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Commentary

Australia can learn from the American experience with nuclear power
Nuclear power has no business case or operational need in Australia’s energy future. No one who understands energy markets would claim otherwise.
Amory B Lovins

May 21, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Nationals push nuclear as Bowen targets regulatory barriers to energy markets
Bowen meets state and territory energy ministers to discuss market chaos, while the Nationals ramp up nuclear advocacy.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 8, 2022

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Nuclear

Nuclear fusion edges closer to reality with Curtin University research
Researchers from Western Australia develop database of electron-molecule reactions seen as major step forward in making fusion power a reality.
Joshua S Hill

Dec 2, 2020

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Other Good Stuff

US utility dumps nuclear plant, will invest $6bn in solar and batteries
Duke Energy dumps nuclear plant because of rising costs, will instead spend $US6bn on solar, smart meters, EV charging stations, battery storage.
Joe Romm

Sep 1, 2017

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Nuclear

Vietnam scraps nuclear power plans as costs double
Vietnam parliament votes to scrap plans to build 4GW of nuclear power, citing declining electricity demand and a doubling in the cost of the two plants to $US18 billion.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 23, 2016

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Renewables

Why the future belongs to decentralised renewables
China and to some extent India are emerging as the principal practitioners of an alternative vision of energy growth.
John Mathews

Nov 22, 2016

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SA nuclear waste dump proposal should be “laughed out of town”
TAI report says suggestion that nuclear waste dump in South Australia would deliver $51bn windfall is fanciful.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 22, 2016

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Nuclear priced out of Australia’s future energy equation in new report
Australia’s official economic forecaster has finally admitted nuclear energy will likely play no role in a decarbonised grid based around lowest costs.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

Nov 26, 2015

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Renewables: does the IEA continue to underestimate them?
In a new market report on renewable energy, the IEA notes that renewables will represent “the largest single source of electricity growth over the next 5 years.
Karel Beckman

Oct 7, 2015

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Turnbull appoints a nuclear fan to head energy policy
Malcolm Turnbull’s new energy minister is a big fan of nuclear energy, although he hasn’t said much about it since Fukushima. Josh Frydenberg is said to be a “big picture” man, and Australia needs an energy vision. But there is still no clarity around CEFC and ARENA.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 21, 2015

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