Australia comes up with yet another grand energy policy in which gas is supposed to deliver dispatchable (peak) power. From the Prime Minister’s website: NATIONAL ENERGY GUARANTEE TO DELIVER AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE ELECTRICITY…
Tag: LNG
Howard’s energy superpower stuck in domestic gas shortages
On hot days the truth comes out. Critical power plants for peak demand run on gas and that was short in supply, not only in South Australia, but also in NSW, as…
Australia’s alternative transport fuel: The East Coast gas-ship has sailed
Introduction: Credit Suisse reported that there is not enough East coast gas for 3 LNG export terminals at Gladstone, Queensland. If that is the case then it is doubtful whether there will…
Energy Super Power Australia’s East Coast running low on affordable domestic gas
In July 2006 then Prime Minister Howard declared Australia an energy super power. 2 years earlier his energy white paper set the framework for unlimited gas exports while neglecting to set aside…
Howard’s wrong decisions on offshore gas exports start to hit transport sector now
The trucking company 1st Fleet has gone into voluntary administration. Only months of checking the books by the administrator de Vries Tayeh will reveal why that happened but following factors may be…
Australia’s natural gas squandered in LNG exports
East Coast Part 1 Oil crunch in year x: truck in a convoy of consequences for Canberra LNG export terminal in Gladstone Going…..going……gone Contents (1) The national gas supply context (2) Conventional…