While the deniers continue to deny and the dinosaurs continue to ignore the meteorite, it is nice to know that there are some people moving forward.
Denham has an ageing power station. Wind turbines that are over 20 years old ( an achievement in itself ) that provide 60% of the town's power are reaching end of life. The town is getting ready to embrace the future.
Importantly, they will be a test bed for future remote towns.
" The small coastal town of Denham, in Western Australia's Shark Bay world heritage area, could become a zero-emission community as it prepares to trial a hydrogen plant powered by solar energy.
Key points:A hydrogen plant in Denham will produce enough energy to power 100 homesIt's the first regional WA town where the capability of hydrogen is being tested
There are difficulties producing hydrogen, such as storage and transport issues
The hydrogen plant will produce enough energy to power about 100 homes and will supplement four existing wind turbines, which the local council said already produced 60 per cent of the town's electricity.If successful, the model could provide a blueprint for hydrogen power in other regional towns."Hopefully it works, then it can be introduced into other areas that are suffering power loss, like your Perenjoris and those sort of areas, and those Wheatbelt towns", Shire of Shark Bay chief executive Paul Anderson said. "
