Australia's abundant renewable resources are barely tapped. Photo: Justin McManus Australia's main electricity market could source all of its electricity from renewable energy with the help of a carbon price of as low as $50 a tonne, according to research at the University of NSW. The researchers found currently available renewable energy technologies such as wind and concentrated solar thermal power could displace all fossil-fuelled power plants in the National Electricity Market, according to a peer-reviewed paper published in the international Energy Policy journal. It would cost us a bit but it would be quite affordable The work used technology costs projected to 2030 by the...
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