The Steel Wikipedia article starts "Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon ..." Coal contains carbon. Hydrogen does not. To continue to make steel from iron ore (or scrap iron), a source of metallurgical carbon will be required. Is this a destination for all that stockpiled soft plastic? Wi...

Its gas driving the price rise of electricity in South Australia pure and simple. Gas is a price leader/setter in the South Australian electricity market. If gas bids higher prices into the market then prices of renewables go up (Yes this is the way it works....the highest bidder sets the price and...

I am saying that none of the existing coal generators are proposing to build new coal plants in Australia, even though they could easily do so by piecemeal replacements of major plant. What do you know that they don't? Why would they spend money on equipment that is being deliberately run out of bu...

The 25% increase in Germany is actual fact. Building new plant is far more expensive that taking existing plant out of mothballs. So much for your previous concern over electricity prices. Not that I think you are serious. However, if those who do care about prices at least know that coal really is...

The chart shows the actual amount of electricity generated from each fuel. It tells us very little about the new generators being commissioned, which was the original assertion. We would expect coal-fueled generation to increase if there are coal power stations being unwrapped from mothballs, espec...

To add to this observation, the graph is nearly 2 years old? Since russian gas is now verboten in Europe, coal and gas would show a sharp rise in use since 2022. The likes of Germany, and the uk are reinstating coal. There is a standoff in Germany as they are now trying to move a village to access ...

To add to this observation, the graph is nearly 2 years old? Since russian gas is now verboten in Europe, coal and gas would show a sharp rise in use since 2022. The likes of Germany, and the uk are reinstating coal. There is a standoff in Germany as they are now trying to move a village to access m...

FFS, it's ok for people to say no to having increased CO2 levels pushed on them. Regardless of what we in Australia do, we face increased C02 because the likes of… well most other countries, are either constructing new, or re opening old coal generation. It is also ok for people to question at mass...

It’s a circular argument. Ageing subsidised coal, and expensive gas would not be required, if renewables could produce power 24/7. They can’t. And just building more, will continue to add to costs, as a parallel backup system, still needs to be there, on reserve to step up. SA bragging about being ...

It’s a circular argument. Ageing subsidised coal, and expensive gas would not be required, if renewables could produce power 24/7. They can’t. And just building more, will continue to add to costs, as a parallel backup system, still needs to be there, on reserve to step up. SA bragging about being 7...

So, just replacing those plants in the next ten years is going to increase prices. It doesn't matter whether it's renewables, nuclear or coal or gas - new generation capacity will add costs we have avoided so far. With one important difference. The existing coal plants now at the end of useful life...

So, just replacing those plants in the next ten years is going to increase prices. It doesn't matter whether it's renewables, nuclear or coal or gas - new generation capacity will add costs we have avoided so far. With one important difference. The existing coal plants now at the end of useful life...

Most of the freight destined for or coming from Outer Harbor or Port Adelaide would not have a truck as the next step, it would have a ship. If there are still any industrial sidings, they would also be served by forklift not semi-trailer. I think it's rather unlikely that freight arriving from Mel...

Just walked around the Karen Rolston oval and the several ovals located between there and the rail line. The grounds are terrific and are being prepared for several cricket games. Also, there are new irrigated garden areas (some installed by Rotary), with seating and BBQs between the new skate park...

This would be a better site for the women's and children's hospital rather than on the parklands. Aren't the new WACH and NRAH to be directly linked? -Or did that bit drop off the latest incarnation. Bit of a hike up Port Road between these two sites in case of an emergency requiring RAH facilities...