w00t! 5+ years of campaigning and we finally have some great news. Solar Thermal is going to be build in Port Augusta! Key Points 150MW CST (Concentrating Solar Thermal) plant. The South Australian state government is buying the power from it at a maximum of $78 per megawatt hour. It’ll be build close to Port… Continue reading w00t! Solar Thermal in Port Augusta
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Fixing SA’s power network
There’s a lot of buzz at the moment about a Twitter conversation between Elon Musk and Mike Cannon-Brookes about fixing South Australia’s power issues. Elon says he can fix the issue in 100 days by providing 100+MW of battery storage. Mike Cannon-Brookes says he can find the money and deal with the politics. As a member… Continue reading Fixing SA’s power network
Rally for Solar – 30th Sept 2012, Adelaide, South Australia
If you live in South Australia, then I hope to see you at the rally for solar! The rally is at Rundle Park, which is where the Garden of Unearthly Delights is usually setup. The rally will be MC’d by Dr Karl, the ABC science guy and it will be some awesome fun! Myself and… Continue reading Rally for Solar – 30th Sept 2012, Adelaide, South Australia
Walk for Solar
I’m joining a walk from Port Augusta to Adelaide to promote Solar Thermal. The 300km+ walk will start on the 16th of Sept and take until the 30th. We will arrive in the city on the Sunday hopefully to a large group of supporters with the votes from the community vote which shows that Port… Continue reading Walk for Solar