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"If you’ve ever stood on a Victorian beach and felt the wind from the Southern
Ocean, you’ll know this is not a gentle force. Whipped up across thousands of
kilometres of cold ocean, these winds are relentless and powerful.
More than that – they’re one of Australia’s most valuable untapped sources of
energy. Australia has many windfarms, but all of them have been built on land.
The stronger, more reliable winds blowing over oceans now turn truly enormous
turbines in nations from Denmark to China. Offshore wind would work
particularly well in Victoria. The state government wants large windfarms built
out at sea to replace the remaining coal plants.
But will these strong winds keep blowing as reliably under climate change? Our
recent research is reassuring. Despite small drops in wind strength, the winds
will remain strong and reliable over the next 30-50 years."
Cheers,
*** 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
