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Built Out, Priced Out: Why Hydropower’s Future Looks Dim
Despite its legacy status, hydropower now struggles to compete on cost, risk, and scalability. New builds are scarce, expensive, and increasingly…
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Brad Henderson
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Is geothermal doomed to fail?
In the age where flexibility is key, future geothermal plants may enter a terrible world where they cannot be dispatched.
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Rolling coal
Some commentary following the week where Genesis "coal rolled" the industry and we almost had a blackout (or did we)?
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The coming solar revolution ☀️
The era of abundant energy is upon us
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Brad Henderson
Offshore wind for NZ - but why?
Recent analysis conducted by PwC is bullish about the offshore wind opportunity in NZ. I'm not convinced.
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Brad Henderson
How to make money with a renewable plant
For large projects with decades of life, certainty of revenue is key 🤑
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Will charging my EV break the grid?
Not yet. However, peak EV charging is an interesting engineering challenge. Incentives are a key way to help solve the problem.
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How much of NZ's electricity consumption is due to EVs?
TL;DR It's still miniscule but rising fast.
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