QLD – time for good decisions on energy
Imagine for a second it is the end of October 2024 and an incoming Queensland LNP Energy Minister is fronting…
Yellow cake road – why Dutton’s nuclear plan is an ‘okay’ idea
‘The future of our country is incredibly important, we need to have a plan…’ Peter Dutton, June 19, 2024 And…
Pushover conservatives will lose the culture wars
Balance does not exist in nature. As a vacuum is filled, so too must a spinning top topple, a speeding…
Energy fog – trust your lying eyes
Attending an Anzac Day service, I only noticed the fog as it lifted and the sun emerged. In a similar…
CSIRO: tipping the scales on cost?
To better understand how the internet came into our lives, I recommend reading Michael Hiltzik’s Dealers of Lightning and Weaving the Web by…
The politics of good vs evil
What’s better than an unaccountable cabal of elitists deciding the fate of Western Civilisation by influencing policy and culture across…
Exposing egos: unravelling ISP and GenCost
Occasionally in our ordinary lives we come across a genuine David and Goliath narrative. Picture a staunch consumer successfully defending…
GenCost and the renewables info wars
Energy policy is one of the great dilemmas facing Australian politics, and the cold war between renewables and voters is…
Dear George Orwell, I’m seeking advice on Net Zero
Dear George, I enjoyed your light-hearted novel, it brought back memories of the good times we used to enjoy. If…
Chris Bowen on the brink: energy cost blowouts and improbable Net Zero targets
Chris Bowen is a man on the brink. He is under extreme pressure to meet improbable targets for renewable expansion…
Why do young Liberals appease the green blob?
Net Zero emission policies guarantee net zero Liberal governments
The splintered soul of the LNP
In his quest for immortality, Voldemort – Harry Potter’s evil nemesis – split his soul into small pieces and hid…
The world’s flattest batteries
Kites are thought to have originated in China over two thousand years ago. Since the original incarnations, kites have evolved…
Muddle Land: creating an unsolvable mess
Drawn in Magic Marker and selling over 100 million copies since the 1970s, Roger Hargreaves’ Mr Men characters overcome their…
No, renewables are not cheaper
‘Renewables are the cheapest form of new energy.’ – Chris Bowen A return to typical Queensland summer conditions this month…
The minister for net zero and dystopian hellscapes
‘Australians, you shall decarbonise. Electricity bills shall go up, energy security shall go down, and damage to the environment shall…
Gas reserve: woeful short-term thinking
Energy scarcity equates to higher costs of living and lower quality of life. This fundamental equation is being proven in…
The cult of absolutism
It does not matter if our energy system fails, so long as it’s green
Palaszczuk’s renewable clown world
We all know politicians love to hobnob with wealthy elites. Is it so far-fetched to imagine a cabal of premiers…
Too many climate change think tanks
In public discourse, there are those promoting the truth, and those looking to further their agenda. This is most obvious…
Carbon squeeze: Australia’s dark future
Australian energy policy is rapidly evolving from expensive virtue signalling to actual disaster. After narrowly scraping through the federal election…
Energy crisis: a call to professionals
Energy systems underpin modern life, but Australia’s systems are becoming increasingly fragile. A colleague recently asked me why more engineers…
Net Zero: the puritan Trojan horse
Recall in the movie Back to the Future when Doc warned Marty McFly not to allow his future self to…
Climate cowards and apocalypse peddlers
Have you ever questioned the links between bushfires and atmospheric CO2? Discussions about the changing climate and the level of…
Renewables: the pandemic of wishful thinking
There is a transition underway in our electricity sector. Fundamentally, the people financing, regulating, designing, and operating these systems, are…
