The future of energy generation and storage

qldfrog said:

just want to add that growing crops to make biofuel is actually energy negative but for sugar cane.
so growing maize (US) or wheat/sugar beets in the EU to make ethanol end up consuming more oil..or gas.. due to fertilisers, processing/farming energy costs
But tell that to an ALP leader in need of green votes.
so either fully ignorant, dumb or devious..your choice..
it will always remain a niche industry reusing wastes or an indirect subsidy (US)

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Antirnator said:

So all our prime farmland will be transmission/powerlines, concrete/steel windmills, plastic/heavymetals solar panels, a vast amount of bio fuel crops and NO food. None of this makes any sense and nor is it good for the environment. It's like someone is playing a really bad simcity simulator.

Oh I forgot in order to reduce emissions Australia stopped farmers land clearing for the massive carbon offset so how are we going to increase land usage for bio fuels, if it is emissions lowering policy to shrink farmland.

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mullokintyre said:

You also forgot to mention that due to catastrophic global warming/climate change (coming to a region near you), there will be no arable land left, and no water to use with it.
Mick

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Antirnator said:

So all our prime farmland will be transmission/powerlines, concrete/steel windmills, plastic/heavymetals solar panels, a vast amount of bio fuel crops and NO food. None of this makes any sense and nor is it good for the environment. It's like someone is playing a really bad simcity simulator.

Oh I forgot in order to reduce emissions Australia stopped farmers land clearing for the massive carbon offset so how are we going to increase land usage for bio fuels, if it is emissions lowering policy to shrink farmland.

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mullokintyre said:

You also forgot to mention that due to catastrophic global warming/climate change (coming to a region near you), there will be no arable land left, and no water to use with it.
Mick

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