Renewable energy a more resilient system for Australia’s future
Renewables will need to be a mix of technology and scales, he explained, combining small and medium solar-powered stations with a mix of wind power, biomass and, in the future, geothermal and wave power….“It is a different kind of system and I think it is a system that is more robust and more resilient,”
Nuclear Debate On the Agenda for 2011 | Australia | Epoch Times, By Shar Adams, 22 Dec 10“……….Despite concerns that renewables cannot provide enough consistent energy to meet Australia’s and the world’s needs, Dr Diesendorf said he was confident an energy system built on renewables would not only be sufficient, but would also offer a safer, more reliable energy source.
Renewables will need to be a mix of technology and scales, he explained, combining small and medium solar-powered stations with a mix of wind power, biomass and, in the future, geothermal and wave power.
While nuclear would simply transfer centralised energy production and ownership from coal-powered to nuclear-powered stations, the renewable mix would distribute power production across of range of sources and suppliers.
“It is a different kind of system and I think it is a system that is more robust and more resilient,” Dr Diesendorf said. “If one large conventional station fails, which it does from time to time, it is quite difficult to back it up and avoid blackouts.
“If you have lots of smaller stations all connected together, in principle, you could have quite a reliable system.”
Similarly, Prime Minister Julia Gillard believes that renewable energy sources will be more efficient than nuclear power in the long term……..
Nuclear Debate On the Agenda for 2011 | Australia | Epoch Times
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