Friday, 24 February 2017

CSIRO: “There's no reason Australia can’t switch to 100% renewable energy”



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Over the last few years, many reputable sources have claimed that a 100% renewable electricity supply is possible for Australia.1,2,3 Now, no less an authority than Australia's premier scientific organisation, the CSIRO, has added its voice in a submission to the Senate select committee into, “Resilience of electricity infrastructure in a warming world.”

http://reneweconomy.com.au/csiro-says-australia-can-get-100-per-cent-renewable-energy-86624/
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1 HitchHiker’s Guide 2 Tech: “A 100% renewable electricity grid is not just possible, but essential”, https://hhg2tech.blogspot.com/2016/12/a-100-renewable-electricity-grid-is-not.html

2 HitchHiker’s Guide 2 Tech: “Short-term off-river pumped hydro energy storage to smooth sustainable energy – update”, https://hhg2tech.blogspot.com/2016/11/short-term-off-river-pumped-hydro.html

3 HitchHiker’s Guide 2 Tech: “Renewable energy is ready to supply all of Australia's electricity”, https://hhg2tech.blogspot.com/2014/07/renewable-energy-is-ready-to-supply-all.html
/ CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation no reason Australia can’t switch to 100% renewable energy Australian government’s chief scientific body no apparent technical impediment to reaching 100 per cent renewables national electricity grid levels of up to 30 per cent renewable energy should be considered as trivial current energy systems /