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"Before renewables came along, coal-fired power stations pumped out electricity
(and carbon emissions) 24 hours a day. But now, this type of “always on”
baseload power is no longer necessary or commercially viable.
This is one of many reasons why the Coalition’s proposed nuclear strategy is
flawed. Even if nuclear power was cheap, which it isn’t, it would have to be
the least appropriate energy source going around.
Why? Because the world has changed. The greening of the electricity grid means
we need far more flexibility. Solar and wind can do the heavy lifting, provided
we have enough storage (batteries, pumped hydro and other technologies) and
something we can quickly switch on and off to fill the gaps, such as gas or
(eventually) hydrogen.
The only way to make nuclear power work in Australia is to switch off cheap
renewable energy. Stop exporting electricity from your rooftop solar system.
Forget feed-in tarrifs. The system has to call on baseload nuclear power first,
or the plan makes no sense whatsoever. And to make space for nuclear in 10-15
years, you’d have to somehow make coal financially viable now."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
