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WA wants more renewables, but that does not mean it needs more gas
W.A. should easily meet its 75 pct renewables target, but there is a big question over its need for more and bigger gas fired generators.Keep the temperature down: In an anxious world, we need to make the energy transition work for everyone
The response to the shocking attack on Helen Haines suggests we need to bring more hope and less fear to our public debates, particularly about climate and energy.
I was wrong about Nelson’s ESEM: It could actually provide the answer to decarbonising Australia
My biggest analysis error this year has been missing the point of the Nelson Review. Now I realise it is a fundamental redesign of the NEM, and should succeed.
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WA wants more renewables, but that does not mean it needs more gas
W.A. should easily meet its 75 pct renewables target, but there is a big question over its need for more and bigger gas fired generators.
Keep the temperature down: In an anxious world, we need to make the energy transition work for everyone
The response to the shocking attack on Helen Haines suggests we need to bring more hope and less fear to our public debates, particularly about climate and energy.I was wrong about Nelson’s ESEM: It could actually provide the answer to decarbonising Australia
My biggest analysis error this year has been missing the point of the Nelson Review. Now I realise it is a fundamental redesign of the NEM, and should succeed.
“Reset 3.0” doesn’t answer the biggest questions about Snowy’s $25 billion-plus pumped hydro gamble
Engineering marvel or financial folly? We’ve been here before – a cost blowout and a delay to Snowy 2.0 – but is there a point of no return for this giant project?
Batteries and cells: Whether on wheels or the grid, it’s all about chemistry and cost
Lithium turned the battery industry from powering torches to running the country, and an ever increasing share of the world’s car industry. And it’s still rapidly evolving.
Batteries start to drive up midday prices, outstripping the fall in evening peaks
Midday prices rose from around zero to $25–30 in the last 30 days, and that outweighed a fall in the evening peak. That is the big battery impact.
High Court coal mine ruling factors in exported emissions. Why isn’t federal Labor doing the same?
The Albanese government is making great strides on clean energy, while at the same time supporting the ongoing betrayal of future generations through fossil fuel approvals.
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