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"Offshore wind is playing an important role in Europe’s shift to renewables.
Australia’s excellent offshore resources now look like they are going to
contribute to our own energy transition. Last week, the Victorian government
announced ambitious targets for offshore wind capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW) by
2032, 4GW by 2035, and 9GW by 2040.
If this is all built, it will produce somewhere in the region of 40 terawatt
hours (TWh) of power, close to all electricity used via the NEM in Australia’s
second most populous state.
Offshore wind offers another excellent renewable option as we decarbonise
electricity. But more needs to be done to turn these plans into enormous
turbines off our coast. We need to streamline regulations, introduce more
targets, fund research and begin building a supply chain."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
