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19th April 2024, 02:47 PM
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I have no doubt that there is indeed esoteric...
I have no doubt that there is indeed esoteric research that has few external influences, though I'd be tempted to suggest that even that is changing - it is no doubt far easier to get sponsorship or...
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16th April 2024, 07:42 AM
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There is no such thing as an independent anything...
There is no such thing as an independent anything anymore (if there ever was!). All reporting, all research, and everything else is driven by some person or group with an axe to grind. It takes a...
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16th April 2024, 07:35 AM
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But why does the price go negative? Oversupply...
But why does the price go negative? Oversupply reduces the price, but in no other market that I can think of does the price go negative. The answer, I suspect, is twofold. Firstly, unlike any other...
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15th April 2024, 10:00 AM
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I don't really understand why this is the case. I...
I don't really understand why this is the case. I realise that during the day there is an abundance of energy, but the concept of having to pay to stay online seems like an artificial construct - how...
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19th March 2024, 12:10 PM
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That building is fabulous. Most countries would...
That building is fabulous. Most countries would have built the cheapest, ugliest building possible. Not Norway!
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25th February 2024, 07:17 AM
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I've never been to Norway, but much of what I've...
I've never been to Norway, but much of what I've read, and discussed with various people over the years, suggests that they have a very different outlook from much of the world. I have postulated...
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20th February 2024, 04:38 PM
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There is a fuel tax rebate (20c/L ish, depending...
There is a fuel tax rebate (20c/L ish, depending on the situation) for commercial road use of diesel. If we regard that as a rebate against the excise, which is 50c/l odd, surely that knocks nearly...
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20th February 2024, 09:11 AM
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This ABS page...
This ABS page, in the total fuel used graph, suggests that passenger vehicles use more total fuel than haulage, whilst I have no doubt that trucks do far more damage. The road on which I live has...
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19th February 2024, 05:38 PM
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Indeed. But they might get photographed planting...
Indeed. But they might get photographed planting a tree. That'll help.....
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19th February 2024, 06:50 AM
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I don't know what the Tesla semi will cost in...
I don't know what the Tesla semi will cost in Australia, but normally we can more or less double the US price for most things (at least that is my experience). On that basis, the Tesla might cost...
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18th February 2024, 05:37 PM
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Whilst I have no doubt that everything you have...
Whilst I have no doubt that everything you have said is correct, have you calculated how much it would cost to replace all the trucks that currently carry that freight with (for example) Tesla semis?...
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18th February 2024, 02:16 PM
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The Rav4 has a similar system, it's very useful...
The Rav4 has a similar system, it's very useful but also relates to what I was saying about the life of these modern vehicles (EV or ICE). The front camera on the Rav4 is very exposed to stone chips,...
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15th February 2024, 07:08 AM
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It probably varies with route and driving style,...
It probably varies with route and driving style, and they drink more at higher speeds - I've seen figures as poor as 160l/100km quoted. The guy I was talking to has several trucks and we were...
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14th February 2024, 04:41 PM
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I must admit that I do like the sound of a sporty...
I must admit that I do like the sound of a sporty petrol engine, but it wouldn't stop me buying an EV. Apparently I'm not alone in that "like", because I saw an ad for an EV yesterday on the TV, and...
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14th February 2024, 03:16 PM
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For commercial transport, you require abundant...
For commercial transport, you require abundant energy to drag a 55tonne B-double hundreds of kilometres across the country, and you can't sit around waiting for it to recharge. You also need to...
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31st January 2024, 10:13 AM
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Absolutely, but the "bottom line" is ongoing - a...
Absolutely, but the "bottom line" is ongoing - a short term loss is often a required and acceptable penalty to ensure future profitability. At present I'm struggling to see any effort being put into...
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31st January 2024, 08:20 AM
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This is not strictly true. The Directors of a...
This is not strictly true. The Directors of a company can do pretty much whatever they like, if it's "in the best interests of the company". They can be removed by the shareholders, but that requires...
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30th January 2024, 09:05 PM
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Is this denial of the way the world is going, or...
Is this denial of the way the world is going, or some hope/belief that there will be a U turn, or have they simply made a decision to "take the money and then walk away"? Or something else entirely?...
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30th January 2024, 06:42 AM
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I'm confused by this. The problem is that a coal...
I'm confused by this. The problem is that a coal fired plant can't be switched off, so in times of oversupply it remains running. During that time, it's releasing the same amount of CO2 whether its...
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29th January 2024, 10:17 AM
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Sabine Hossenfelder has a video...
Sabine Hossenfelder has a video on Youtube about hydrogen. If I remember correctly she wasn't massively hopeful, though it was a while ago that I watched it.
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26th January 2024, 11:38 AM
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Just a thought.... I believe Amber has an API to...
Just a thought.... I believe Amber has an API to access their current price (and historical, forecast etc.). If the prices are now regularly going -ve, could you not leverage that API, using Home...
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22nd January 2024, 05:55 PM
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I understand. What I don't understand is how we...
I understand. What I don't understand is how we will ever transition to renewables under those circumstances. As you say, solar is for a limited time each day, and (from experience) on a cloudy day...
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22nd January 2024, 04:37 PM
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Indeed. OTOH, do we have any real idea of what...
Indeed. OTOH, do we have any real idea of what storage capacity might be required?
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19th January 2024, 04:11 PM
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A bit more info here Waratah Super Battery |...
A bit more info here Waratah Super Battery | EnergyCo
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18th January 2024, 05:44 PM
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Yep.
Yep.
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18th January 2024, 03:11 PM
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And in addition to these, ahem, less upfront...
And in addition to these, ahem, less upfront processes, some fairly major projects have been undertaken worldwide. My point was that in a city faced with the need to build desalination plants and...
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18th January 2024, 02:42 PM
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I do have an Australian Army Perentie in my...
I do have an Australian Army Perentie in my collection, and if I could buy an ex-military underground bunker in the middle of nowhere, I'd be living the dream! It'd be even better if Woolworths and...
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18th January 2024, 02:12 PM
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In the eastern suburbs of Sydney we know people...
In the eastern suburbs of Sydney we know people who have done "renovations" (basically knock down your house a build something waaaay bigger) that cost, in some cases, millions. The new houses have...
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18th January 2024, 10:50 AM
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Surprisingly, yes. Not just the chemistry (soil...
Surprisingly, yes. Not just the chemistry (soil balancing etc., I actually did some extra courses), but also simple analytical thinking. After being an industrial chemist, I moved into IT and ended...
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18th January 2024, 10:06 AM
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By the way, for anyone new to the thread, I am...
By the way, for anyone new to the thread, I am not a climate skeptic. I use zero grid power or water, and grow an increasing amount of my own food (now that I have time!). I do not have an EV,...
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18th January 2024, 09:53 AM
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Twofold, I guess. Firstly I think it is wise...
Twofold, I guess.
Firstly I think it is wise for all of us to THINK about things. Not just climate, but everything. It is very easy to be led around, to believe what we are told without ever... -
18th January 2024, 09:40 AM
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I'm not really defending a position, I'm simply...
I'm not really defending a position, I'm simply having a conversation and, in part, questioning blind obedience to a cause.
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18th January 2024, 08:27 AM
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I'll continue to play Devils Advocate...... Is...
I'll continue to play Devils Advocate......
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18th January 2024, 06:54 AM
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Absolutely! So now we're back to my original...
Absolutely! So now we're back to my original issue - if profit is the motive, how can we tell what is genuine as opposed to what is in the interests of the person "telling the story"? This applies to...
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17th January 2024, 12:22 PM
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Ouch! I found the number of REC Registry...
Ouch!
I found the number of REC Registry notifications to be quite alarming at times, and it's one of the main reasons why I'm sceptical about "profit" being a good driver in this area. That, and... -
17th January 2024, 10:55 AM
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From that article it appears that they have a...
From that article it appears that they have a higher energy density than lithium, but a very low power output. From what I can see, a Tesla 5.3kW module is rated at 1000A for10 seconds (or maximum...
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17th January 2024, 10:05 AM
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I'd really prefer to think it wasn't true either,...
I'd really prefer to think it wasn't true either, but everything I see suggests that it is. How many people have actually given something up, or changed their lifestyle to adopt a better approach?...
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17th January 2024, 09:18 AM
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It's a very interesting question, isn't it? The...
It's a very interesting question, isn't it? The climate scientists with "very little power". Really? 40 years ago nobody had heard of "climate scientists", and indeed they had zero power. These days...
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17th January 2024, 08:27 AM
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It has been mooted in conversation several times...
It has been mooted in conversation several times that this is conclusive proof that climate change is a con. The logic goes that if the people in power, those with all the knowledge and wealth, do...
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16th January 2024, 01:13 PM
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I wonder how long that will continue to be the...
I wonder how long that will continue to be the case. Presumably (?!) there will come a time when imminent death trumps the profit motive..... or maybe we simply fry, choke on fumes or whatever whilst...
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21st December 2023, 05:48 PM
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Jumping, yes absolutely. I never had any...
Jumping, yes absolutely.
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21st December 2023, 05:24 PM
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I've worked sheep with both Kelpies and Collies,...
I've worked sheep with both Kelpies and Collies, but never in an area where I 100% can't see what is going on. I've never been in a solar farm on foot or bike, but from the outside it looks like...
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21st December 2023, 01:45 PM
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I suspect that making the co-existence easy would...
I suspect that making the co-existence easy would require the system to be designed that way in advance, rather than simply shoving sheep under existing panels. I also suspect that the optimal...
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21st December 2023, 12:13 PM
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1/ Both sides seem to always conclusively "prove"...
1/ Both sides seem to always conclusively "prove" that they are correct, yet both seem to cherry pick and ignore reality. For example, the CSIRO report mentioned above - does anybody really think...
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21st December 2023, 09:57 AM
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Is "Fedferal Government" (third paragraph in the...
Is "Fedferal Government" (third paragraph in the document) a political statement or a typo, do you think?
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16th December 2023, 04:01 PM
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Only if we assume the required changes don't...
Only if we assume the required changes don't involve "us" making changes directly. The generation, storage and transmission of power are controlled by the government and large corporations, but the...
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16th December 2023, 03:03 PM
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I have absolutely no doubt that the earth will...
I have absolutely no doubt that the earth will survive. Whether humans (or our current civilization) survive is an entirely different matter, and one in which I suspect climate is only a small part.
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16th December 2023, 02:13 PM
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Tongue firmly in cheek..... Another way of...
Tongue firmly in cheek.....
Another way of saying that, is that on a planet that is 4.5billion years old, we've taken measurements for 40 years and decided to panic......
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15th December 2023, 09:07 PM
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That was the way I was trained, and I fully agree...
That was the way I was trained, and I fully agree with the sentiment. Sadly, at the present time, when "you can't argue with the science" seems actually to mean "if you disagree you'll be ridiculed...
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15th December 2023, 06:58 PM
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I'm starting to think that my experience with...
I'm starting to think that my experience with science and scientists is very different from that of other people! I was trained as a chemist a long time ago, and that training included various...