by Graham Palmer | Dec 29, 2016 | Oil
The oil-gold nexus Crude oil has a unique status in global energy markets and underpins global economic activity. Since the 1970s, it has taken on a role as a quasi-monetary commodity. By the end of World War II, the US held around 70 percent of global gold reserves....
by Graham Palmer | Dec 24, 2016 | Solar
The dual identity of rooftop solar We usually purchase energy, not because we value energy per-se, but because we value the energy services they provide – natural gas because we want warm homes or petrol because we want to get somewhere. The curious thing about...
by Graham Palmer | Dec 11, 2016 | Electric vehicles, Mobility
EV penetration in Australia The Australian amateur astronomer Bob Evans has such an incredible knack for spotting minute changes in the night sky that he holds the record for visual discoveries of supernovae. There seems to be an evolutionary advantage to being able...
by Graham Palmer | Dec 7, 2016 | Electricity, Energy efficiency, Networks
Igor Bashmakov is one of the leading Russian experts on climate change and energy efficiency. Bashmakov developed three general energy transition laws: the law of stable long-term energy costs to income ratio; the law of improving energy quality; and the law of...
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