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Green iron fund will lay foundations for Australia to become renewable energy superpower
A Green Iron Investment Fund is exactly what Australia needs to lay the foundations for Australia becoming a Renewable Energy Superpower.
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Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #2: Pretend petrol and gas are free
Coalition’s claimed nuclear cost savings are meaningless because they’ve failed to account for consumers spending a lot more money on petroleum and gas.
Trickle recharging using a combination of pumped hydro and battery storage can get rid of gas
A hybrid system that uses trickle-recharging between big batteries and pumped hydro provides very cheap energy storage and cheap storage power. Gas cannot compete.
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Green iron fund will lay foundations for Australia to become renewable energy superpower
A Green Iron Investment Fund is exactly what Australia needs to lay the foundations for Australia becoming a Renewable Energy Superpower.
Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #2: Pretend petrol and gas are free
Coalition’s claimed nuclear cost savings are meaningless because they’ve failed to account for consumers spending a lot more money on petroleum and gas.Trickle recharging using a combination of pumped hydro and battery storage can get rid of gas
A hybrid system that uses trickle-recharging between big batteries and pumped hydro provides very cheap energy storage and cheap storage power. Gas cannot compete.
Big batteries are booming – and finding their place in an evolving energy market
There are 30 big batteries operating across the main grid, and they have cemented their role as critical players. But a wave of new projects presents challenges.
End of an era for pioneering wind farm, and a milestone in Australia’s renewables journey
Australia’s first privately owned wind farm, which began operations in 2001, will cease in 2027, and stands as a significant milestone in Australia’s renewable energy journey.
Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #1: Assume you can halve the cost of nuclear power
How to make nuclear look not so expensive: Trick #1: Assume a cost for reactors of around half what they have actually cost to build in the real world.
Remarkable photos expose folly of the location of Snowy’s Hunter gas power plant
Photos underline folly of Snowy Hydro’s Kurri Kurri gas plant – a facility so badly conceived it needs its own massive storage facilities, and cannot provide 24/7 power.
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