Rafe Champion, Independent Scholar, Sydney The Australian electric power supply is on the edge of a cliff because one more substantial coal-fired power station is scheduled to close in 2023. Then for the first time we will need input from the wind at the evening peak, certainly in very hot and cold weather. If this…
From The Advertiser Tim Dornin, Australian Associated Press August 7, 2019 2:27am The Australian Energy Regular will take four South Australian wind farm operators to court accusing them of failing to perform properly during SA’s statewide blackout in 2016. The action in the Federal Court will allege AGL Energy Ltd, Neoen SA, Pacific Hydro Ltd…
By Richard D. Patton South Australia (SA) is the smallest state in Australia and its government has made a goal of being a leader in renewable energy production. As a consequence, it has a large amount of installed wind and solar generation. After a series of blackouts in 2016, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)…
From The ABC Renewable energy reduces power prices by more than cost of subsidies, study finds By Liz Hobday Posted Thu at 3:06pmThu 6 Dec 2018, 3:06pm Photo: Solar and wind power reduced wholesale prices by about 30 per cent, the study found. (Supplied: Tadgh Cullen (DP Energy)) Related Story: Renewables ‘heading for 80 per…
NOTE: This satirical piece is rooted in facts. Having been to Australia on tour myself, I also heard the claims of bureaucratic abuse from many of the farmers who attended my talks. While Monckton’s essay has some biting satirical humor in it, laugh at it, but know that the issues he writes about are all…
From the Telegraph: The discovery in central Australia was reported by Linc Energy to the stock exchange and was based on two consultants reports, though it is not yet known how commercially viable it will be to access the oil. The reports estimated the company’s 16 million acres of land in the Arckaringa Basin in…
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach The Arabunna people live in the area around Lake Eyre in Southern Australia. It is a hot, hostile desert region, which is no surprise, because … well … it’s in Australia. Here’s the general area where they live: Figure 1. Lake Eyre region in South Australia. Yellow line show the…