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The Oil Drum | A National Electricity Grid For Australia

A National Electricity Grid For Australia
 The Oil Drum by Neil Howes.  an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney. on September 9, 2008 –

Executive Summary

We are proposing that the Government of Australia facilitates the replacement of 50% of Australia’s base-load coal fired electricity generation by financing the building of a high capacity National Electricity Grid (NEG) by 2020. This will interconnect high value renewable energy sites for wind, solar and geothermal energy to enhanced hydro electricity pumped storage capacity enabling these low CO2e energy sources to provide base-load power to major retail and industry consumers…………………………………………………..

Summary

Australia needs to reduce its reliance on coal-fired electricity before 2020, by replacing a significant portion of the coal-fired base-load generation with renewable energy sources. While Australia has excellent wind, solar and geothermal resources they are dispersed and long distances from present electricity consumption. A truly Nation Electricity Grid connecting the CST resources and industry of the Pilbara region of WA, and the wind resources of the SW region of WA, with the SE and NE of Australia and Tasmania will allow these renewable energy resources to be developed to reliably provide 40% of Australia electricity production by 2020, reduce CO2e, and provide additional options to CCS to further reduce carbon dioxide pollution by >50% in 2050.

The Oil Drum | A National Electricity Grid For Australia

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September 10, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | ENERGY