Energy March 2021

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DOMESTIC GAS OUTLOOK

DOUSING THE FLAME: WHY NATURAL GAS ISN’T THE ECONOMY-SAVING SOLUTION AUSTRALIA NEEDS by Eliza Booth, Assistant Editor, Energy Magazine

There’s been a lot of talk, especially from the Federal Government, about the role that gas will play in the country’s economic recovery from COVID-19. However, a new report from the Grattan Institute explores the uncomfortable truth that natural gas is not quite the economic solution we’ve been looking for, and that in fact, natural gas has only a finite role to play in Australia’s energy future.

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Virtual PPAs: the future for energy trading

4min
pages 62-65

Gone with the wind: how wind power has affected electricity prices and volatility

6min
pages 58-61

Time is running out to salvage Australia’s EV future

5min
pages 56-57

Sowing the seeds to reap smart meter rewards

6min
pages 54-55

Highs and lows: Western Australia’s ten-year gas outlook

7min
pages 50-53

Connecting the dots: bringing gas to market

5min
pages 46-49

Dousing the flame: why natural gas isn’t the economy-saving solution Australia needs

9min
pages 42-45

Mobile contact voltage solution quickly identifies hazardous condition in schoolyard

2min
pages 40-41

Managing communications on a remote site

2min
pages 38-39

Powering Australia’s hydrogen future

9min
pages 32-35

Why hydrogen is the better battery

7min
pages 36-37

Five ways Australia’s energy technology will change in the next decade

5min
pages 24-25

The first step before you build solar or wind

3min
pages 26-27

Boost your solar output by 30 per cent

4min
pages 28-29

The future of solar battery technology

2min
pages 30-31

Where is bioenergy in the renewable energy conversation?

2min
pages 22-23

WA trials broaden horizon for microgrids

4min
pages 16-17

Cloud computing: renewable forecasting by predicting cloud behaviour

8min
pages 18-21

Economics prove renewables are the future of energy generation

8min
pages 12-15

World’s biggest battery bound for NSW

2min
page 10

New leadership at AEMO

2min
page 8

AGL reveals big battery project suppliers

2min
page 6

Mega energy class action against QLD generators

2min
page 11

Electricity prices to drop, report says

2min
page 9
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