Author: Simon Holmes à Court
A group of 23 energy researchers from 11 institutions have called for the full release of National Energy Guarantee modelling.
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 tweet is just the latest in a long series of biased reporting on South Australia’s energy transition.
Coal
Governments
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South Australian Government
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...
Governments
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Renewables
Solar
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...
Governments
Markets
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Renewables
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.
Australian Federal Government
Governments
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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?
Governments
News & Commentary
Renewables
Smart Energy
South Australian Government
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.
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.
With current market prices 2–4 times the costs of generation, our remaining coal fired power stations are making out like bandits.