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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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House swap: I’ll take wind turbines over a coal mine
Both coal plants and wind farms face opposition from those who have to live nearby. But which would you rather have as a neighbour?
Matthew Wright

Feb 22, 2012

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Renewistan or Carbonopia: where would you rather live?
Critics of the concept of a world run on renewables argue the technology is not up to the task. But what is the alternative?
Matthew Wright

Feb 15, 2012

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A Leaf to hide Australia’s peak oil embarrassment
Australia should get over its embarrassment of “forgetting” about peak oil by using subsidies to boost the production of EVs.
Matthew Wright

Feb 7, 2012

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Why Germany should aim for 200GW of solar
Germany could increase its solar capacity 5-fold, without subsidies. It would redefine the cost of abatement of green incentives.
Matthew Wright

Feb 2, 2012

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Solar can deliver in FiTs and starts
Grandiose, grants-based schemes are not working for solar. It’s time for a broad-based feed-in-tariff.
Matthew Wright

Jan 25, 2012

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