Which part of the Vice Chancellor's statement do you not understand ?
Germany is now accelerating it's shift to renewables, not moving away from them.
The UK is doing the same. It seems it's partly going the nuclear route but the common goal is clear. Reduce fossil fuel emissions as soon as they can.
In the meantime, none of that is really affecting Australia, except for a bit of opportunistic price gouging in the short term.
Australia is not building any new coal fired power stations. Never, ever again.
Australia is not even building nuclear power stations to, cough cough, reduce emissions.
Instead it is flat out building renewables and energy storage. The cheapest, cleanest power generation going around.
And as Australia becomes a renewable super power, it will lead the world. The rest of the world will lever off what we've learned, as it did with the Hornsdale Battery, and will move more quickly to clean energy .
Here's a few good news stories about what's happening in Australia:
https://reneweconomy.com.au/labor-tips-45m-into-australian-pursuit-of-ultra-low-cost-solar/" The Albanese government has committed $45 million in federal funding to help accelerate the push to cheaper and more efficient solar technologies, led by the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics.
The funding, delivered via the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, aims to extend the operations of ACAP’s solar research to 2030 as it develops the next generation of solar technologies. "
https://reneweconomy.com.au/biggest-battery-unveiled-in-queensland-as-part-of-post-callide-battery-blitz/" Biggest battery unveiled in Queensland as part of post Callide battery blitzGiles Parkinson 24 June 2022 0 There are more artist's impression of batteries than there are actual batteries. This is the proposed Chinchilla battery. Share Tweet Queensland government owned generator CS Energy is to build a 200MW/400MWh big battery at the Greenbank sub-station on the south-side of Brisbane as part of the state’s “battery blitz” announced following the explosion of the Callide coal generator last year.The new Greenbank battery – which will be the biggest in the state – will provide grid and other services and will be built on land owned by transmission company PowerLink. It follows an EoI by PowerLink as part of its plans to have batteries installed across the network. "
https://reneweconomy.com.au/site-secured-for-tasmanian-green-hydrogen-facility-aiming-to-fuel-hydrogen-bus-trial/ASX-listed ReNu Energy says it has secured a site for a green hydrogen production facility in Tasmania, as the company seeks to establish itself as an early leader in the supply of the zero emissions gas.
In a statement to the ASX, ReNu Energy says it has secured access to land at a location in Brighton, north of Hobart, adjacent to the Brighton Transport Hub. ReNu Energy is developing the project through its subsidiary, Countrywide Renewables Hydrogen (CRH).
The company says the South Tasmania Green Hydrogen project will involve the commissioning of 1 to 2MW of electrolyser capacity, able to produce between 430 and 900kg of hydrogen each day.
