Date: February 6, 2025Author: Editor, cairnsnews 8 Comments Many thousands of jobs could be lost in the alumina industry as secure, reliable and affordable power supplies dwindle thanks to useless renewables. Coal-fired power is by far the cheapest and most reliable for industry and the Labor-held industrial stronghold of Gladstone will be first to fold.Continue reading “Failing renewables push threatens Boyne Smelter, Yarwun Alumina Refinery and the Queensland Alumina Refinery”
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QLD – time for good decisions on energy
QLD – time for good decisions on energyBen Beattie The Spectator Australia October 7 October 2024Imagine for a second it is the end of October 2024 and an incoming Queensland LNP Energy Minister is fronting their first press conference. A newly minted minister in charge of Queensland’s energy policy, with limited knowledge of the industry.Continue reading “QLD – time for good decisions on energy”
Why it’s time to cut our losses on green hydrogen fantasy
Why it’s time to cut our losses on green hydrogen fantasyJudith Sloan The Australian October 7, 2024It was meant to be the last piece of the net-zero jigsaw – green hydrogen. The renewable energy plus batteries pieces were (sort of) in place. Green hydrogen, using electrolysis powered by renewable energy, would be the means wherebyContinue reading “Why it’s time to cut our losses on green hydrogen fantasy”
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