Ketan Joshi, Author at Renew Economy - Page 27 of 29

Ketan Joshi

Contributor

Email

Ketan Joshi is a European-based climate and energy consultant.

Graph of the Day: South Australia’s shifting fuel mix
After a low-wind month in June, July’s high wind output means very little reliance on Victorian imports and lower exposure to high-priced gas in SA.
Ketan Joshi

Aug 15, 2017

3
Commentary

Bills have become centre of the energy discourse galaxy in Australia
Reality is boring: new technology gets cheap, simple and, increasingly, fit for purpose. There’s nothing magical, mystical or fantastical about this.
Ketan Joshi

Jun 26, 2017

12
Solar

Lessons for new large-scale solar plant from open data
Here are some data sets that provide real insights into the unique conditions experienced by big solar in the Australian landscape.
Ketan Joshi

Nov 24, 2016

9
Renewables

Some charts on SA electricity markets and price
Given the recent media attention, here are some charts on the relationship between clean energy installations and your electricity bills..
Ketan Joshi

Jul 18, 2016

4
Electric Vehicles

Robot cars and the fear gap
Considering the major role of human error in car accidents, computer assistance and eventual control should lead to a big reduction of death and injury.
Ketan Joshi

Jul 13, 2016

2
South Australia now the lightning rod for renewable energy myths
South Australia’s energy system has become an unfair target for myths and alarmist claims about renewables.
Ketan Joshi

Feb 25, 2016

3
Wind power in South Australia makes people forget about causation
Price surges are being blamed on wind energy. Cherry-picked numbers that serve to confirm a belief that already exists is something you’re going to see a lot of this year.
Ketan Joshi

Feb 12, 2016

9
Why cleantech inspires a new magnitude of wrongness
There’s an ironic, vindicating righteousness in believing, as intensely as you possibly can, that technology used to reduce environmental impact actually increases it.
Ketan Joshi

Feb 1, 2016

8
Commentary

Canning’s solar rooftops and Abbott’s unstable perch
There’s been a steady stream of attacks on renewable energy, launched with via thought-bubbles and shock-jock interviews, from the Abbott government. The September Canning election might be the first time this attitude really starts to bite back.
Ketan Joshi

Aug 24, 2015

8
You can now get ‘wind turbine syndrome’ from solar panels and batteries
Wind turbine syndrome all over again? As solar + storage threaten power incumbents, the renewables industry should prepare for a new health scare campaign.
Ketan Joshi

Aug 12, 2015

31
Commentary

Taking respite from renewable fiction: Why the numbers do matter
We can push the percentage of wind power further upwards, with relative ease. And that is genuinely exciting.
Ketan Joshi

Jul 28, 2015

25
Comparing wind turbine power consumption to coal and gas
There’s a set of persistent myths that seem to imply turbines don’t generate a lot of power. It’s rubbish, of course.
Ketan Joshi

Jan 16, 2015

8