Australia has one of the highest rooftop solar installation rates in the world, which is great news for our efforts to reduce emissions. But can the grid keep up?
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Major coal generators say the proposal will help shore up energy supplies. But opponents say it will pay coal plants for simply existing and delay the clean energy transition.
A proposal to change the way electricity generators and retailers strike contracts for electricity would be bad for both consumers and climate action.
The latest estimates of electricity generation costs in Australia find renewables will soon be the cheapest even with grid integration expenses.
An eight year study of half hourly prices finds that wind and solar generation have been pushing wholesale electricity prices down.
Concerns about the strain electric cars can put on the electricity grid are not unfounded, but there are some relatively simple fixes available.
On Q&A, Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities Paul Fletcher said South Australia’s high electricity prices were “the consequence” of Jay Weatherill’s renewable energy policies. Is that right?
We need to remember that baseload coal power stations won’t help cope with peak demand – the issue that will determine whether people in elevators are trapped by a sudden blackout, per Barnaby Joyce.
The energy market operator has released a report on the state of Australia’s electricity system. It couldn’t be blunter if it tried: the market has failed.
Energy certainty is unattainable, because of disruptive change and multiple agendas. But we can deliver affordable, reliable, clean energy services. Governments will have to adapt.
Australia has enough gas reserves to supply the next 25 years’ demand. Federal pressure to lift state bans on onshore gas development is pointless, risky – and won’t bring prices down.
Chief Scientist Alan Finkel has attempted to address the energy ‘trilemma’: electricity that’s cheap, reliable and low-emissions. Has he succeeded? Our expert panel weighs in.
The Finkel review is designed to create a coherent and realistic plan for a low-emissions future. Here are the details you need to know.
A new report from CSIRO outlines four pathways for Australia to hit our Paris climate targets, and get cheaper energy at the same time.
Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday will pressure the gas industry to increase the supply available to the domestic market, as the government scrambles to get together a viable national energy policy.
Here are some short- and medium-term strategies for transitioning to renewable, reliable and affordable energy in South Australia.
Energy storage is often considered the holy grail of the electricity sector. Great for households, it could be as important in the wider electricity network.
A year after the demise of the carbon tax, we might expect both coal and greenhouse emissions to have bounced back, at the expense of renewables like hydroelectricity. Sure enough, that’s what happened.
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Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
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Research Fellow at the Australian German Climate and Energy College, The University of Melbourne
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Chief economist, CSIRO energy, CSIRO
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Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University
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Adjunct professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Energy Fellow, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor of Economics, Griffith University
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Associate Professor, Griffith University
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Honorary Associate Professor, UNSW
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
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Associate Professor and Reader in Engineering, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Economics, RMIT University
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Research Affiliate, Sydney Business School, University of Sydney
