, compared to normal propellers, surely would be an issue?
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A barrel drum like using in gas furnaces and a washer center spinner could generate a surprisingly cheap first step in generation of energy turbines technology. Bulk energy harvesting.
For really efficiency in particles, then you slice into ribbons that bulk energy into the most powerful torque energy you can produce as everyone of those parts works together simultaneously.
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Yep that’s ok, but as a propellor, each blade also has to turn as well, unlike a drum with fixed blades. Too many moving parts, all working at high speeds.
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The death of fossil fuels has been greatly exaggerated
Joe Biden and his Climate Cult mates have been unable to “Just Stop Oil”!
https://juststopoil.org/
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/03/21/usa-oil-production-sets-world-record-again/
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Trump Energy Policy
https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/issues/energy-environment/
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https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/india-be-largest-global-oil-demand-growth-driver-through-2030-iea-2024-02-07/
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What Kevin Rudd (KRudd) said about President Trump
Apparently Foreign Minister Penny Wong was against his appointment as Ambassador, however clueless Albo appointed him anyway.
Another Albo stuff up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sGTvI_f9CQ
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FWIW
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1770030227390914624
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Don’t be too sure that illegal immigrants will vote Democrat.
As soon as they feel secure in their position they will vote for the party that promises to shut the gate behind them.
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Should idiots be allowed to vote? Conservative Czech party proposes ‘knowledge test’ to earn voting rights
https://www.rmx.news/poland/should-idiots-be-allowed-to-vote-conservative-czech-party-proposes-knowledge-test-to-earn-voting-rights/
The article defines the term ‘idiot’ thus:
The term “idiot”, originating from ancient Greece, referred to individuals focused solely on private life, showing no interest in politics or public matters, and thus considered ignorant.
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Would be better to make the knowledge test to earn be voted rights 😀
If so, most gouvernements would have a lot different looking parliaments, or will they just be empty ? 😀
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So we can no longer use this term when refering to our Minister for Energy?
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Champagne Socialists | Pauline Hanson’s Please Explain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpwyGYZSv-g
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Not so bad news from France:
France’s Council of State decries industrial wind turbines, calling them illegal, requiring full environmental assessments
French press release
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It’s not just the “massacre” of the countryside.. The capacity factor would now be destroying their dreams.
They should have consulted TonyfromOz and Ken’s Kingdom before they committed their funding.
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It wouldn’t be just the massacre of the countryside that is worrying them. They would now be discovering the hard way what “capacity factor” means.
They should have consulted TonyfromOz and Ken’s Kingdom before committing their funds.
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Have just been looking at the solar panel automated cleaning systems, one of which is in use at a WA minesite. The case study says that solar panels can become completely covered in dust in 2-3 days, reducing their already low output by a further 40%. So one cleaning robot cleans a panel group a number of times every day (!!!) in an effort to obtain some power from the array.
While there are robots that will traverse along rows of panels, this system is attached to a group of panels. So a complete solar installation would require lots of these cleaning robots. And they aren’t cheap. While no cost is mentioned for the WA installation, similar systems cost between $10,000 to $20,000 for each robot. So the extra cost for a complete solar installation would be significant.
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And the robots are also draining any collected solar energy?
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The photo showed an extra solar panel on the side. I thought this was meant to power the cleaning system but it’s too small, so my guess is that it only powers the controller. Then the cleaning system would need to derive its power from the dusty solar panels. And if those panels, averaging 16.26% at best, are then 40% down, that’s only 10%. Why the heck would you ever consider putting solar anywhere near a dusty minesite?
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Hopefully the mine site has abundant water
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The photos also show chaps cleaning the panels with water and brooms, prior to adding the auto cleaner. As the blurb says, that’s not very healthy doing that in the Pilbara heat. And this is not a big system – only about 10-12 panels, double stacked.
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YET ANOTHER…major outage: DMVs across the US are DOWN – leaving thousands of Americans unable to complete vehicle registrations and driving licensing tasks
Every Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) facility in the US has been hit by a network outage that started around 9:50am ET.
States are notifying Americans about the issues via social media and DMV websites, with Colorado revealing the outage stems from a third-party organization that provides software to DMV offices.
No timeline for when sites will be operational has been given, which leaves millions of Americans unable to complete vehicle registrations and driving licensing tasks.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13224269/DMV-outage-US.html
😎😎😎
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16,000 individual lightning bolts strike the same path as the coming eclipse from Texas to NY. All within an hour!
https://twitter.com/BiffDon/status/1769449951661003107
How unusual.
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A sign from the Climate Gods that they are unhappy at the current level of sacrificial offerings.
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Nasal therapy can help those with spinal injuries walk again
An innovative, noninvasive Israeli medication administered through the nose hopes to be a life-changer for people suffering acute spinal cord injuries – even helping them to walk again.
NurExone Biologic Inc. developed ExoPTEN, which treats damage to the nervous system, from a concept created by two members of its Scientific Advisory Board: Prof. Shulamit Levenberg of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and Prof. Daniel Offen from Tel Aviv University.
According to the World Health Organization, up to half a million people globally sustain a spinal cord injury every year, most from preventable causes such as road accidents or falls.
Furthermore, the WHO says, people suffering from spinal injuries are up to five times more likely to die prematurely and are less likely to complete their education or find economic stability.
NurExone decided that exosomes taken from bone marrow cells had the most potential to help regenerate cells affected by a spinal cord injury or traumatic brain injury.
The exosomes laden with the siRNA enter through the nose and are delivered to the injured areas of the spine, having passed through the brain blood barrier.
These exosomes then communicate to healthy cells in the area to flock to the injured region in order to aid regeneration.
https://nocamels.com/2024/03/nasal-therapy-that-could-help-people-with-spinal-injuries-walk-again/
Impressive!
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I like the way that this report is presented: it takes a macro view of the process initially and gives confidence that the writers know what they’re doing.
Too many scientific reports begin at the submicroscopic level and stay there, with the result that it loses credibility.
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Friday amazing drone footage: a lighthouse and big waves!
https://va.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_rhomtciQwl1yn9zw0.mp4
Have to wonder how they ever built it.
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Build them of stone and not out of wood!
https://www.madamegilflurt.com/2013/11/on-this-day-eddystone-lighthouse-is.html
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There was an excellent documentary series on the building of these lighthouses, and how the stonework was cut to dovetail and lock into adjacent stones, thus producing a very strong structure that didn’t rely on mortar strength. The “hourglass” shape was also developed to reduce the impact of waves against the lighthouse, instead funnelling them up and out.
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The Corporation of Trinity House was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1514 to regulate pilotage on the River Thames and provide for aged mariners.
Bishop Rock Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in 1858—and further strengthened in 1887—to mark a rock ledge 46m long by 16m wide, four miles west of the Isles of Scilly
The first with an open frame was washed away.
Undismayed by the failure of the first lighthouse, Walker once again turned to the idea of a granite tower based upon Smeaton’s Eddystone tower. After surveying the site, he finally chose a small but solid mass giving room for a base ten metres in diameter. The surface waves constantly swept over the site, and indeed the lowest blocks had to be laid a third of a metre beneath low water mark. A heavy coffer dam was erected around the site and the water within pumped out, so that the masons might be able to work on a dry rock face. Each granite block, weighing from one to two tons, was set into its preselected position, and each course dovetailed and keyed into position at the sides, top and the bottom, thus forming an immovable mass
https://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/lighthouses-and-lightvessels/bishop-rock-lighthouse
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ENGLAND: Change of lighthouse crew for Bishop Rock lighthouse (1935)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eM-m7_8AZI&ab_channel=BritishPath%C3%A9
Lighthouses in dangerous locations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MolLrnqD464&ab_channel=TopFives
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Friday sarcasm
ASIO – the only part of the government that listens to you.
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The great flood of 1919 you don’t know about
https://64.media.tumblr.com/cb492a49463cd0433e378d3aae11233f/e7509bf59e3a725b-fa/s540x810/304a79a4a151abd44e010628e6794c528f308c65.jpg
https://64.media.tumblr.com/b763b06e9c3bbc3cd2bd2bb0d62d35d7/e7509bf59e3a725b-57/s540x810/a98b1e659129852b473a40520c23e20be636c39a.jpg
https://64.media.tumblr.com/e2dc13951fbf5ec2ba3cd209962cc6eb/e7509bf59e3a725b-cf/s540x810/80617ee8542aad8dfd04aa633a61ae0e4f38628d.jpg
https://64.media.tumblr.com/fc8c7c11403c19ba93eaf12039338045/e7509bf59e3a725b-2a/s540x810/7e68a5a79d8217c2aefe1b37b44bf5973654f666.jpg
’twas no ordinary flood. An 8 million litre deluge that caused extensive damage and killed 21 people.
Boston, January 15 1919 – a 9.5 million litre tank of Molasses burst, creating a 60km/h river of stickiness to run through the streets. Happening in winter the viscosity hampered rescue attempts contributing to the fatalities.
Oh for global boiling!
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Friday funny: plant based food
https://youtu.be/HL82Du8hL7k?si=QiyxRIGp7UJ5Idha
Why ET’s haven’t made contact yet.😆
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Electroverse has just published findings from a Monash study on world wide heat v cold deaths, showing the usual overwhelming numbers of cold deaths. But almost all the analysis is about global warming being the problem. (surprise!) Cold deaths down 0.51%, heat deaths up by 0.21% is a looming problem!
Interesting contrasts – Africa 40 – 1 cold to hot; Asia 10 – 1; Europe 3.5 – 1; S America 4.5 -1; N America 8 – 1; India 8 – 1; Australia 6 – 1; China 13 – 1. Why Africa??
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So growing trees is bad for the climate!
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/feb-9-2019-psychology-of-solitary-confinement-mind-over-genes-genocide-and-climate-change-and-more-1.5008739/50-million-deaths-in-the-new-world-drove-cooling-in-the-little-ice-age-1.5008748
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Has anybody here, who read and enjoyed Clavell’s ‘Shogun’ novel, seen the latest TV incarnation? Based solely on a few YouTube clips, it looks well made and beautifully acted. I ask because I don’t want to waste my time and risk disappointment if it’s just another example of how terrible modern historical dramas are usually ‘reimagined’. In fact, I no longer refer to them as historical drama but ‘Bums, Boobs and Blood’.
This new one looks pretty good, though I’m afraid Richard Chamberlain’s ‘Mariko’ can’t be surpassed for elegance and beauty, IMO. I fell in love …
Now I want to read the Clavell ‘Asian Saga’ again, for perhaps the tenth time. Or maybe I’ll re-watch the Chamberlain Shogun. I have it on DVD and ‘my Mariko’ is in it 🙂
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My wife is a big fan of ‘Shogun’ – but I have not watched it.
I prefer re-runs of James Bond.
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The Latest Way to Save the Planet – Have the “Family Jewels” cut off!
Anyone here prepared step up?
https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/environmentalism-as-religion
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MARTHA’S VINEYARD — With the rest of the world expressing shock and horror at seeing video footage of a Haitian warlord eating the charred remains of his enemies, former Secretary of State John Kerry praised the Haiti cannibals for their efforts to reduce humanity’s carbon footprint.
The failed presidential candidate and current U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate said the rest of the civilized world could learn a lesson or two from the violent group of armed Haitian gangs that have taken control of the Caribbean nation and the steps they have taken to address climate change.
“It’s inspiring to see,” Kerry said in a statement from his Martha’s Vineyard estate. “Not only are these fellows reducing the overcrowdedness of the world’s human population, but they’ve also developed a sustainable food source that will lessen their dependence on livestock and farmed animals. I applaud them. They appear to be a group of fine young cannibals.”
Haiti has continued its descent into total societal collapse, with the nation’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigning and turning control of the country over to warring gangs, but Kerry sees a silver lining. “It’s wonderful to see people rising up to take power,” he said. “I look forward to the United States building a relationship with the Haitian cannibals as we seek solutions to the serious climate issues facing mankind.”
At publishing time, Kerry had politely declined an invitation from the Haitian cannibals to visit the island as a guest of honor at a barbecue festival.
https://babylonbee.com/news/john-kerry-praises-haiti-cannibals-for-efforts-to-reduce-carbon-footprint
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Every volunteer to get the jewels removed wins a Chinese Stick Vacuum.
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I did in the 1990s thanks, and the process does not invlove anything to be cut off or removed.
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I would love to ask the ‘Medical Journal of Australia’ whether they advocate for such population control among all the left’s adopted minorities such as indigenous people, gays, trans, Muslims and our various ethnic populations.
It would be a multiple choice question with choices phrased thus:
a) No
b) Absolutely not
c) That’s an outrageous suggestion you fascist bigot
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Amagnificent explanation of “DEI” (IMO)
‘Didn’t Earn It”
https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1770894676939153569
(Might have to “Retry” to bring it up”
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Why Boeing is in so much trouble
Its planes are now being built according to the highest diversity standands.
https://babylonbee.com/news/boeing-proudly-announces-it-has-fixed-malfunctioning-whistleblower
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Ah, good, the whining noise has stopped.
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That’s why United have trouble flying them. They boast about DEI, if I were to fly with them I’d rather them boast about their training.
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I knew a bloke who started with QANTAS in western Qld in 1937 and did the transfer to TAA.
After a trip to US in the 1980’s and several United “arrivals” I compared the way Qantas pilots just tiptoed the 747’s on.
His reply – “QANTAS check captains have been notorious for years – “Sir that manouvre call for 150 knots – 149 is indequate” “.
One United flight was on a very tired 727, complete with squeak and rattles and a seat that wouldn’t lock upright.
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Arctic sea ice well above average, the end is nigh for the warminista.
https://eike-klima-energie.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/kalte_6-2.jpg
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Climate alarmists are not interested in facts and data, only beliefs.
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They are in denial.
Antarctic sea ice recovery
‘Anomalous/record-breaking cold continues to affect the lower part of the world. On Sunday, March 10, values below -60 °C were measured again in Vostok: -63.1 °C, to be exact.
‘As for Antarctic sea ice, a remarkable – and “overlooked” by the MSM – reversal of fortune is taking place. The once cripplingly low extent is now higher (3,165,625 km²) than it was 27 years ago (3,075,000 km²).’ (Notrickszone)
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Nah just ignore till the next low cycle , and then announce its the beginning of an unprecedented, apocalyptic, tipping point.
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The end of another week littered with curious medical coincidental stuff. I remember measles, that childhood disease that parents, including mine, were happy for their little ones to catch and get over and done with. Now days our state government health services are issuing alerts when cases are found like the one this week. A quick internet search reveals news site measles outbreak stories have become regular since as far back as September 2019. But then shingles was once another remote, hear of it and forget, disease until recently and we now get regular TV adverts reminding us of its ever-present danger. Can’t recall these important community announcements in my 30s-mid60s only in the last 12-18 months. Curious.
Relatives by marriage had a bad year last year with one suffering unexpected, recurrent and severe stomach issues while the other got diagnosed with early onset dementia. This week our son informed us that one of his friends’ parents has now been diagnosed with early onset dementia. What are the odds.
Mid-January a family friend started radiation treatment for oesophageal cancer which came out the blue and is quite advanced. This week we hear of ABC radio’s James Valentine and his sudden (first warning last December) diagnosis of oesophageal cancer. His (linked) story is worth reading as it provides a list of 9 “key” symptoms to watch out for although in his case none seem to have been experienced by him and instead it came down to following up on a single vomiting episode after eating a spicy meal. You would think that since eating is a regular multiple event daily occurrence there would be some sort of early minimal reaction (e.g. heartburn as per list) rather than a single big event – unless its growth was somehow super charged?
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In that vein –
“Heads in the sand over vaccine links to cancer and disabilities”
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/heads-in-the-sand-over-vaccine-links-to-cancer-and-disabilities/
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Thanks for the link. Dr John Campbell covered MP Andrew Bridgen’s comment regarding the rise of long term sickness in the UK. Compliments your link and worth a look. Cheers.
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Denisovan DNA in the Philippines.
‘We show that Ayta Magbukon possess the highest level of Denisovan ancestry in the world—∼30%–40% greater than that of Australians and Papuans—consistent with an independent admixture event into Negritos from Denisovans.
‘Together with the recently described Homo luzonensis, we suggest that there were multiple archaic species that inhabited the Philippines prior to the arrival of modern humans and that these archaic groups may have been genetically related.
‘Altogether, our findings unveil a complex intertwined history of modern and archaic humans in the Asia-Pacific region, where distinct Islander Denisovan populations differentially admixed with incoming Australasians across multiple locations and at various points in time.’ (Larena et al 2021)
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Agrarian backlash against renewables is a big political issue.
https://saltbushclub.com/2024/03/19/wind-and-solar-transition-needs-70-of-australias-prime-farmland/
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The bad news –
“Have we reached peak insanity? Nowhere near!”
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/have-we-reached-peak-insanity-nowhere-near/
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Evidence?
“Woke doctors thought a tool that accounts for ethnic differences in kidney function was racist, so they removed it and screwed up the entire kidney transplant database ”
https://notthebee.com/article/dei-messes-up-kidney-transplant-waiting-list-some-get-transplants-whether-they-need-it-or-not-some-not-so-much
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Love this “FACTCHECK” — Dick Smith says no country has ever been able to run entirely on renewables. Is that correct?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-22/fact-check-dick-smith-renewables-entire-country/103617364
Mark Diesendorf, an expert on sustainable energy and energy policy from the University of New South Wales, labelled Mr Smith’s assertions as “incorrect”.
“Several countries (and Tasmania) already run their electricity systems on 100 per cent renewables,” he said in an email, noting that such places relied heavily on hydro power.
Tasmania runs 100% on renewables, really? so lets remove the interlink! Right now, Tassie is drawing power form Victoria, their “renewable wind supply” is about 25% and hydro is 75%, so wow, 100% renewables 788 MW, But demand is 1181 MW, so where is Tassie getting the extra 393MW? I’d be guessing, Victoria and coal power which is at 68%.
“Andrew Blakers, a professor of engineering at the Australian National University’s Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster solutions, told Fact Check: “Several detailed studies show that [getting to] 100 per cent renewables based mostly on solar and wind is quite straightforward, provided that enough transmission and storage is built.” The key here is ENOUGH storage and transmission! how much will be enough and for how long will the enough run for when there’s no wind or sunshine?
“There are four countries running on 100 per cent wind-water-solar (WWS) alone for their grid electricity,” he said in an email, noting that a further three countries relied on WWS for 99.78 per cent to 99.99 per cent of their electricity generation, while 45 countries were above 50 per cent.
According to a document produced and supplied by Professor Jacobson, the four countries running on 100 per cent WWS in 2021 were Albania, Bhutan, Nepal and Paraguay.
I’d love to know if anyone can fact check that statement? All small countries, all not independent from other countries, are there interconnectors seem Paraguay is running at 95-98%, not 100%.
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When we talk about renewables, normally we are talking about only wind and solar. In fact, most energy reports now separate out wind/solar from hydro.
And Tasmania at one stage had to bring in diesel power to keep supplying power. And TAS Hydro has told at least one industry that they cannot draw any more power from their grid. So it’s clear that Tasmania also cannot support itself with renewables only.
And a quick check with one country, Albania, says BS. It imports 19% of its power.
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FWIW
“Three Little Pigs as Ye hay not heard before…”
https://youtu.be/l_UegL1R3X8
Judging from the punch line just as well that started “Once upon a time”
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Granting a wider dietary choice –
“Ant[i]-Meat: CA Researchers Push Ants as ‘Delicious’ Food”
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/03/20/ant-i-meat-ca-researchers-push-ants-as-delicious-food-n4927465
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“FDA Loses its War on Ivermectin: Agrees to Remove All Related Social Media Content and Consumer Advisories on Ivermectin Usage for COVID-19”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/03/fda-loses-its-war-ivermectin-agrees-remove-all/
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