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ark Diesendorf was
one of the four speakers Slap Tomorrow brought
to Mooroopna to discuss energy and here he writes in the Melbourne Age.
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| Mark Diesendorf - he believes the era of coal is over. |
He says: “The writing is on the wall for coal-fired power in
Australia. Despite federal government attempts to stop the growth of renewable
energy, all they can do is delay the inevitable transition.
“Tasmania already has almost 100 per cent renewable
electricity, based on hydro supplemented by wind. The ACT is on track to reach
its target of 90 per cent net renewable electricity by 2020, based on solar and
wind.
“South Australia, with no freshwater hydro-electric
potential, is the leading mainland state in the transition to renewable energy.
Last year 33 per cent of its annual electricity consumption was generated by
the wind and 6 per cent from rooftop solar. Furthermore, its electricity system
has already operated reliably and stably for hours when the contribution of
variable renewable energy reached two-thirds of demand. Recently wind power and
gas coped admirably when the coal-fired Northern power station went
unexpectedly offline.”
Read his comment piece - “Say goodbye to coal power in Australia”.
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