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 Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 4:46 am Post subject: THE AUSTRALIA DDD GOING FULL AHEAD |
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I have resolve that the DDD should be extended sine die, as in
previous posting, and those two articles below confirm that my orders
are followed.
Sir Jean-Paul Turcaud
Australia Mining Pioneer
THIRSTY AUSTRALIA ADVANCES DESALINISATION TECHNOLOGY
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2007/2007-05-18-03.asp
MELBOURNE, Australia, May 18, 2007 (ENS) - The delivery of energy
efficient water desalination to drought-stricken Australia received a
boost today with the establishment of a new collaboration between the
government research agency CSIRO and nine Australian universities.
The research aims to advance water desalination as an alternative
water supply option for Australia by increasing efficiency, and
reducing the financial and environmental costs of producing
desalinated water.
Australia, especially southern Australia, is short of water, and the
country is experiencing the worst drought on record this year.
Desalination of seawater is a possible additional supply, but it
requires a lot of electricity, and is expensive, costing about A$1.10
per 1,000 liters (US$.90 per 264 gallons).
The new research effort, known as the Advanced Membrane Technologies
for Water Treatment Research Cluster, is led by Professor Stephen Gray
of Victoria University.
AND ALSO
WATER SHORTAGE WILL LEAD TO POWER CUT
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21758983-1702,00.html
May 19, 2007 03:15pm
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AUSTRALIA'S eastern seaboard faces electricity brownouts because coal-
fired power stations are running out of water, the Greens say.
NSW Greens MP John Kaye said the NSW Government should abandon any
idea of building another coal-fired power station, after it last week
commissioned an inquiry into the construction of a new plant.
Dwindling dam levels were threatening power supplies, he said.
"NSW and the eastern seaboard of Australia faces brownouts, largely
because many of the state's coal-fired power stations are running out
of water," he said.
"Building another coal burner would only increase our vulnerability to
droughts and increase the risk of electricity brownouts because of
water shortages."
Some energy experts believe NSW will face power brownouts next year,
because its main emergency generator, the water-powered turbines of
the Snowy Hydro, may have to sit idle as dams drop to record lows.
The NSW Government is apparently contemplating how it can guarantee
baseload capacity, without privatising the rest of the electricity
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 6:10 am Post subject: Re: THE AUSTRALIA DDD GOING FULL AHEAD |
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YAWNnnnnnnnnnnn....................
Chuck another frog on the barbie darls....................
<sir.jpturcaud (AT) neuf (DOT) fr> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I have resolve that the DDD should be extended sine die, as in
previous posting, and those two articles below confirm that my orders
are followed.
Sir Jean-Paul Turcaud
Australia Mining Pioneer
THIRSTY AUSTRALIA ADVANCES DESALINISATION TECHNOLOGY
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2007/2007-05-18-03.asp
MELBOURNE, Australia, May 18, 2007 (ENS) - The delivery of energy
efficient water desalination to drought-stricken Australia received a
boost today with the establishment of a new collaboration between the
government research agency CSIRO and nine Australian universities.
The research aims to advance water desalination as an alternative
water supply option for Australia by increasing efficiency, and
reducing the financial and environmental costs of producing
desalinated water.
Australia, especially southern Australia, is short of water, and the
country is experiencing the worst drought on record this year.
Desalination of seawater is a possible additional supply, but it
requires a lot of electricity, and is expensive, costing about A$1.10
per 1,000 liters (US$.90 per 264 gallons).
The new research effort, known as the Advanced Membrane Technologies
for Water Treatment Research Cluster, is led by Professor Stephen Gray
of Victoria University.
AND ALSO
WATER SHORTAGE WILL LEAD TO POWER CUT
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21758983-1702,00.html
May 19, 2007 03:15pm
l
AUSTRALIA'S eastern seaboard faces electricity brownouts because coal-
fired power stations are running out of water, the Greens say.
NSW Greens MP John Kaye said the NSW Government should abandon any
idea of building another coal-fired power station, after it last week
commissioned an inquiry into the construction of a new plant.
Dwindling dam levels were threatening power supplies, he said.
"NSW and the eastern seaboard of Australia faces brownouts, largely
because many of the state's coal-fired power stations are running out
of water," he said.
"Building another coal burner would only increase our vulnerability to
droughts and increase the risk of electricity brownouts because of
water shortages."
Some energy experts believe NSW will face power brownouts next year,
because its main emergency generator, the water-powered turbines of
the Snowy Hydro, may have to sit idle as dams drop to record lows.
The NSW Government is apparently contemplating how it can guarantee
baseload capacity, without privatising the rest of the electricity
industry.
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