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"Australia’s premier scientific organisation, the CSIRO, has patiently and
methodically slapped down the major nuclear talking points promoted by
Coalition leader Peter Dutton in its latest
GenCost report, which confirms –
yet again – that integrated wind and solar are easily the cheapest option.
The CSIRO first published the
GenCost report in 2018, under the then
Coalition government, and its conclusions have been consistent – integrated
wind and solar are by far the best and lowest cost options. The new draft of
the 24/25 version, which notes ongoing cost reductions in solar PV and battery
storage, confirm this.
In short, it finds that firmed renewables, including transmission and storage
costs, will cost between $80 a megawatt hour and $122/MWh in 2030, should they
account for 80 per cent of variable generation, which is the federal government
target.
That compares to between $145 and $238/MWh for large scale nuclear, and up to
an eye-watering $487/MWh for so-called small modular nuclear reactors, which
are part of the Coalition’s energy proposals, but which don’t exist in
commercial form. The CSIRO says neither could be deployed before 2040."
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
