Australia has more than 20 million vehicles, including 2 million heavy trucks. To electrify them all would require an increase in on-grid electricity generation of approximately 46%.
This size of this increase raises the question: Is it possible for Australia to generate enough electricity to enable a rapid transition to electric road transport? [Read more…]
Western Australia’s McGowan Government is earmarking close to $60 million to boost uptake of electric cars and other zero emission vehicles, but will lump EV drivers with a tax further along the road. [Read more…]
Norway has more electric cars per capita than any other nation. They have over half a million EVs, one for every 11 people. The combined capacity of all those rolling batteries is a whopping 34 gigawatt-hours. [Read more…]
The federal election is only four weeks away, so I decided to make an in depth study of the environmental policies of all major political parties and rank them from best to worst:
That didn’t take long. [Read more…]
Powerful permanent magnets made from Rare Earth Elements (REEs) give us cheaper, lighter and more efficient generators and motors for wind turbines and electric cars. [Read more…]
Without immediate and deep emissions reductions across the board, limiting global warming to 1.5°C will be beyond humanity’s reach says a new IPCC report. [Read more…]
Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen is continuing his community battery pledging spree. [Read more…]
Peter Malinauskas will be sworn in as South Australia’s new Premier this morning – so, what does the future hold for renewable energy in SA under a Labor government? [Read more…]
A solar power based microgrid for the Daintree community in Far North Queensland is all set to proceed, supported by an $18.75 million Federal Government grant. [Read more…]
Last year the International Energy Agency (IAE) published a report titled…
The Role of Critical Minerals In Clean Energy Transitions
I recently dived deep into its 260 pages to see if a shortage of critical minerals threatens the world’s transition to a renewable future. [Read more…]
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