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What comes after microgrids? Energy parks based around wind, solar and storage
Co-locating renewable generation, load and storage offers substantial benefits, particularly for manufacturing facilities and data centres.
This talk of nuclear is a waste of time: Wind, solar and firming can clearly do the job
Australia’s economic future would be at risk if we stop wind and solar to build nuclear: Big industries would have to close and the risk of blackouts would be significant.
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