Tasmania – Australia’s offshore wind farm? -Guest post by Tom Quirk and Paul Miskelly. Is it possible that Tasmania could become Australia’s offshore wind farm? A proposal by UPC Renewables[1] [1] an international developer of wind farms, suggests that a 1000 MW wind farm could play on important role in moderating the intermittent supply of electricity from renewable resources.
Category: Power Costs
State Imports Energy As Prices Skyrocket.
POWER companies in Victoria are being forced to pay five times as much for electricity as they did three years ago and are now reliant on other states to keep the lights on. The Herald Sun can reveal Victoria flipped to taking more electricity from the rest of the country than it was exporting for the first time in 2018-19. It is also now a net importer along with South Australia — a state that has had some of the highest wholesale energy prices in the world in recent years. Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor said he feared Victoria would face more blackouts this summer.
Updated Petition: Stop All Wind Turbine Projects Until “Infrasound” Health Issues Have Been Investigated.
'The more people are aware of infrasound [Wind Turbine Signature/Pulsations, see comment below-DeFrock] the more objections will be made and then the authorities who are looking at wind farm applications will just have to take notice'- Paul Swift See an update on Paul Swifts' petition here; https://www.change.org/p/paul-swift-stop-all-wind-turbine-developments-until-infrasound-health-issues-have-been-investigated-67f152f1-112b-4164-a626-94b6d8e5ea2d/u/24557748?cs_tk=Ai7I81RCQ9WeAkDo31wAAXicyyvNyQEABF8BvEz5UtVK7fxwJEbMEk7-K5k%3D&utm_campaign=096bbfc3c8fd4c68958f3af04ad7bcdd&utm_medium=email&utm_source=petition_update&utm_term=cs Paul Swift has started a change.org Petition asking … Continue reading Updated Petition: Stop All Wind Turbine Projects Until “Infrasound” Health Issues Have Been Investigated.
Remember Repower? Senvion looking for $158 million to stay afloat.
Uncertainty surrounds Senvion 19th April 2019 Chalpat Sonti, spec.com.au THE company responsible for the operation of the three local wind farms has hit financial turbulence, but exactly what that means for local staff is unclear. German-based wind turbine maker Senvion has operations around the world and recently filed “preliminary self-administration” proceedings in its homeland. Senvion … Continue reading Remember Repower? Senvion looking for $158 million to stay afloat.
Firms ‘face $1600 power hit’ under Labor
Exclusive- Simon Benson- National Affairs Editor P. 6 THE NATION, The Weekend Australian Mar 9-10 2019 Power prices could rise as much as 35 per cent under Labor's emissions reduction target, adding up to $1600 to the average annual electricity bill of some businesses, according to modelling commissioned by the Menzies Research Centre. The study … Continue reading Firms ‘face $1600 power hit’ under Labor
So Wind Farms Really are Health Hazards? (World Health Organisation Report, 10 October 2018)
A Big Surprise to the Wind Commissioner and the Wind Industry Cabal? For an expenditure of some $1 million or more of taxpayers’ funds over the last three years the Wind Commissioner has been able to keep those country Australians with serious complaints about adjacent wind farms under “control,” whilst allowing the industry to siphon … Continue reading So Wind Farms Really are Health Hazards? (World Health Organisation Report, 10 October 2018)
Revolution RoadMap: Fighting Big Wind Means Getting Organised, No Retreat & No Surrender
‘Not in our backyard’
1.11.18- Martin King- Reporter. A Current Affairs aired this program tonight, 'Not in our backyard' and interviews Bald Hills people living next to, being negatively impacted by and fighting wind turbines. They have been complaining for years and say they can't sleep, suffer headaches and it is torture. This community at South Gippsland and Alberton don't want … Continue reading ‘Not in our backyard’
News
DeFrock has posted two recent newspaper stories of interest under the News menu and sub menu, Media Articles: Concerned residents are opposing Synergy's wind farm planned for the South Gippsland Highway area. MP Connie Bonaros has called for a moratorium on SA wind farms and for the Government to take "urgent and decisive" action.
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