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Getting the renewables play right is easier said than done

Getting the renewables play right is easier said than done

Despite the hype, renewables cannot work miracles. There is so much risk in getting it right in integrating them into the energy mix.

Matthew WarrenEnergy expert

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Renewable energy is a technology, not a cause. Renewables are machines bound by the same laws of physics and economics as other energy infrastructure.

The evolution towards a renewables-based electricity system will be arguably the biggest and most challenging industrial transformation in Australia’s history. Yet the process of execution is littered with marketing spin, sound bites and photo opportunities like we were launching a new margarine.

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Matthew Warren
Matthew WarrenEnergy expertMatthew Warren is a former chief executive of the Australian Energy Council, the Energy Supply Association of Australia and the Clean Energy Council.

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Original URL: https://www.afr.com/policy/energy-and-climate/getting-the-renewables-play-right-is-easier-said-than-done-20220921-p5bk0p