{"id":1835,"date":"2012-08-10T14:19:46","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T03:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=1835"},"modified":"2017-10-25T10:24:04","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T23:54:04","slug":"solar-amongst-cheapest-energy-sources-by-mid-2030s-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-amongst-cheapest-energy-sources-by-mid-2030s-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar amongst cheapest energy sources by mid 2030s: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1842\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-amongst-cheapest-energy-sources-by-mid-2030s-report\/switch-on-renewables\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1842\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1842\" class=\" wp-image-1842 \" title=\"Switch on Renewables\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/switch_on_renewables.jpg\" alt=\"protestors with a banner\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The powers that be are starting to agree with the protestors&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Australian solar energy sector received a huge morale boost this week with the release of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bree.gov.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics<\/a>\u2019 Australian Energy Technology Assessment (AETA) Report. Putting the report\u2019s findings in a nutshell, which is always dangerous, it seems previous reports and energy assessments were, to put it bluntly, dead wrong and renewable sources of energy such as solar and onshore wind are set to have the \u201clowest levelised cost\u201d of all the energy technologies in the country by around 2035.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Such was the scope of the news that even Minister for Resources and Energy Martin \u201cFossil Fuel\u201d Ferguson was forced to issue a measured and restrained, yet definitely positive press release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt [the report] provides important insights into Australia\u2019s potential electricity generation mix out to 2050 and predicts that a number of renewable energy technologies could have the lowest levelised costs within the next 20 years, helping Australia meet its Renewable Energy Target,\u201d the notoriously pro-carbon fuels Fergie no doubt muttered to his press secretary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe AETA found that both tracking and non-tracking solar photovoltaic technology could be increasingly cost competitive along with onshore wind,\u201d he added, probably with his fingers crossed behind his back.<\/p>\n<p>If dinosaurs like Fergie are coming on board, the future for renewable energy such as solar looks bright (sorry). Indeed Chief Economist of the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics, Professor Quentin Grafton summarised the AETA findings as signalling nothing less than an \u201cenergy transformation\u201d as we head towards the middle of the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAustralia\u2019s energy future is likely to be very different to the present,\u201d he said. \u201cAustralia will experience an energy transformation over the coming decades that will have a profound impact for electricity networks, how energy is distributed and on Australia\u2019s ability to meet its targeted greenhouse gas emissions reductions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So hop on board the renewable energy express folks. 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