One of Australia’s largest business groups has issued a plea to the new Albanese government to accelerate the transition to renewables, saying Australia’s reliance on coal has led to “apocalyptic” electricity prices. Australian Industry Group CEO Innes Willox, one of the country’s most vocal opponents of the carbon price during the previous Labor government, says […]
How expensive coal and gas blew up the Queensland electricity market – EQ Mag Pro
The Queensland government earlier this week was boasting of yet another large wind farm deal – this time for the 230MW Banana Range project near Gladstone – saying it took the number of committed wind and solar projects in the state to more than 50. The problem is, despite the state Labor government’s 50 per […]
Sun Cable Puts the Lie to Coalition’s Coal And Gas Jobs Claims – EQ Mag Pro
The Coalition has won federal elections on the basis that coal jobs must be protected and gas jobs developed in any switch to renewable energy. And what was going to replace our fossil fuel energy exports, a fear Labor also exploited in office developing not one, but three LNG gas export plants at Gladstone? (The […]
Tesla Energy Takes a Stand Against Coal And Gas Generators in Australia
Tesla Energy firmly argued against using coal and gas generators to support a proposed low-cost, reliable, secure, and zero-emissions grid in Australia. In March 2019, Australia’s energy ministers tasked the Energy Security Board (ESB) to advise on a national electricity market design, which birthed the Post 2025 Electricity Market Design. The project was aimed at […]