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True. And if consents for those grid connections are a bit difficult to get hold of it would be good to look into floating solar. Hopefully someone is actually doing the sums on it.

That’s a good point - I suspect it would.

Good point, although if the dams are already struggling will stopping evaporation be enough as the climate warms. Those grid connections could be put to good use for ground solar too.

#agsky

And reducing evaporation from the soil.

Solar canals prove to be good for the environment but not for business Solar on canals was pioneered in India 11 years ago, but it has made little progress on the ground. The idea pioneered in Gujarat, has its own merit and challenges.

I found an item on the canals which suggests the cost of the mounting structure is getting in the way of more extensive uptake. As water becomes more an issue perhaps that will help counter the cost.
india.mongabay.com/2023/07/sola...

The canals lose 238 billion litres of water to evaporation each year.
Holding onto water and generating solar power. 👍
Should look at this or floating for artificial water reservoirs here in NZ.
#agsky #energysky #solar #evaporation

Never had water kefir 🤔. I’d be struggling to replace coffee 😁

Not necessarily. Myriad of factors affects price and also viability. Scarcity; how often they fruit and volumn per ha; if cover or irrigation needed - they’re the big ones as affects ROI with establishing an orchard in the first place; open field much cheaper; ease of harvest and spoilage.

Thats why I slice them in salad as a garnish really. But I also buy them to encourage the market - they have potential for Northland as the climate warms and as farming becomes more challenging there.

Country Life: Dragon fruit a sweet choice for storm-scarred Northland? A trial to grow the exotic and striking dragon fruit is hitting its straps. Could the new sweet varieties developed in New Zealand be a viable crop for local growers amid a changing climate?

One of the challenges is people don’t know how to eat #DragonFruit.
I slice them up & put them in salads - tastes sweet & adds visual drama.

Country Life: Dragon fruit a sweet choice for storm-scarred Northland?
#agsky #HortNZ #Northland
www.rnz.co.nz/news/country...

'A big bloody fireball coming straight for us': Workers recount 'war zone' at Australia refinery Flames up to 60 metres in height are engulfing the Corio refinery, which supplies more than 50% of Victoria’s and 10% of Australia’s fuel.

Australia is having a tough time of it.
#Iran #Geelong #oil

www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...

#agsky #Iran

Tuvalu fuel supply 'not assured' beyond June A state of emergency has been declared on Funafati Island for two weeks in light of risks to the fuel and electricity supply.

Tuvalu fuel supply 'not assured' beyond June

Australian pleads guilty to creating deepfake porn in landmark case
#DeepfakePorn #misogyny
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Volunteers work to save eels trapped in mud of dried-up Pukepuke Lagoon Thousands of eels have been rescued but many remain - barely alive - in what is being called an 'absolute tragedy".

This would break your heart.
#Eels are having a hard enough time of it as it is with out this sort of thing. Great effort to save them.
Volunteers work to save eels trapped in mud of dried-up Pukepuke Lagoon.
#conservation #HoldingOnToWater #ecologysky
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

The dawn of the electric world order. Has a nice ring to it.

'Electrification offers a structural exit from a system that is
now fundamentally unstable.'
#renewables #ElectrifyEverything #agsky #energysky

Pies, fish and chips on the menu at NZ cafe in Seoul Mince and cheese, steak and cheese and chicken and leek are on the menu with dreams of a gochujang‑based chicken pie.

Great stuff - I'm in heaven 🎶
Pies, fish and chips on the menu at NZ cafe in Seoul. If I ever get to Sth Korea i’m definitely stopping off here.
#NZKoreanStyle #LittleNZ
www.rnz.co.nz/life/food/pi...

Pam Bondi didn’t show up for her hearing today, despite our subpoena. We’re going to begin contempt proceedings. It’s time to hold these people accountable to the laws we passed in Congress.

Woman named chief of Australia's army for the first time since its founding 125 years ago

u.afp.com/SEqF

'That took a turn': John Campbell’s first morning on RNZ’s Morning Report, reviewed Greg Bruce reviews the former TVNZ presenter's first show alongside Ingrid Hipkiss.

This sounds as if it was a blast - John Campbell in top form. 😁
John Campbell’s first morning on Radio New Zealand’s Morning Report, reviewed.
#journalism
www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainmen...

Nice.
#spacesky #moon #PaleBlueDot #earth

Damn. 🥳

No wonder Yuri made it back to Earth, he needed to get away from the goddamn RIBENA COTTAGE CHEESE

Stuck in the trenches.

Missed this.
Offering solutions without a carrot or stick is not working very well.
Dairy farmers' lack of climate action 'even bleaker' than water inaction – Upton
#agsky #dairying #carbon #nitrates #methane
www.carbonnews.co.nz/news/36949/d...

😂

How Germany proved that plug-in solar is worth the investment The war on Iran has triggered a growing interest in plug-in solar panels, which have long been all the rage in Germany.

Plug-in solar continues to gain in popularity as European countries remove restrictions.

Germany has become a leader in plug-in solar. What’s taking other European countries so long?
#energysky #renewables #solar #PlugInSolar

www.euronews.com/2026/04/07/g...