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Election Watch: The grid doesn’t need more gas to go clean; beer drinkers to pay more tax than gas
Politicians claim we need to dig up more gas to run a clean power grid. It ain’t true. 14
Can we power both humanity and machines with cheap renewables?
Humans, AI and robots will compete for the same energy resources and now is the time to rethink energy allocation itself. We need a tiered system to protect the humans.
What’s really driving high power bills (hint, it’s not renewables) and how can we reduce them?
New research cuts through the noise to find what is really driving up electricity costs over the longer term, and how governments and consumers can turn the trend around.
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Election Watch: The grid doesn’t need more gas to go clean; beer drinkers to pay more tax than gas
Politicians claim we need to dig up more gas to run a clean power grid. It ain’t true.
Can we power both humanity and machines with cheap renewables?
Humans, AI and robots will compete for the same energy resources and now is the time to rethink energy allocation itself. We need a tiered system to protect the humans.
What’s really driving high power bills (hint, it’s not renewables) and how can we reduce them?
New research cuts through the noise to find what is really driving up electricity costs over the longer term, and how governments and consumers can turn the trend around.
Poles and wires: If networks want to own batteries and control EVs, a little public disclosure would help
The owners of our poles and wires are keen to own batteries and control EVs. If they agree to more disclosure, they might generate more trust.
Election Factcheck: Angus Taylor’s mysteriously cheap nukes
The Coalition is stumbling into this election offering false information around the costs of their energy plan.
Australia should hitch its solar wagon to the China juggernaut
In the last year, prices for solar PV and battery storage have plunged between 20 and 47 per cent. Australia needs to seize the moment.
