NEG modelling promises death of large scale solar and wind projects, as well as battery storage under government target, and does not make the case for price falls.
Open letter to energy ministers: Release NEG modelling in full
A group of 23 energy researchers from 11 institutions have called for the full release of National Energy Guarantee modelling.
No, minister Canavan, coal will not be king for 20 more years
Despite the Coalition cheer-leading, data from AEMO and the Chief Economist shows quite graphically that thermal coal is in structural decline – in Australia and globally.
Chris Uhlmann’s windy “truthiness” adds to policy fog
Chris Uhlmann’s tweet is just the latest in a long series of biased reporting on South Australia’s energy transition.
Frydenberg Factcheck: Is S.A really burning 80,000l of diesel an hour to keep lights on?
Josh Frydenberg claims South Australia is burning ‘80,000 litres of diesel an hour, just to keep the lights on’. With so many half-truths floating about in the so called ‘energy debate’, it’s worth unpacking this claim.
Vestas, CWP get serious about plan to export 3GW wind and solar to Asia
Sceptics might call it crazy to run a clean power ‘extension cord’ all the way to Indonesia, but the ELEXI plan to export Pilbara generated renewable energy to Asia has a serious team behind it.
Forget COAG – how durable is Coalition support for the NEG?
When the NEG was nebulous, its boosters were able to promise all things to all people. Now, with slightly more detail out, it will be a really hard sell.
Energy consumers about to find out what it means to be “Negged”
The Australian public has been ‘negged’ by unfounded fears of blackouts. Will we be ‘negged’ again by the proposed new energy policy?
South Australia leads again as saltwater pumped hydro storage takes shape
South Australia is ready to lead again, this time with saltwater pumped hydro storage. Here’s an inside look at what is planned.
Aurora: What you should know about Port Augusta’s solar power-tower
Much has been written about the $650m Aurora project, and I set out here to collect together what is known and fill in some of the gaps.
