Alan Pears
Australian Federal Government Governments Renewables
Has Australia ‘over-invested’ in renewable energy?
Spoiler alert: No. And energy minister Angus Taylor clearly hasn’t been paying attention to the history of our electricity infrastructure.
Electric Vehicles micro-grids Smart Energy
Electric vehicles and stationary energy – emerging possibilities
Emerging EV technology can provide both mobility and home energy for several days, and could even be used to ‘export’ electricity to other buildings or the grid.
A simple chassis that allows different bodies to be ‘plugged’ in will capture economies of scale, while range extenders provide a ‘security blanket’ to overcome range anxiety.
Australian Federal Government Climate Governments Other Good Stuff
Australia is counting on cooking the books to meet its climate targets
If the government has any data or modelling to serve as a basis for Morrison’s confidence about meeting the Paris climate targets, it should tell us.
Australian Federal Government Coal Governments Other Good Stuff
The Pears Report: Why I would not sell Liddell
We should be repurposing old industrial or electricity generation sites for more sustainable activities.
Electric Vehicles News & Commentary Renewables Storage
Pears Report: It’s time to get really smart about e-bikes
We need more focus on e-bikes and low speed EVs. My dream is a fold-up e-scooter with an integrated bag so it can become a wheelie bag on public...
Transforming our energy system may prove far less risky than propping up traditional over-built electricity supply.
Australian Federal Government Governments News & Commentary Renewables
Australia’s Energy Fiasco: How do we extract ourselves from a deep hole?
A diversified and distributed energy systems is feasible, but attractive – except to powerful incumbent interests and those whose thinking is trapped in the past.
Australian Federal Government Climate Governments Malcolm Turnbull News & Commentary People
Turnbull has politicked himself into irrelevance on energy and climate in 2018
Medals of Valour should be awarded to Chief Scientist Alan Finkel, AEMO chief executive Audrey Zibelman, and South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill.
Other Good Stuff Smart Energy Utilities
The Pears Report: Only asset write downs will fix network costs
Only asset write-downs will fix soaring prices, but policymakers and governments seem reluctant to unravel this welfare scheme for powerful incumbents.
