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Another Good News – Renewables

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1. By the end of March next year there will be only be about six major economies, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Brazil, Mexico, Russia and Australia, which do not have a net zero pledge by 2050 or 2060 in the case of China.  2.About 150 GW of solar PV and 80 GW of wind will be […]

How Much Backup is needed for a 95% renewable NEM?

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The Answer – Very Little Examining the data from openNEM https://opennem.org.au/energy/nem/?range=1y&interval=1w in one day, three day, one week and three week periods to find the lowest renewable shares, it was possible to calculate how much renewable energy was delivered at those times. As a further check I looked at the peak demand day. Unfortunately because […]

Another View of Energy Transition

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If we can’t prosper in our sparsely populated, vast, resources rich continent, blessed with sun and wind (not to mention uranium), and practical, intelligent people – we’ll have to hang our heads down in shame before our grandchildren. But we’ll have to cast off our colonial cringe that subjugates us to almost anything foreign, even […]

Continuing the Energy Transition Discussion

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From my point of view climate change is almost irrelevant to the energy debate at this point. The bids being received in India for example, for wind and solar are lower than the operating costs of existing coal plants. In parts of the US and Europe wind is half the cost of running a coal […]

Further Progress on the Energy Transition

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More Progress In Australia On 3rd of October Renewables produced 50+ % of NEM demand for five and a half hours, reaching a peak of 55% the first time ever. For almost 4 hours wind and solar alone provided half the generation. Hydro was running at about 5% capacity providing 1.6% of demand and gas […]

Coronavirus Shutdown Perspective

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One of our members, Peter Farley, would like to share his perspective on the Corona shutdown and open with quotes form widely read international newspapers No country has been able to control the virus without a fence. Fences are not enough to stop the virus on their own, but they’re a necessary part of the […]