The future of energy generation and storage

[sptrawler]

This is a huge amount of coal generation.

China’s construction of coal-fired power plants reaches highest in a decade

Report of 94.5GW of capacity being added last year undermines vow to start reducing carbon emissions by 2030

www.ft.com

 

[qldfrog]

This is a huge amount of coal generation.

China’s construction of coal-fired power plants reaches highest in a decade

Report of 94.5GW of capacity being added last year undermines vow to start reducing carbon emissions by 2030

www.ft.com

And during that time:

China a Failed State and a Rogue State to the rest of the World

Also China supplies everything. No one wants that smoke. yes , especially that , China has a massive navy , but to us they just look like container vessels ( carrying everything we need , but are too lazy to make locally )

www.aussiestockforums.com

Australia swapping a fossil fuel long term..aka centuries , unsustainability for immediate economic slavery.....

 

[Smurf1976]

94.5GW

To put that into perspective:

Eraring = 2.88GW

Loy Yang A = 2.21GW
Loy Yang B = 1.17GW

Depending on whether one takes LY A and B to be one facility or two, either Eraring or Loy Yang is Australia's largest coal-fired power station.

For clarity there LY A and B are separate as such but they're right next to each other and both using coal that comes from the same mine up the same conveyors. An engineer sees them as separate since in that sense they are, but anyone looking at politics or macro economics would likely see them as one operation.

Eraring also has a 42MW gas turbine at the same site although that's operationally separate to the rest and is burning diesel not coal. This was added after the original construction and brings total site capacity to 2.922GW

 

[qldfrog]

94.5GW

To put that into perspective:

Eraring = 2.88GW

Loy Yang A = 2.21GW
Loy Yang B = 1.17GW

Depending on whether one takes LY A and B to be one facility or two, either Eraring or Loy Yang is Australia's largest coal-fired power station.

For clarity there LY A and B are separate as such but they're right next to each other and both using coal that comes from the same mine up the same conveyors. An engineer sees them as separate since in that sense they are, but anyone looking at politics or macro economics would likely see them as one operation.

Eraring also has a 42MW gas turbine at the same site although that's operationally separate to the rest and is burning diesel not coal. This was added after the original construction and brings total site capacity to 2.922GW

,yeap, 30 of these built just last year in China and India probably did better

 

[sptrawler]

Wow 8 months to build a mega factory.
At least our raw materials aren't going to waste, we get them back as batteries.

Tesla opens Shanghai battery "Megafactory" with first Megapacks on their way to Australia | RenewEconomy

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[qldfrog]

Wow 8 months to build a mega factory.
At least our raw materials aren't going to waste, we get them back as batteries.

Tesla opens Shanghai battery "Megafactory" with first Megapacks on their way to Australia | RenewEconomy

reneweconomy-com-au.cdn.ampproject.org

Meanwhile in Australia

Today's afr..we do not even beed go see the end of the article
Saving the planet one bankruptcy at a time

 

[Smurf1976]

Now for some humour:

Warning - language may offend some.

 

[SirRumpole]

What an original idea. Restrict gas exports to satisfy our own needs.

Instead of developing more gas, expert argues Australia should limit exports​

Instead of developing more gas, expert argues Australia should limit exports

Among the many crises facing the nation in recent years, the east coast gas shortage has been among the most divisive from a political, economic and social perspective.

www.abc.net.au

 

[qldfrog]

What an original idea. Restrict gas exports to satisfy our own needs.

Instead of developing more gas, expert argues Australia should limit exports​

Instead of developing more gas, expert argues Australia should limit exports

Among the many crises facing the nation in recent years, the east coast gas shortage has been among the most divisive from a political, economic and social perspective.

www.abc.net.au

Do both...

 

[sptrawler]

What an original idea. Restrict gas exports to satisfy our own needs.

Instead of developing more gas, expert argues Australia should limit exports​

Instead of developing more gas, expert argues Australia should limit exports

Among the many crises facing the nation in recent years, the east coast gas shortage has been among the most divisive from a political, economic and social perspective.

www.abc.net.au

The problem is, the Governments are so addicted to spending the money they earn from raw material exports, they can't reduce the dig and ship ideology.
It will only get worse as the demand for coal and our reluctance to mine it, starts to affect the export earnings, somethings got to give and even the plebs understand that.

 

[qldfrog]

They are falling unsurprisingly one after the others..saving the world..irony only..one bankruptcy at a time

Rio says ‘extremely expensive’ power could seal Tomago fate in 2029

The mining giant says the aluminium smelter will not be viable beyond 2028 based on quotes it has received for an extension of its power contract beyond then.

www.afr.com

 

[sptrawler]

They are falling unsurprisingly one after the others..saving the world..irony only..one bankruptcy at a time

Rio says ‘extremely expensive’ power could seal Tomago fate in 2029

The mining giant says the aluminium smelter will not be viable beyond 2028 based on quotes it has received for an extension of its power contract beyond then.

www.afr.com

Well we did say they would be running the ruler over a lot of processing industries, as to their viability, so this is just one of many announcements that will be made before 2030 IMO.