Renewable Energy Advances

[captkirkcanada]

This is a thread for just renewables discussion. Anything that isnt renewables posts shall be considered off topic.

https://engie.com.au/engie-solutions is a company offering renewable solutions in australia .

[captkirkcanada]

Under the Australian Government’s Powering Australia plan, we’re boosting renewable energy as we look to reduce Australia’s emissions to 43% below 2005 levels by 2030 and reach our net zero target by 2050. In addition to generating around A$76 billion in investment and creating 604,000 jobs by 2030, the plan will:

provide A$20 billion to upgrade the electricity grid to support more renewable power
install 400 community batteries across the country with an investment of A$200 million to maximise Australia’s rooftop solar transformation
provide a A$100 million co-investment for 85 solar banks to ensure more households can benefit from rooftop solar
prioritise the use of electric vehicles through a National Electric Vehicle Strategy
support innovation in existing industries and the creation of new industries.


https://www.globalaustralia.gov.au/indu ... renewables


Big strides made down under in renewable energy production

[captkirkcanada]

Mr teslas grand idea finaly comming to fruition


https://scitechdaily.com/esa-solaris-wi ... rom-space/

The demonstration took place at Airbus’ X-Works Innovation Factory in Munich. Microwave beaming was used to transmit green energy between two points representing ‘Space’ and ‘Earth’ over a distance of 36 meters.

Nikoli tesla had a dream to beam electricty to where it was needed .

The received power was used to light up a model city and produce green hydrogen by splitting water. It even served to produce the world’s first wirelessly cooled 0% alcohol beer in a fridge before being served to the watching audience.

For a working version of a Space-Based Solar Power system, solar power satellites in geostationary orbit would harvest sunlight on a permanent 24/7 basis and then convert it into low-power density microwaves to safely beam down to receiver stations on Earth. The physics involved means that these satellites would have to be large, on the order of several kilometers in size, to generate the equivalent power of a typical nuclear power station. The same would be true for the collecting ‘rectennas’ down on Earth’s surface.


Pretty cool i think .

[GordonH]

Large hydrogen plant for Edmonton area.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton ... -1.6645228

[captkirkcanada]

Large hydrogen plant for Edmonton area.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton ... -1.6645228

Sounds good

[hozzle]

Large hydrogen plant for Edmonton area.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton ... -1.6645228

Sounds good

Excellent... then why do some chastise oil companies for doing the same... is it cause they are ignorant or so polar that they can't see that investments may come from diverse industries world wide.

Suncor is developing petroleum resources while advancing the transition to a low-emissions future through investment in power, renewable fuels and hydrogen.

[seewood]

wonder what the price of electricity in Australia will be at the plug in the house?
Can industry that depends on electricity run a second shift into the night on battery power?
I just can't wrap my head around that solar and batteries are an efficient and cost effective way to produce 24/7 electricity.

Denmark and Germany's windy is 3-4 times what our hydro is.
However , Denmark(none) and Germany's limited hydro production, i suppose windy is the best alternative to coal/gas electrical production. They just have to endure higher house and industrial electrical charges.

[spooker]

Saw this in the reporting about the G-20 conference ...

Indonesia signed deals with international lenders and major nations on Tuesday that will bring billions of dollars in funding to help the country increase its use of renewable energy and reduce its reliance on coal.

The $20 billion agreement was announced on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. Called a Just Energy Transition Partnership, or JETP, it is meant to help developing countries reduce their reliance on fossil fuels such as coal and gas that cause carbon emissions that contribute to climate change.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/indo ... g20-summit

[Jlabute]

This is a thread for just renewables discussion. Anything that isn't renewables posts shall be considered off topic.

https://engie.com.au/engie-solutions is a company offering renewable solutions in Australia .

Always good to have dreams and ambitions. LOL. Maybe they should get a plan too.

ENGIE’s ambition is to be net-zero by 2045 and we want to get there fast by helping universities, businesses, cities and territories transition to renewables.

[Jlabute]

Under the Australian Government’s Powering Australia plan, we’re boosting renewable energy as we look to reduce Australia’s emissions to 43% below 2005 levels by 2030 and reach our net zero target by 2050. In addition to generating around A$76 billion in investment and creating 604,000 jobs by 2030, the plan will:

provide A$20 billion to upgrade the electricity grid to support more renewable power
install 400 community batteries across the country with an investment of A$200 million to maximise Australia’s rooftop solar transformation
provide a A$100 million co-investment for 85 solar banks to ensure more households can benefit from rooftop solar
prioritise the use of electric vehicles through a National Electric Vehicle Strategy
support innovation in existing industries and the creation of new industries.


https://www.globalaustralia.gov.au/indu ... renewables


Big strides made down under in renewable energy production

Australia progressives want to be the canary in a coal mine when it comes to energy. Their solar/wind/battery solutions have done nothing, other than cause rolling black-outs, and soaring energy costs. This kills industry. I should mention, you can't make renewables with renewables. LOL. We've heard the jobs claim a hundred times. You can't have the whole population working in energy, maintaining a million wind turbines and solar panels. Green energy isn't worth the employment. We need mass energy.

Plans to create carbon capture plants and generate hydrogen by electrolysis will place an enormous demand on an already failing grid. We already calculated the planned Merritt hydrogen plant for 2025 would need half the Site-C capacity. What a waste. Most of these green efforts are just money holes. As far as CO2 is concerned, they accomplish less, than converting coal to gas.

[Jlabute]

Mr teslas grand idea finally coming to fruition


https://scitechdaily.com/esa-solaris-wi ... rom-space/

The demonstration took place at Airbus’ X-Works Innovation Factory in Munich. Microwave beaming was used to transmit green energy between two points representing ‘Space’ and ‘Earth’ over a distance of 36 meters.

Nikola tesla had a dream to beam electricity to where it was needed.

The received power was used to light up a model city and produce green hydrogen by splitting water. It even served to produce the world’s first wirelessly cooled 0% alcohol beer in a fridge before being served to the watching audience.

For a working version of a Space-Based Solar Power system, solar power satellites in geostationary orbit would harvest sunlight on a permanent 24/7 basis and then convert it into low-power density microwaves to safely beam down to receiver stations on Earth. The physics involved means that these satellites would have to be large, on the order of several kilometers in size, to generate the equivalent power of a typical nuclear power station. The same would be true for the collecting ‘rectennas’ down on Earth’s surface.


Pretty cool I think .

Cool yes. It has already been demonstrated decades ago. Probably not cost effective.

[Jlabute]

This might be interesting. A fuel cell vehicle with a 2000 km range, without a platinum catalyst?
Hopefully their work on fuel cells will bring more than promises.


https://hydrogen-central.com/new-hydrog ... ngle-tank/

[captkirkcanada]

This might be interesting. A fuel cell vehicle with a 2000 mile range, without a platinum catalyst?
Hopefully their work on fuel cells will bring more than promises.


https://hydrogen-central.com/new-hydrog ... ngle-tank/

Its all good i think . Interesting for sure

[spooker]

This might be interesting. A fuel cell vehicle with a 2000 mile range, without a platinum catalyst?
Hopefully their work on fuel cells will bring more than promises.


https://hydrogen-central.com/new-hydrog ... ngle-tank/

It will definitely be good to provide hydrogen as a renewable energy source ... it can easily fill the anxiety gap people have

[Jlabute]

This might be interesting. A fuel cell vehicle with a 2000 mile range, without a platinum catalyst?
Hopefully their work on fuel cells will bring more than promises.


https://hydrogen-central.com/new-hydrog ... ngle-tank/

It will definitely be good to provide hydrogen as a renewable energy source ... it can easily fill the anxiety gap people have

It is an interesting article for a few reasons. VW CEO had said last year they were not interested in making fuel cell vehicles. All of a sudden, VW is claiming a patent that would revolutionize fuel cells, increase their efficiency and allow a greater driving distance, and making them cheaper with no platinum catalyst. Other scientists have been working on this for years. All of a sudden, VW knows what to do. The more I read about it, the more I am thinking this will be yet another broken promise. Many broken promises have been preceded by copious hype. My thought now is,. we won't see this vehicle for a decade or more, if ever.