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Alan Pears
Policy & Planning
How can nuclear fit into a renewable grid where base load can’t compete?
Coalition’s push for nuclear is fundamentally flawed, not just for nuclear, but for any high capital cost base load generator.
Alan Pears
Mar 5, 2024
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Transmission
We need creative ideas, and mobile storage, in case “big transmission” is delayed
Creative ideas are needed if big transmission is delayed or not built. That includes demand management, efficiency, and mobile batteries, including those mounted on trucks and trains.
Alan Pears
Jan 22, 2024
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Gas
Does southern Australia really need more gas?
Energy demand is not an insatiable beast. There are a number of actions we can take to drive down our fossil gas consumption quickly.
Alan Pears
Mar 17, 2023
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Renewables
South Australia may lead world in wind and solar, but leaky buildings will cause problems
Wind, solar and storage cannot address the energy transition cost-effectively without fixing thermally poor buildings and replacing inefficient electric appliances and gas.
Alan Pears
Jan 16, 2023
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Smart Energy
Is Australia’s “clean energy” focus adding to its economic and climate problems?
How tunnel vision on switching to renewables is costing Australia dearly by ignoring the vital importance of energy efficiency and productivity.
Alan Pears
Oct 6, 2022
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Renewables
Whose fault is the energy and climate fiasco?
In a perverse way, the Coalition government can take much of the credit for renewables progress over the past decade, grossly inadequate as it was.
Alan Pears
Jun 20, 2022
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Governments
Forgotten fuel: Australia’s failure on energy efficiency is a global embarrassment
In Europe, the mantra is “energy efficiency first” and the IEA calls energy efficiency the “first fuel.” In Australia, it is the “forgotten fuel” – to our great cost.
Alan Pears
Jun 10, 2022
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Smart Energy
Energy productivity and efficiency: Australia’s forgotten fuels
Australia lacks high level, adequately funded independent institutions run by people skilled and competent in energy productivity and efficiency.
Alan Pears
May 5, 2022
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Storage
How much seasonal energy storage will we really need?
How can cost-effective, reliable, zero emission electricity be provided? And how can we transition from fossil gas heating, hot water and cooking?
Alan Pears
Dec 15, 2021
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Gas
The Morrison government and the mad world of fossil gas
The long-term fundamentals of the gas market are clear. Anyone who understands the urgent messages being sent by climate science would avoid new investments.
Alan Pears
Dec 1, 2021
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