Energy security for Australians amid heightened global tensions lies with distributed renewable energy such as supplied by off shore wind.
One rotation of one giant offshore wind turbine provides as much energy as an average rooftop solar installation generates in a day, and it has less fluctuation in supply than onshore wind. The IEA now classifies offshore wind as a “variable baseload technology.” In a time of heightened global tensions, this will provide energy security.: “The Hunter is one of six priority regions around Australia with world-class offshore wind potential.
The NSW government has declared the Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone the state’s fourth REZ and the first to include offshore wind. The offshore wind farm will be sited in Commonwealth waters. One of the reasons for the delay in offshore wind turbines in Australia is that they fall under the purview of the federal government, which previously blocked any development for about a decade.
There is no shortage of interested investors, including Fortescue Future Industries, Origin, and Orica. Australia’s largest aluminium smelter, Tomago, would make a great customer for cheap wind produced energy. Green aluminium sells at a premium.
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