by Graham Palmer | Sep 30, 2017 | Storage
Storage, markets and blockchain I recently attended a presentation of the proposed Cultana Pumped Hydro Project in the Spencer Gulf South Australia, using sea water. Specifications are 225 MW power, 1,770 MWh storage capacity. It is conceptually similar to the...
by Graham Palmer | Sep 2, 2017 | Mobility
The future of mobility Last year, I posted on the penetration of electric vehicles in Australia. After reading Benedict Evans excellent piece on Cars and Second Order Consequences, I thought an update was timely. Benedict explores the higher order consequences of a...
by Graham Palmer | Aug 13, 2017 | Electricity, Uncategorized
Price gouging in Victoria’s electricity retail market The release of the Victorian Independent Review into the Electricity and Gas Markets is damning of retail margins in the electricity market. Most of the focus of the report is on price gouging but I think the...
by Graham Palmer | Jul 29, 2017 | Energy, EROI, Uncategorized
Pathways to the Post-Carbon Economy In June 2017, Nafeez Ahmed published an article 3 ways Clean Energy will make Big Oil extinct in 12 to 32 Years — without subsidies which illicited debate in the sustainability community. In response, Nafeez suggested a symposium...
by Graham Palmer | Jul 12, 2017 | Energy efficiency
The climate mitigation gap and the role of voluntary action About 10 years ago I was involved in a council project providing information on energy efficiency for the local community. I remember commenting to my collaborators that a lifetime of changing light globes is...
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