Hi Dex By the numbers 1/ modelling of mega green energy hubs As...

Hi Dex

By the numbers
1/ modelling of mega green energy hubs
As an practical engineer and economics person I agree that green energy can be suitable for outback area's, but just because of the cost and maintenance of supplying those areas' from the coast by main stream supplies, but is unsuitable to service the main area's of need
2/ the potential for change of the status quo in Australia
We are already a net energy exporter, we definitely need to value add to all our exports, many we are unable to do due to the plethora of "free" trade agreements which forbid this
decentralization away from the narrow coastal strip of eastern Australia
Also essential but we must first "water" those area's and supply good rail transport ( not fast trains)
3/ vision to frame the next 50-100 years, bipartisan politics
We do not have a plan for the next week let alone 50 years and with our current political setup we never will as the "party" is far more important than the country or it's people
4/ it has been due to exuberance around AI
I have zero knowledge of how AI has impacted on companies
But IMHO AI is at the same age as a 3 Y/O child and as it follows the same misguided actions that they did with GW
Both of these actions are IMHO the result of academics being put in charge of big business, where in earlier times the CEO was someone who had started at the bottom and worked up, but academics with little of no practical experience simply do not have the depth of knowledge to operate a big (or small) business in line with real world situations
5/ So a different way of thinking about energy in Australia,
IMHO This i why we and most western countries are going down the toilet, renewables will never provide what the promises say, they will never supply energy to provide jobs or industry to power any country
Every strong country throughout history has had strong, cheap energy, now in this so called green world every western country is in depression due to the lack of it
6/ the potential to re-imagine an exciting future is a hedge for security against geopolitical risks
Yes Australia does have the potential to do so and that requires a new breed of politician who will forget all the dreams and get back to reality
Australia has every type of power supply in the world at our fingertips so choose the cheapest and most reliable and industry will flock back here and then we can afford to value add as well

As I said I am a practical engineer and numbers man so the solutions are very clear to me and Australia can then be one of the richest most powerful countries in the world

Looking at the California fires shows to me the absolute folly of the present love affair with the green fable
None of which can be actually shown, with data to be true, just computer models and academics opinions