Electric Dreams; How countries can go fossil fuel free with wind and solar superpowers
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| Authors & editors | |
| Publisher | New Scientist |
| Year of publication | 2023 October 28, pp 36- 39 |
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| Medium | Article |
| Edition | 1 |
| Topics | Climate, environment and development > Renewable energy policy and economics |
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| Scope & content | South Australia is a renewable energy champion and now plans a truly fossil fuel-free grid. How did it make such a remarkable turnaround, and can the rest of the world follow suit? In 2007, just 1 per cent of the state’s electricity came from solar and wind. Now it is 73 per cent (see below graphic) – the highest proportion of any major grid in the world. On days that are particularly sunny and windy, it powers itself with 100 per cent renewables. That happened on 180 days in 2021 and for a 10-day consecutive stretch in December 2022. The state is now racing to ramp this up to renewable-only power year-round. |
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