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Good news for renewables: southern Australia’s offshore winds will stay strong even as the climate changes
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Research suggests that offshore wind resources in southern Australia will remain strong and viable for renewable energy generation despite climate change impacts, positioning them as a valuable untapped energy source for the country.
Good news for renewables: southern Australia’s offshore winds will stay strong even as the climate changes
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If you’ve ever stood on a Victorian beach and felt the wind from the Southern Ocean, you’ll know this is not a gentle force. Whipped up across thousands of kilometres of cold ocean, these winds are relentless and powerful.
More than that – they’re one of Australia’s most valuable untapped sources of energy. Australia has many windfarms, but all of them have been built on land.
The stronger, more reliable winds blowing over oceans now turn truly enormous turbines in nations from
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