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Hybrid storage inverters to seal the deal for solar
Grid operators and supportive governments may try and stymie solar, but the new wave of battery hybrids means the horse has already bolted.
Matthew Wright

Jun 13, 2014

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Outdated power pricing burden Australian households
Australia’s electricity network operators wedded to pricing model that drives up cost of supply, benefiting oldest, outdated and inflexible baseload coal plants. There are alternatives.
Matthew Wright

Jun 6, 2014

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Energy storage dominates opening days of EU solar conference
Day one at Intersolar 2014 reveals the industry’s shift of focus to the next big thing – energy storage – and making it part of the EU solar offering.
Matthew Wright

Jun 4, 2014

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The massive subsidies in Victoria’s gas expansion plans
Victoria is allocating huge subsidies to connect regional households to expensive, outdated gas. But there’s a much cheaper, greener option.
Matthew Wright

May 29, 2014

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Gas death spiral: It’s happening, but does anyone care?
If you’re one of the millions of Australian households that don’t use gas, then you’re a step ahead of a trend that’s about to snowball.
Matthew Wright

May 27, 2014

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Dick Smith wrong on energy costs – renewables are cheapest
Dick Smith has his numbers wrong on energy costs. Renewable energy clearly provides the cheapest options for the future.
Matthew Wright

Aug 2, 2013

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Biogas no saviour for Sydney’s trigen plan
Sydney misses another opportunity to build solar and wind grid. Its ‘trigen approach’ to save emissions by 40-60% will inevitably rely on coal-seam gas.
Matthew Wright

Oct 12, 2012

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Mining energy efficiency in the home
There have been vast improvement in the energy efficiency of household appliances in recent years. Should the companies driving this progress be better recognised?
Matthew Wright

Oct 2, 2012

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Sydney trigen? Try again with renewables
Why bring a polluting gas plant back into central Sydney when you can get a better emissions result with renewables and aircon upgrades?
Matthew Wright

May 29, 2012

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Clean fossils of the future? How about ready renewables
If clean coal/gas and CCS can be used an excuse to hang on to fossil fuel plants, let’s bring lab-based renewables into the equation too.
Matthew Wright

Apr 4, 2012

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The merit order effect – actually, it’s a good thing
An upcoming paper from AGL seeks to demonise the merit order effect. But a transfer of wealth from generators to consumers can’t be that bad.
Matthew Wright

Mar 28, 2012

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South Australia’s big win with wind
Investment in wind energy has seen SA go from having the highest-cost wholesale electricity in Australia to the lowest – and has lowered emissions, too.
Matthew Wright

Mar 21, 2012

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