Tuesday, 30 April 2019

Australia can be powered 100 % by renewables by 2030

I got this via Giles Parkindom of Renew Economy fame.

Ross Garnaut made a speech on this topic quite recently

Just some tasty morsels.


  • Solar PV has fallen 82% in cost since 2010 and is now cheaper than old coal.
  • Everyone here and overseas has badly underestimated how quickly and how far these costs have fallen
  • He is particularly worried about AEMO reacting too slowly to this radical change
  • He thinks it i s likely solar PV costs wil be $ 30 /MWh by 2030. This means costs back when old coal was at its cheapest!
  • He then sees a renaissance in aluminium in Australia as he believes we have a comparative advantage  in this are.
Read the article and then listen to the speech.

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