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Australia’s Energy Crisis Worsens As Gov’t Ask People To Keep Lights Off To Avert Blackouts
Australia’s Energy Crisis Worsens As Gov’t Ask People To Keep Lights Off To Avert Blackouts Australia’s energy minister asked Sydney and the New South Wales (eastern part of the country) residents to turn off lights and energy-intensive appliances in the evening to prevent power blackouts due to an ongoing energy crunch, The Independent reports. The federal energy […]
New South Wales’ coal fired power plants operating at close to rated capacity: winter 2021
New South Wales’ coal fired power plants operating at close to rated capacity: winter 2021 This article follows 2 earlier posts on power price spikes in May 2021 (Tomago alu smelter load shedding and Callide C4 explosion) It is easy enough to click on the following link of the National Electricity Market (NEM) to get the percentage […]
State Of Emergency Declared In NSW Australia As Deadly Bushfires Rage; Military Deployed
State Of Emergency Declared In NSW Australia As Deadly Bushfires Rage; Military Deployed A seven-day state of emergency has been called in the Australian state of New South Wales amid raging wildfires that have killed eight people in the region since Monday, including volunteer firefighters, according to officials. Military helicopters and naval vessels have been […]
NSW power imports in January 2019 heatwave exceed 2 GW, drive up electricity prices
NSW power imports in January 2019 heatwave exceed 2 GW, drive up electricity prices Maximum demand for electricity increased from 9,500 MW on 13 Jan 2019 (16:00) to a whopping 14,000 MW on 17 Jan 2019 (17:30). Downloading the data in XLS format allows us to restack the above graph to show more details on […]
Farmers Battle WORST Drought In 100 Years: ‘It’s Dire!’
Farmers Battle WORST Drought In 100 Years: ‘It’s Dire!’ Farmers are saying the situation they’ve been presented with is “dire.” As they battle the worst drought they’ve faced in 100 years, farming families in central-western New South Wales in Australia are facing ruin. According to The Guardian, the farmers in the affected region of central […]
NSW fuel consumption and high immigration not compatible with CO2 reduction pathways
NSW fuel consumption and high immigration not compatible with CO2 reduction pathways On 12/4/2018 a briefing session of the Greater Sydney Commission (GSC) on recently released planning documents https://www.greater.sydney/greater-sydney-region-plan took place in the Parramatta Novotel. According to the GSC establishment Act 2015 No 56 one of 9 principal objectives is: (e) to encourage development that […]
NSW coal power maxed out in hot summer (part 2)
NSW coal power maxed out in hot summer (part 2) Part 2 Eraring, Mt Piper, Vales Pt Introduction: The NSW government is selling Snowy Hydro to the Federal Government, thereby demonstrating beyond doubt that it is abrogating its duty of care to transition the energy supply system away from coal to renewable energies. Malcolm Turnbull […]
Energy guzzling NSW had to import up to 1,700 MW on 7 Jan 2018
Energy guzzling NSW had to import up to 1,700 MW on 7 Jan 2018 On the first really hot day in 2018 Sydney experienced temperatures above 45 degrees. Fig 1: BOM Temperature map for NSW on 7 Jan 2018 http://www.bom.gov.au/web03/ncc/www/awap/temperature/maxave/daily/colour/history/ns/2018010720180107.hres.gif These were the temperatures in Sydney’s suburbs: Fig 2: Maximum temperatures on 7th January 2018 […]
Beautiful 1-Acre Small-Scale Permaculture Farm
Beautiful 1-Acre Small-Scale Permaculture Farm A tour of Limestone Permaculture Farm in New South Wales, Australia. The 1 acre property has been developed into a productive permaculture farm that is currently helping to feed around 50 families. The tour includes a look at the orchard, caravan farm gate, chicken and duck areas, and the shade […]
Broken Hill’s water to run out by August 2015 amid major drought – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Broken Hill’s water to run out by August 2015 amid major drought – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Drilling work has started in Broken Hill in far west New South Wales to find an emergency water supply for the drought-stricken town. The iconic mining city is due to run out of good quality water by […]
Blockading Australia’s largest coal mine – Features – Al Jazeera English
Blockading Australia’s largest coal mine – Features – Al Jazeera English. Maules Creek, Australia – On a balmy Sunday in late November, the renowned Rugby Union Wallabies player David Pocock chained himself to mining equipment where he spent the next 10 hours with a handful of others to protest against the bulldozing of a state forest […]
Locals protest Santos Pillaga CSG expansion | Climate Citizen
Locals protest Santos Pillaga CSG expansion | Climate Citizen. Something is happening in the Pillaga in western NSW. Coal Seam Gas exploration and drilling by Santos is under concerted attack. While the protests are not new, the profiles of those locking on or taking a stand are no longer the regular sterotype. Yesterday a Coonabarabran […]
