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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 120160 Melbourne Gender:	$109 billion for Saudi solar projects May 14^th, 2012 at 11:41pm Saudi Arabia Plan $109 Billion Solar Energy Project to Reduce Oil Consumption http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Saudi-Arabia-Plan-109-Billion-... Why can't we do just as well in Australia because we have the technology?
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Re: $109 billion for Saudi solar projects
Reply #1 - May 15^th, 2012 at 9:23am

Bobby. wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 11:41pm:

Saudi Arabia Plan $109 Billion Solar Energy Project to Reduce Oil Consumption

http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Saudi-Arabia-Plan-109-Billion-...

Why can't we do just as well in Australia because we have the technology?

Could be something to do with the size.

Saudi Arabia has an area of approximately 2,250,000 km2 and it has an estimated population of 27 million

The total area of Australia is 7,686,850 km2 with a population of around 22,000,000

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Reply #2 - May 15^th, 2012 at 2:05pm

Bobby. wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 11:41pm:

Saudi Arabia Plan $109 Billion Solar Energy Project to Reduce Oil Consumption

http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Saudi-Arabia-Plan-109-Billion-...

Why can't we do just as well in Australia because we have the technology?

We can - or at least we should.

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Reply #3 - May 15^th, 2012 at 3:42pm

angeleyes wrote on May 15^th, 2012 at 9:23am:

Bobby. wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 11:41pm:

Saudi Arabia Plan $109 Billion Solar Energy Project to Reduce Oil Consumption

http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Saudi-Arabia-Plan-109-Billion-...

Why can't we do just as well in Australia because we have the technology?

Could be something to do with the size.

Saudi Arabia has an area of approximately 2,250,000 km2 and it has an estimated population of 27 million

The total area of Australia is 7,686,850 km2 with a population of around 22,000,000

I don't understand your point.

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Reply #4 - May 15^th, 2012 at 3:43pm

muso wrote on May 15^th, 2012 at 2:05pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 11:41pm:

Saudi Arabia Plan $109 Billion Solar Energy Project to Reduce Oil Consumption

http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Saudi-Arabia-Plan-109-Billion-...

Why can't we do just as well in Australia because we have the technology?

We can - or at least we should.

We should & we should also be selling into that deal.
We should be supplying the technology.

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muso Gold Member Offline Posts: 13151 Gladstone, Queensland Gender:	Re: $109 billion for Saudi solar projects Reply #5 - May 15^th, 2012 at 4:09pm I think the Chinese have more expertise in the technology than Australia has.
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Reply #6 - May 15^th, 2012 at 5:26pm

Bobby. wrote on May 15^th, 2012 at 3:43pm:

muso wrote on May 15^th, 2012 at 2:05pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 11:41pm:

Saudi Arabia Plan $109 Billion Solar Energy Project to Reduce Oil Consumption

http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Saudi-Arabia-Plan-109-Billion-...

Why can't we do just as well in Australia because we have the technology?

We can - or at least we should.

We should & we should also be selling into that deal.
We should be supplying the technology.

Good Point- perhaps it is time Australia stretched it's wings in the name of humanity and embraced some sort of cooperative approach!

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*Sure....they're anti competitive as any subsidised job is. It wouldn't be there without the tax payer. Very damned difficult for a brainwashed collectivist to understand that I know.... (swaggy) *

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BatteriesNotIncluded Gold Member Offline MediocrityNET: because people died for this! Posts: 26966	Re: $109 billion for Saudi solar projects Reply #7 - May 15^th, 2012 at 5:28pm muso wrote on May 15^th, 2012 at 4:09pm: I think the Chinese have more expertise in the technology than Australia has. Obviously, but it would be well within our interests to stretch our selves in this direction given our natural advantages: we are so ripe TO CONSTANTLY EXPERIMENT!!
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Reply #8 - May 16^th, 2012 at 2:18pm

I like this bit from the first post link-
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As the largest oil producer in the world it has no fear of running out

Muslims are Gods chosen people, it was Allah who gve the Saudis the oil and he will make sure it never runs out.

The Saudis are sitting on a sea of oil-

Women are not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia it is a religious thing-

This must be a world's first, finally some innovation from islamic countries-

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Leftists and the Ayatollahs have a lot in common when it comes to criticism of Islam, they don't tolerate it.

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BatteriesNotIncluded Gold Member Offline MediocrityNET: because people died for this! Posts: 26966	Re: $109 billion for Saudi solar projects Reply #9 - May 16^th, 2012 at 6:19pm The world is turning: planes use fossil fuels and that is why the 9-11 attacks were so symbolic!
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 120160 Melbourne Gender:	Re: $109 billion for Saudi solar projects Reply #10 - May 17^th, 2012 at 8:27pm My point is quite basic - we should be doing better than towel heads with technology. Even camel riders are beating us.
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nairbe Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2587 Rural NSW Gender:	Re: $109 billion for Saudi solar projects Reply #11 - May 27^th, 2012 at 7:04pm We certainly should be doing better. But while the country is absorbed by it's own selfish greed nothing will come of anything. We will simply find ourselves behind the eight ball as per the normal.
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Reply #12 - May 27^th, 2012 at 7:05pm

nairbe wrote on May 27^th, 2012 at 7:04pm:

We certainly should be doing better. But while the country is absorbed by it's own selfish greed nothing will come of anything. We will simply find ourselves behind the eight ball as per the normal.

Yes - people here have always been more concerned with
property ponzi schemes rather than technology.

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Reply #13 - May 28^th, 2012 at 11:15am

Bobby. wrote on May 27^th, 2012 at 7:05pm:

nairbe wrote on May 27^th, 2012 at 7:04pm:

We certainly should be doing better. But while the country is absorbed by it's own selfish greed nothing will come of anything. We will simply find ourselves behind the eight ball as per the normal.

Yes - people here have always been more concerned with
property ponzi schemes rather than technology.

add to that gambling and sports to keep the economy ticking over Cheesy

LOL

sports is very important you know. It always takes up at least one third of all commercial news services. Lets see it pay the bills now Cheesy

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Reply #14 - May 28^th, 2012 at 11:30am

Bobby. wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 11:41pm:

Saudi Arabia Plan $109 Billion Solar Energy Project to Reduce Oil Consumption

http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Saudi-Arabia-Plan-109-Billion-...

Why can't we do just as well in Australia because we have the technology?

That is really surprising, because Saudi Arabia is one of the largest oil producers in the world.
As far as Australia is concerned, it will not even consider to replace the big polluters using brown coal for electricity generation with gas powered power stations, yet huge amount of gas is exported.
Read recently that the Loyang power station will still be one of the cheapest electricity producers, despite the carbon tax.
Some of the coal they use there looks more like mud and dirt; and I,ve seen it with my own eyes, because my nephew worked there as the operator.

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