Tasmanian Times
All posts tagged "AEMO"
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1.6KArticleA Critical Look at Tasmania’s Energy Future – Part Three
A Critical Look at Tasmania’s Energy Future – Part Two This third article from Ruth Forrest critiques the financial model behind the...
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Marinus – Alarm Bells Should Be Ringing
On a Saturday, 30 August 2025 in a meeting hall in Ulverstone, Kim Phillips-Haines, owner of Leven River Cruises and Coastline Tours...
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The Marinus Wellington – A Dinosaur Idea
In the second part of a two-part article, author Greg Pullen challenges the core assumptions behind Project Marinus, arguing that the technology...
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Marinus Link – A Billion Dollar Bet on Failure
Almost 20 years ago I advised the fund that bought Basslink from the (British) National Grid Company. NGC (and Macquarie) had run...
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Power Down! Plug Pulled on Cethana ‘Battery’ Project
Using the expression ‘it smells a bit fishy’ can be an unwise practice in Tasmania. In recent times it brings to mind...
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Marinus – Busted!
Bruce Mountain, of the Victorian Energy Policy Centre (VEPC), has politely handed a grenade to the Tasmanian Select Inquiry on Energy Matters...
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CSIRO Confirms No Economic Advantage in Nuclear Power
Media release – CSIRO, 9 December 2024 GenCost 2024-25 draft report released for consultation Public consultation opened today on the draft GenCost...
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Marinus Link Pty Ltd Takeover – Pissing in the Wind Turbines
Good old TasNetworks! It is owned and funded by the taxpayers of Tasmania, ostensibly for the benefit of all Tasmanians. Now its...
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Marinus a ‘Ripper Deal’ for Whom?
The recent rejig of the Marinus Link Project, described by Energy Minister Barnett as “a ripper deal”, has not left many Tasmanians...
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Massaging the Marinus Message
The global energy sector is in a state of flux, with the pace of change faster than anything we’ve experienced since the...
