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Koutsantonis and those diesel generators
Why did South Australia's energy Minister call for some diesels be bought back into the energy mix?
Geoff Russell
Dec 9, 202414 min read
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The ALP and Greens are locking in gas
Facing a future where both heat and electricity need to be ultra-low carbon, the ALP and Greens are locking Australia into gas.
Geoff Russell
Oct 25, 20246 min read
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"Insiders" and anti-nuclear bias
"Insiders" on March 10th showed a level of unprofessionalism, ignorance and bias that deserves to be called out
Geoff Russell
Mar 12, 20247 min read
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Part II: Is nuclear power really expensive, or just much better?
Abbreviations: CCGT: combined-cycle gas turbine, this is the top-of-the-range gas turbine CCS: Carbon Capture and Storage GENCOST:...
Geoff Russell
Sep 2, 202212 min read
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Nuclear may (or may not) be expensive, but it's much faster to build than renewables!
This is the first of two posts, and deals with the speed of building nuclear reactors. The next post will deal with costs. Build speeds...
Geoff Russell
Aug 6, 20227 min read
3,583 views


Stop Press: Germany's nuclear plants
Finally, the pounding of rationality has opened the great oak door of German energy policy by a centimetre or so. Germany may look at...
Geoff Russell
Jul 19, 20223 min read
456 views


A plea for professionalism in climate journalism in Australia
The IPCC Assessment Report 6, Working Group III devotes considerable attention to dietary change as a necessary part of tackling climate...
Geoff Russell
Jun 29, 202215 min read
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Lies, damned lies and renewable energy statistics!
It's a terrible thing when people misuse statistics, because it gives the whole field a bad name. It feeds the anti-science cover-story...
Geoff Russell
Sep 22, 20206 min read
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