Gas and coal producers are profiting from the “scarcity” created by the Callide explosion and the early winter sunsets. Will Angus Taylor claim responsibility?
We will need more wind than solar for 100 pct renewables, and lots of storage
Here’s some new scenarios for 100 per cent renewables. We will need more wind than solar, but gas won’t be needed if we have green hydrogen.
“It’s a disgrace:” Snowy Hydro to use government subsidy for market dominance
Taxpayer funded Kurri Kurri gas plant will help give Snowy Hydro dominance of the NSW, Victoria and South Australia markets. But will it protect it from battery storage?
Australia can’t just “muddle its way through” to 100 per cent renewable energy
An update of the 100 per cent renewable energy scenario, and some “gap analysis” is urgently needed for Australia’s energy transition.
Past, present and future: AGL is making a mess of its clean energy transition
I’ve seen lots of demergers and most have been more or less successful at creating value. AGL’s effort so far is a case study in how to stuff it up.
Japan’s pivot to renewables will kick Australian exports right in the thermals
Japan accounts for about one third of Australia’s thermal coal and LNG exports, so if it goes green then Australia better have a plan.
Ammonia may be the crucial first step towards the green hydrogen economy
Cheaper transport costs mean that green ammonia is likely to be a thing well before green hydrogen at large scale.
Forcing gas generation into NSW is a loser policy
The federal government’s attempts to force new gas generation into NSW is a sign of just how badly it’s running energy policy. In truth, there is no real policy.
Australia must learn to dance with the new East-West carbon and energy wave
Once Asia’s economic super powers become convinced they don’t need fossil fuel imports, they will move in that direction.
Angus Taylor has failed as a politician and energy minister. He should be moved on
Yallourn closure will be quickly followed by others, and Taylor’s response shows the Coalition government has nothing to offer and doesn’t even understand what’s happening.
