With my 24 solar panels I need to generate close to 4 times the power I use in order to get a bill of $0
Ridiculous
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So where were you dudded, hope you didnt assume, I've done that ...
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With my 24 solar panels I need to generate close to 4 times the power I use in order to get a bill of $0
Ridiculous
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it was the mrs decision so i left it herSo where were you dudded, hope you didnt assume, I've done that ...
it was the mrs decision so i left it her
Long term it will probably save me money but not enough to really justify it tbh
Having said that when/if lithium batteries come down to a reasonable price i might buy one of them as I wont need the grid
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Why would a potential investor miss that in due diligence .....
There can be little doubt that The Guardian article that kicked off this thread is/was rubbish & ignored all of the costs
Contracting giant lifts lid on dispute over delayed Sunraysia solar farm
Decmil lifts lid on dispute over the delayed Sunraysia solar farm in NSW, which has now widened to include the inverter supplier.reneweconomy.com.au
'......the increasingly complex connection rules and commissioning delays, worsened by increased congestion in key parts of the grid and rule changes that have caused significant disputes between project owners and contractors over who should bear the financial cost of delays and lost revenue.'
The result is substantial companys being wary of building solar farms with promoters not paying. IMHO its obvious the due diligence process is inadequate, but thats one for the Courts after the issue of building costs are decided.
If we are going to use PV cells it makes more sense to put them on the point of use, ( factory roof ), avoid having to pay for SP Ausnet infrastructure, and avoid the markups of energy providers.
No infrastructure connection is fine but it needs to mean no right to that power. No doubt things will continue to evolve in this space, & projections on future costs are unreliable.
Unfortunately there's a catch - moving to renewables won't earn trillions for multinational fossil fuel companies or line the pockets of the Australian politicians in their possession.
So its business as usual, back to pretending climate change isn't real because there's too much money to be made polluting the atmosphere at the expense of our childrens' future.
Plans announced for Australia's first net-zero hybrid power station
EnergyAustralia announces plans to build a new power station capable of using both hydrogen and natural gas, with the NSW and federal governments to contribute $83m.www.abc.net.au
Australia's first power plant — capable of running on both hydrogen and natural gas — will be built in NSW, following an agreement between the private sector and both state and federal governments.
EnergyAustralia committed to build the power station near Lake Illawarra south of Wollongong after the New South Wales and federal governments pledged $83 million towards the 300-megawatt plant.
The Tallawarra B power station will sit alongside the company's existing Tallawarra A 435-megawatt gas plant.
The project will be fast-tracked to be operational by 2023-24 in a bid to help ensure reliable electricity supplies to the grid once the Liddell coal-fired 500-megawatt plant in the Hunter Valley closes.
Key points:
- The gas power plant could begin using green hydrogen as early as 2025
- EnergyAustralia plans to buy 200,000kg of green hydrogen a year — equivalent to five per cent of the plant's fuel use
- The Illawarra project is expected to deliver a $300-million boost to the economy and support about 250 jobs during construction
The use of hydrogen is predicted to negate direct operational carbon emissions from the project over the course of its lifetime.
"This project sets a new benchmark for how gas generators can be consistent with NSW's plan to be net zero by 2050 by using green hydrogen and offsetting residual emissions," said the state's Energy Minister Matt Kean said.
i love hydrogen, been talking about it for decades (literally did uni work on the subject over 10 years ago) but what i think is stupid is using gas/hydrogen. the big whinge about solar/wind is what happens if its dark and still (news flash, they seem to manage ok in the uk). it makes much more sense to be solar/wind-hydrogen hybrid, with the hydrogen picking up the times when the solar/wind isnt enough.Hydrogen has an exciting future ahead but net zero hybrid power should be deemed a misleading and deceptive statement
I'd love to hear about natural gas being net zero and keen to hear about this net zero hydrogen production
but hydrogen is a very logical pathway to reliability of supply
i love hydrogen, been talking about it for decades (literally did uni work on the subject over 10 years ago) but what i think is stupid is using gas/hydrogen. the big whinge about solar/wind is what happens if its dark and still (news flash, they seem to manage ok in the uk). it makes much more sense to be solar/wind-hydrogen hybrid, with the hydrogen picking up the times when the solar/wind isnt enough.
but that doesnt line the coffers of the gas miners or their mates in the government. i wonder how much of a kickback berejiklian is getting?
then again, the idea of a centralised power plant is an antiquated technology anyway. When a hydrogen cell the size of a mattress can power 4+ homes, and solar panels are becoming more and more available, it makes much more sense for everyone to have their own fridge sized fuel cell powering their home. The power saving from transmission losses alone probably saves so much carbon dioxide.
yeah, thats why i think its stupid and just to keep the fossil fuel vested interests at bay. greenwashing at its best. the kind of halfwit "we'll burn coal but also plant a couple trees to offset" nonsense that makes australia a laughing stock on the world stageDoesnt this address the closure of Liddell in part or in full, with the comments on hydrogen being more PR to keep the critics of gas at bay.
The thing is, proper storage systems are viable and do exist. look at the tesla battery in adelaide for example. in some places, hydrogen itself is used as a storage system (solar electrolyzes water into hydrogen during the day and stores it, to be burnt at night when solar isnt working).I see it a little differently.
A "good" ( and they aren't all good ) gas plant can put out less than half the CO2 per MWh that black coal does. Perhaps a third of that which Brown Coal does.
Better doesn't mean perfect , but better is better, and if its done right its significantly better.
I see gas used alongside renewable's until such time proper storage systems are viable.
By ignoring it, and protesting the construction of "good" gas stations we are actually pushing to market to maintain the older crappier power sources.
i love hydrogen, been talking about it for decades (literally did uni work on the subject over 10 years ago) but what i think is stupid is using gas/hydrogen. the big whinge about solar/wind is what happens if its dark and still (news flash, they seem to manage ok in the uk). it makes much more sense to be solar/wind-hydrogen hybrid, with the hydrogen picking up the times when the solar/wind isnt enough.
but that doesnt line the coffers of the gas miners or their mates in the government. i wonder how much of a kickback berejiklian is getting?
then again, the idea of a centralised power plant is an antiquated technology anyway. When a hydrogen cell the size of a mattress can power 4+ homes, and solar panels are becoming more and more available, it makes much more sense for everyone to have their own fridge sized fuel cell powering their home. The power saving from transmission losses alone probably saves so much carbon dioxide.
yeah, thats why i think its stupid and just to keep the fossil fuel vested interests at bay. greenwashing at its best. the kind of halfwit "we'll burn coal but also plant a couple trees to offset" nonsense that makes australia a laughing stock on the world stage
thats why i said to use hydrogen alongside. Solar and wind provides over 50% of the uks power and its getting larger and larger every year, thats hardly a failed model unless youre wanting it to fail.Actually solar/ wind is a failed model by itself in the UK and every other jurisdiction on the planet unless it is backed up by hydo or nuclear. The UK is regularly in the 200+g CO2 per kwh where the leaders are 14-70g.
Hydrogen has the capability of stabilising power supply, maximising utility and delivering 14-70g.
I also believe the idea that centralised power is not finished for a long time as power is about economies not homes. We will see a massive expansion of grids, not less in the decades ahead.
thats why i said to use hydrogen alongside. Solar and wind provides over 50% of the uks power and its getting larger and larger every year, thats hardly a failed model unless youre wanting it to fail.
Or alternatively a critical mass of people who use their electric cars for energy storage as well.then again, the idea of a centralised power plant is an antiquated technology anyway. When a hydrogen cell the size of a mattress can power 4+ homes, and solar panels are becoming more and more available, it makes much more sense for everyone to have their own fridge sized fuel cell powering their home. The power saving from transmission losses alone probably saves so much carbon dioxide.
is it? victoria is closing coal stations left right and centre. actually, theyre closing themselves because theyre not economically viable. but the libs dont like free market forces when it doesnt go the way they want.So why is the east coast grid (aka the national grid ) vulnerable with the closure of Liddell? Is it because of hydrogen viability ?
Is it the scale of batteries today ?
is it? victoria is closing coal stations left right and centre. actually, theyre closing themselves because theyre not economically viable. but the libs dont like free market forces when it doesnt go the way they want.
the generation tech exists, the battery tech exists (again, adelaide is proof it is is both possible and quick). its years of lack of investment and maintenance causing pretty much all the issues. yay for years of privatisation and coal subsidies.
The thing is, proper storage systems are viable and do exist. look at the tesla battery in adelaide for example. in some places, hydrogen itself is used as a storage system (solar electrolyzes water into hydrogen during the day and stores it, to be burnt at night when solar isnt working).
burning gas is certainly better than coal, but overlooking new technology and simply building a less worse power station to replace the old one, is a lazy short term fix. its going to be basically outdated and redundant the minute its finished.
we all know that the only reason the libs are so obsessed with burning gas against basically all expert (and state) advice, is because their friends own it. gotta look after their true base.