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To back up your point: [half the population of Australia](https://i.imgur.com/dA92oJp.png https://i.imgur.com/dA92oJp.png), marked in red. That said, I think t
by Qwertious 3y ago
To back up your point: [half the population of Australia](https://i.imgur.com/dA92oJp.png https://i.imgur.com/dA92oJp.png), marked in red.
That said, I think this misses the parent comment's point: Australia has a bunch more empty land than Europe. Which is true but not that important, as Europe has plenty of land to build renewables on, and quite often the reason for "lack of land" in Europe is political, not geographic - Germany is a particularly famous example, with absurdly restrictive zoning restrictions on wind turbines, based on pseudoscience.
- defrost 3y ago> That said, I think this misses the parent comment's point My answer might appear to have but I knew what they were attempting to convey under their attitude. I chose to address a few other important considerations. Leaving that aside, Australia might be back on track to export sunlight via cable to Singapore. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38148409 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38148409 The distance and the technology don't concern me nearly as much as the route; it's a hotbed of faults, a few deep trenches, and prone to earthquakes and volcanoes. I also question the implied snub of Indonesia - they have a very large population and might appreciate some power, Australia may also benefit from the diplomacy aspects also.