An immediate investment in multiple energy technologies is vital for meeting carbon abatement targets and building a robust power system, a new study from the Global Change Institute at The University of Queensland has found.
A mix of large-scale renewable energy generation, including solar and wind, together with existing coal-fired power, will deliver a power system that best meets Australia’s needs for 2035, researcher John Foster said.
Professor Foster, co-author of the report on the study’s findings, said modelling showed no single technology would see Australia achieve its carbon abatements targets in 2035 and 2050 and that, in any case, coal would continue to play a large part in fulfilling Australia’s future power needs.
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