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by mattblack
Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:27 am
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: News & Discussion: Electricity Infrastructure
Replies: 1597
Views: 380296

Re: News & Discussion: Electricity Infrastructure

Expected standard climate leftist response, spin and more spin. On the plus side for you and rubberman, you'd both make great politicians by todays standards of what we see. Not really sure why facts offend you so much? It's not leftist. It's not spin. It's not alternate facts (which is not a thing...
by mattblack
Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:00 pm
Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
Topic: News & Discussion: Electricity Infrastructure
Replies: 1597
Views: 380296

Re: News & Discussion: Electricity Infrastructure

Additional to that, we are still reliant on gas. Gas companies are still beholden to their shareholders to make profits. They now have a greatly reduced market share so the cost needs to be astronomical historically to still active those profits. With additional renewable power, batteries and with a...
by mattblack
Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:38 pm
Forum: Regional Development
Topic: [VIS] State Prosperity Project
Replies: 6
Views: 571

[VIS] Re: State Prosperity Project

And one more today with a partnership between government technical college and BHP Breaking ground with BHP at Port Augusta Release date: 27/02/24 A significant relationship has been forged between global resources company BHP and the State Government’s Technical College at Port Augusta. Premier Pet...
by mattblack
Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:10 pm
Forum: Regional Development
Topic: [VIS] State Prosperity Project
Replies: 6
Views: 571

[VIS] Re: State Prosperity Project

Whyalla at the epicentre of a hydrogen-powered industrial renaissance Release date: 25/02/24 South Australian-produced hydrogen is poised to play a key role in the production of green steel and the decarbonisation of the Whyalla Steelworks, with the State Government and GFG Alliance reaching a land...
by mattblack
Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:10 pm
Forum: Regional Development
Topic: [VIS] State Prosperity Project
Replies: 6
Views: 571

[VIS] Re: State Prosperity Project

Global Energy Giant GE selected as preferred supplier for Hydrogen Jobs Plan Release date: 25/02/24 The South Australian Government has marked a significant milestone in the Hydrogen Jobs Plan by nominating GE Vernova as the preferred supplier for its world-leading turbines, which will be run on 10...
by mattblack
Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: Regional Development
Topic: [VIS] State Prosperity Project
Replies: 6
Views: 571

[VIS] Re: State Prosperity Project

Big players sign on to South Australia's clean hydrogen future Release date: 26/02/24 South Australia’s first large-scale clean hydrogen production precinct, the Port Bonython Hydrogen Hub, has taken a major step with five major companies signing Development Agreements to use the facility. Located ...
by mattblack
Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:08 pm
Forum: Regional Development
Topic: [VIS] State Prosperity Project
Replies: 6
Views: 571

[VIS] Re: State Prosperity Project

Australia’s Copper Capital mining for jobs and investment Release date: 26/02/24 Activity is escalating at Oak Dam – one of the most significant copper discoveries in recent history – as it looms as a key project to unlock South Australia’s potential as the nation’s copper capital. BHP has signific...
by mattblack
Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:04 pm
Forum: Regional Development
Topic: [VIS] State Prosperity Project
Replies: 6
Views: 571

[VIS] Re: State Prosperity Project

Announcements coming thick and fast Global call to arms for SA’s push to decarbonise iron Release date: 27/02/24 The Malinauskas Labor Government will officially begin its search for partners to kickstart South Australia’s Green Iron and Steel industry, cementing the state’s position as a green iron...
by mattblack
Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:42 pm
Forum: Regional Development
Topic: Eyre Peninsula / Developments and News
Replies: 14
Views: 16240

Re: Eyre Peninsula / Developments and News

so more exports of Uranium which we can't use because it isn't economically viable. It obviously is somewhere else though... The point is that when you have the amount of renewable resources that we have (projected up to 500%) you can leverage towards green industry including steel and power. Havin...
by mattblack
Mon Feb 26, 2024 12:39 pm
Forum: Regional Development
Topic: [VIS] State Prosperity Project
Replies: 6
Views: 571

[VIS] State Prosperity Project

New thread for this vision as proposals stretch from Eyre Peninsular to Mid North and covers potential energy, steel making, mining and pastoral developments.

New website now up

https://www.stateprosperity.sa.gov.au/
by mattblack
Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:13 am
Forum: Regional Development
Topic: Eyre Peninsula / Developments and News
Replies: 14
Views: 16240

Re: Eyre Peninsula / Developments and News

Possibly the most significant infrastructure project for the state for many dacades in the making. 260ml water desal and 600km pipeline to Olympic dam. Slated 5billion in economic benefits with 4000 jobs. Hydrogen, green steel, mining expansion reduced impact on artesian basin and agricultural oppo...
by mattblack
Sun Feb 25, 2024 9:43 pm
Forum: General Development Discussions
Topic: #Official Defence Thread
Replies: 422
Views: 272386

Re: #Official Defence Thread

I'm sure everyone already knows but this announcement hasn't been posted yet; Commitment to continuous shipbuilding secures Osborne jobs for decades Long term continuous naval shipbuilding in Adelaide has been secured for decades to come with the Federal Government confirming it will proceed with th...
by mattblack
Sun Feb 25, 2024 5:44 pm
Forum: Regional Development
Topic: Eyre Peninsula / Developments and News
Replies: 14
Views: 16240

Re: Eyre Peninsula / Developments and News

Another major hydrogen announcement with the signing of an agreement with GFG.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-25/ ... tent=other
by mattblack
Sat Feb 24, 2024 1:29 pm
Forum: Regional Development
Topic: Eyre Peninsula / Developments and News
Replies: 14
Views: 16240

Re: Eyre Peninsula / Developments and News

Possibly the most significant infrastructure project for the state for many dacades in the making. 260ml water desal and 600km pipeline to Olympic dam. Slated 5billion in economic benefits with 4000 jobs. Hydrogen, green steel, mining expansion reduced impact on artesian basin and agricultural oppor...
by mattblack
Mon Feb 19, 2024 2:23 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: SA Economy
Replies: 862
Views: 231148

Re: SA Economy

it was all from overseas migrants we still have a net loss of interstate migration, this is on the ABS site You forgot to mention natural increase. How much does the ABS say that was? Feel free to post some figures, or even better a link to the ABS..... you know, actual facts. I don't like your ton...