Water Desalination. This could go in greenwashing " 'Victorian...

Water Desalination. This could go in greenwashing " 'Victorian Desalination Project or Wonthaggi desalination plant)'

From the 2011 Enviromental impact study reported in the Melbourne Age 15 years ago.

The report says the plant's operators must buy extra renewable energy, generated in addition to the state's target of 10% of electricity coming from clean sources mainly wind farms by 2016. This would guarantee additional clean energy is introduced specifically to meet the plant's needs.

But Mr Holding said yesterday the plant's power did not have to come from locally based new clean energy projects, but could come from interstate.

It prompted concern from Environment Victoria, the state's peak conservation body, that the plant's emissions could be offset by projects that are counted towards meeting the clean energy target nationally or in another state.

"If that is the way it pans out, there is no way you could say it was offset and powered by renewable energy," Environment Victoria campaigns director Mark Wakeham said.

" Environmental study gives desal plant green light (theage.com.au)

Looking at how much electricity it uses given several more are now needed across Australia including one urgently needed in South Australia where underground water quality is now that salty it is likely to be unable to be used within two years on the
Port Lincoln's fight for water security might threaten one of the region's key industries

• In short: South Australia's Eyre Peninsula may not have drinkable water within two years
• Politicians want to put in a desalination plant but those in the aquaculture industry have reservations
• What's next? The state government says the issue is no longer up for debate

Department for Environment and Water - Seawater

WA has to add huge new ones as well Western Australia’s Biggest Desalination Plant Could Begin Construction in Two Years – Architecture . Construction . Engineering . Property (sourceable.net)

That surprised me a little. Pilbara is a lot closer to the Huge Ord river dam than Perth is. The dreams to move the water from the Ord River to Perth have been very well hyped up until the economics is considered.

How much extra electricity is needed for data centres, new water and other things is not always as suggested by some as shown by the 'Victorian Desalination Project or Wonthaggi desalination plant) Key documents and resources (water.vic.gov.au)

Liar Lair pants on fire seems more likely?