Simon Holmes à Court, Author at Renew Economy

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Policy & Planning

Scott Morrison is hiding behind future technologies, when we should just deploy what already exists
Australia doesn’t need to wait for new technology before committing to deep emissions cuts. Most technologies we need already exist – they just need to be deployed at massive scale.
Simon Holmes à Court

Nov 8, 2021

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NEG promises death of wind and solar, and even battery storage
NEG modelling promises death of large scale solar and wind projects, as well as battery storage under government target, and does not make the case for price falls.
Simon Holmes à Court

Aug 6, 2018

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Markets

Open letter to energy ministers: Release NEG modelling in full
A group of 23 energy researchers from 11 institutions have called for the full release of National Energy Guarantee modelling.
Simon Holmes à Court

Jul 31, 2018

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Coal

No, minister Canavan, coal will not be king for 20 more years
Despite the Coalition cheer-leading, data from AEMO and the Chief Economist shows quite graphically that thermal coal is in structural decline – in Australia and globally.
Simon Holmes à Court

Jul 23, 2018

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Renewables

Chris Uhlmann’s windy “truthiness” adds to policy fog
Chris Uhlmann’s tweet is just the latest in a long series of biased reporting on South Australia’s energy transition.
Simon Holmes à Court

Apr 18, 2018

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Frydenberg Factcheck: Is S.A really burning 80,000l of diesel an hour to keep lights on?
Josh Frydenberg claims South Australia is burning ‘80,000 litres of diesel an hour, just to keep the lights on’. With so many half-truths floating about in the so called ‘energy debate’, it’s worth unpacking this claim.
Simon Holmes à Court

Jan 22, 2018

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Renewables

Vestas, CWP get serious about plan to export 3GW wind and solar to Asia
Sceptics might call it crazy to run a clean power ‘extension cord’ all the way to Indonesia, but the ELEXI plan to export Pilbara generated renewable energy to Asia has a serious team behind it.
Simon Holmes à Court

Nov 30, 2017

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Markets

Forget COAG – how durable is Coalition support for the NEG?
When the NEG was nebulous, its boosters were able to promise all things to all people. Now, with slightly more detail out, it will be a really hard sell.
Simon Holmes à Court

Nov 24, 2017

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Energy consumers about to find out what it means to be “Negged”
The Australian public has been ‘negged’ by unfounded fears of blackouts. Will we be ‘negged’ again by the proposed new energy policy?
Simon Holmes à Court

Oct 18, 2017

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South Australia leads again as saltwater pumped hydro storage takes shape
South Australia is ready to lead again, this time with saltwater pumped hydro storage. Here’s an inside look at what is planned.
Simon Holmes à Court

Sep 29, 2017

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Solar

Aurora: What you should know about Port Augusta’s solar power-tower
Much has been written about the $650m Aurora project, and I set out here to collect together what is known and fill in some of the gaps.
Simon Holmes à Court

Aug 21, 2017

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Coal

Australian coal power in free-fall, but they making off like bandits
With current market prices 2–4 times the costs of generation, our remaining coal fired power stations are making out like bandits.
Simon Holmes à Court

Jun 14, 2017

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