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Civil Engineer, long term Angel investor, CEO Sunshine Hydro, Chairman Founders Forum.

Gold Coast, Queensland
Joined March 2009
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Urgent: A monetised YouTube creator account containing years of original content has been hijacked. All recovery methods were changed and access has been lost. Requesting immediate escalation from @TeamYouTube. Channel: youtube.com/@belleslibrarybo…
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Supporting the 1770 Cultural festival in central Queensland this weekend.
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The UK's National Grid ESO is showing great initiative to accelerate change. Change management is always hard and often starts with decisions that are cause some disruption. Support to enable developers to build their own connecti…lnkd.in/g7Sd44fY lnkd.in/gS79BNHX
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Who's this guy? He's a fucking genius #auspol
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Premature or much needed? Regardless, I love the courage behind this initiative. Well done 😀 #hydrogen #greenhydrogen lnkd.in/g37ZJrc8
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We know that shipping green hydrogen is costly and cumbersome. Shipping goods made with green hydrogen can prove a lot more effective in so many ways. Australian producers can add value in this (and other ways) instead of shipping raw goods overseas at co…lnkd.in/gk2H-hNt
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It's time to consider the importance of 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) in our pursuit of a sustainable future. At Sunshine Hydro, we understand the critical role that 24/7 CFE plays in achieving this goal. Our cutting-edge technology enables us to delive…lnkd.in/gJMtiQZd
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We are proud to be the 116th signatory to the Carbon Free Energy Compact (gocarbonfree247.com). We are excited work with the 24/7 CFE team and to help where we can to support their efforts. Our alignment is remarkable. At Sunsh…lnkd.in/gYMHeud2 lnkd.in/gBPSHyKY
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I'm hoping our organisation can hire a couple of great AI developers before the end of this year, but it is quite overwhelming to see the numbers Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple are achieving. It appears we have an interesting few years ahead as…lnkd.in/graFGeCb
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Thanks Roger Lang … such an interesting time ahead. lnkd.in/gcqBvdDS
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At Sunshine Hydro we have been making significant strides in the field of long duration energy storage and grid optimisation. One of our key projects is the Advanced Energy Storage Optimization Project (AESOP), which is focused on developing advanced cont…lnkd.in/djHAJ7A7
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Nothing’s as easy as it seems. So very sad 😞 leaders think they have to make everyone happy. Real leadership is needed. lnkd.in/guGV3bnA
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Pumped hydro can be an extremely important component. Combined as part of a Superhybrid, the system can not only provide 24/7 Carbon Free Energy, but can do so significantly less expensively than using fossil fuels. It is a transition, but at the end of t…lnkd.in/gRjGdTbC
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Sunshine Hydro has been provided 20 complimentary tickets to the upcoming Wholesale Investor Emergence conference in Sydney next week. Please click on this link if you are interested in attending in person or virtually... lnkd.in/grfAVF28 We wil…lnkd.in/gK-qH-8K
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As an investor and CFO for a renewable energy company 15 years ago, I noticed that our company was hiring a high number of New Zealanders. I asked our New Zealand-centric founders why, and their answer was simple: "They're better." Over time, I saw that t…lnkd.in/dhKBrWsB
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After reading todays article in The Australian, "Act now or miss green energy boom time", which shares details of Australian incentives with the $560b US Inflation Reduction Act, the $380b EU Green Deal Industrial Plan, I'm realising how valuable our effo…lnkd.in/gxPmKKv4
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