Many years ago I had the fortunate opportunity to tour Torrens Island Power Station and see first hand a gas powered turbine generator in action. It was a defining moment for me in realising that ‘electricity’ comes in all colours from dirty black to eco’ green. AGL will be mothballing this facility in the coming […]
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Driving home one foggy evening recently I was amazed how all around me the steam and smoke rising from the myriad of factories in and around Port Adelaide seemed to just fill a low horizontal plane across the sky. It was as if someone had placed a gigantic piece of glass over it all and […]
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There is so much controversy, misdirection and plain old fallacy about the ill affects of wind generated power. Some people complain of sleepless nights, nausea, headaches and a loss of general well-being if a power generating turbine is part of their visual landscape. Funny how those people with turbines on their own land and who […]
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