{"id":37223,"date":"2020-02-10T07:03:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T20:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=37223"},"modified":"2020-02-10T10:12:03","modified_gmt":"2020-02-09T23:42:03","slug":"canavan-coal-renewables-mb1400","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/canavan-coal-renewables-mb1400\/","title":{"rendered":"Canavan: Renewables The “Dole Bludgers” Of Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Matt

Image: Senator Matt Canavan via Facebook<\/p><\/div>\n

Senator Matt Canavan is ramping up his pro-coal power message for North Queensland, and has made an interesting comment about renewables.<\/span><\/p>\n

Up until last week, Senator Canavan was Federal Minister for Resources and Northern Australia<\/span>. That came to an end when he backed Barnaby Joyce<\/a> in his failed attempt at regaining leadership of the Nationals.<\/p>\n

Senator Canavan is unrepentant in his support of Mr. Joyce.<\/p>\n

“My judgement was that Barnaby was a firebrand who could get that job done,” he said<\/a> on Friday. ” I made the call that I thought was right and I am at ease to live with the consequences.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now free of his responsibilities as a Minister, the Senator has far more wiggle room for promoting coal power.<\/p>\n

In an article<\/a> by Senator Canavan for the Courier Mail published early this morning (paywall), he says there is no power station north of Rockhampton that can generate electricity 24 hours a day.<\/p>\n

“Renewable energy can complement our energy needs but renewables do not run all the time making them unsuitable to support manufacturing jobs. Renewables are the dole bludgers of the energy system, they only turn up to work when they want to.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Senator Canavan applauded a joint announcement<\/a> by Federal Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction (!) Angus Taylor, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack, Canavan’s successor Keith Pitt and Assistant Minister for Northern Australia Michelle Landry for up to $4 million to support a feasibility study by Shine Energy for a proposed 1GW “high efficiency, low emissions” coal plant at Collinsville in Queensland.<\/p>\n

The HELE Furphy<\/h2>\n

The term “high efficiency, low emissions” – or HELE – is rather misleading. It would be more accurate to call it “not so high efficiency, not so low emissions”, but NSHENSLE is really hard to pronounce and does nothing to strengthen the case of those who support it.<\/p>\n

The Finkel Review report<\/a> (PDF) released in June 2017 noted the following estimated operating emissions (kg CO2-e\/ MWh) for various forms of coal power:<\/p>\n