Part 1
About a month ago Energy Minister Chris Bowen said to reach the aim of the government’s co2 level by 2030 would require 22,000 solar panels to be installed every day for the next eight years. Additionally it would require 90 wind turbines to be installed every month for the next eight years !
I have heard nothing of this massive engineering project starting or employment campaigns to man it.
The last month means 22,000x30=660,000 panels has to be added to the eight year total. So 220 more each day or 22,220 have to be installed each day so far.

The solar farms will be all over the country side and away from the ports. So presuming a semi trailer can hold 220 panels in their packing, it means that 101 semi trailers have to arrive at the sites every day. As it would take a day to load and travel to the site then unload, then a day to travel back empty would mean 202 semitrailers would be needed. However taking into account days off and regulation rest periods, truck maintenance etc it probably means that about 300 trucks would be needed.

Of course my figures should be adjusted if more panels can be loaded onto a semi-trailer or even id B-Doubles are used.
Either way it is a major operation that has to continue EVERY day for eight years. Someone has to buy and maintain the trucks.

Then how many panels can be mounted and connected to the already installed wiring in a day ? As they are working in the open they must have wet weather gear available and a truck(s) to move the panels around the site. A meal hut, toilets etc as is necessary on all building sites must be provided on each site. As these sites will be at varying distances from major towns accomodation must be arranged for the site workers and some meal provision will also be needed. At least one bus per site will be needed to transport the

Nobody knows what is going to happen in 2030 or 2050. And, no: they don't appear to be living in the real world.

Hi Bazz,

This is where my 'Seniors National Service' cuts in. It will involve a little bit of light work for the old folks, no one over the age of 102 will be forced into labour. According to me there are 2.6 million aged pensioners in Australia, applying the 'seven dwarfs' principle, many hands make for light work, there will be something like 371,428 and one half teams in the field installing solar panels among other light duties, pot hole repair is a popular task with old people. If the Chinese can build a 1,000 bed hospital in a week, then 22,000 solar panels a day should be a piece of cake for my team of old folks. Agree?

Does Paul 1405 really think he is funny. He's worse than the failures showing up to audition for Australian Idol.

People put up a serious question, and this f..kwit pops up.

Still on the subject of the idiocy of climate change and unreliable, unbelievable alternatives spouted by Boof Bowen, people of unfunny Paul's sort are trying to disrupt SA's Tour Down Under because it is sponsored by SANTOS.

Yesterday, madwomen between the ages of "58 to 78" were arrested for standing on the road displaying their horrible old breasts and backsides, holding signs proclaiming that they had "TRIED POLITE".

ttbn you want seriousness, on the subject.

"According to Bowen, it’s estimated Australia must install 22,000 500-watt solar panels every day for eight years along with 40 seven-megawatt wind turbines every month – backed by at least 10,000 kilometres of additional transmission lines."

Politicians are very good at throwaway lines, and the above may well be a statement of fact by Bowen, but the reality is follow up with a concrete plan to achieve the desired outcome is most necessary.

As dimwitted as you are, even you understand the importance of having a concrete plan, and it wouldn't be such a bad idea if people with their snout in the government trough like YOU, were made to pay a little for all those years of taxpayer largesse you have received.