{"id":282215,"date":"2023-10-06T15:12:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T13:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=282215"},"modified":"2023-10-06T15:12:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T13:12:41","slug":"nsw-fireghters-foil-fire-risk-at-smoking-green-energy-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=282215","title":{"rendered":"NSW fireghters foil fire risk at smoking green energy\u00a0unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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MGA Thermal based in Newcastle\u00a0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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From Tallbloke’s Talkshop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 6, 2023 by\u00a0oldbrew<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MGA\u00a0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Storing electricity, e.g. from renewables, is an ongoing headache with a recurring problem. If things go wrong \u2018hazardous materials crews\u2019 may be needed, along with a \u2018bulk carbon dioxide tanker\u2019 to cool things down \u2013 spot the irony. The company\u2019s aim<\/a> of \u2018Making 24\/7 renewables a reality\u2019 is looking a tad optimistic.<\/em>
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Firefighters have called in expert technicians to help deal with a dangerous heat build-up at a cutting-edge renewable energy storage plant but the incident has been stabilised, reports The New Daily<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MGA Thermal is behind a new form of thermal energy storage that allows retrofitted coal-fired power stations to distribute renewable energy long after it was produced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the company had to call in firefighters on Friday morning at its demonstrator plant in the Tomago industrial area, north of Newcastle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initial assessments of over-heating machinery led to the evacuation of 15 businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hazardous materials crews in breathing apparatus later detected smoke emanating from power cables on the 14m-long structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A bulk carbon dioxide tanker from Sydney cooled the machinery while dry chemical powder was used to douse the burning cables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specialist engineers called in<\/strong>
A Fire and Rescue NSW spokesman said the incident and factory was not something the crews had encountered previously and they expected it to be protracted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why we have called in our scientific team too and we\u2019re working with their engineers who are the experts in their field,\u201d he told AAP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scene was deemed to be in a steady state about mid-afternoon and the emergency was scaled down. The exclusion zone had earlier been reduced, allowing most businesses and an arterial road for the Port Stephens area to reopen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new technology is built around a compound known as \u2018mMiscibility gap alloy\u2019 (MGA), which is manufactured in large brick-like blocks designed with two key materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiny metal alloy particles are dispersed through a matrix material. These particles melt as the blocks are heated and energy is absorbed, while the matrix material remains solid and keeps the molten particles in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The energy is stored in the solid-to-liquid phase change and is released as the blocks cool and the particles become solid again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keeping watch<\/strong>
A Fire and Rescue hazardous materials crew will remain at the scene for the next day or two to monitor the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developed by University of Newcastle scientists and backed by several government agencies, MGA Thermal\u2019s blocks are about the size of two bread loaves and allow renewable energy to be transported and used on demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full report\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MGA Thermal Demonstration Plant by MGA Thermal Pty Ltd<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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From Tallbloke’s Talkshop October 6, 2023 by\u00a0oldbrew Storing electricity, e.g. from renewables, is an ongoing headache with a recurring problem. If things go wrong \u2018hazardous materials crews\u2019 may be needed, along with a \u2018bulk carbon dioxide tanker\u2019 to cool things down \u2013 spot the irony. The company\u2019s aim of \u2018Making 24\/7 renewables a reality\u2019 is looking a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":282221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Storing electricity, e.g. from renewables, is an ongoing headache with a recurring problem. If things go wrong \u2018hazardous materials crews\u2019 may be needed, along with a \u2018bulk carbon dioxide tanker\u2019 to cool things down \u2013 spot the irony. 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