The oil crisis triggered by the Iran war has changed the fossil fuel industry for ever, turning countries away from fossil fuels to secure energy supplies, the world’s leading energy economist said.
Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), also said that, despite pressure, the UK should forgo much of its potential North Sea expansion…
Birol said a key effect of the US-Israel war on Iran was that countries would lose trust in fossil fuels and demand for them would reduce.
“Their perception of risk and reliability will change. Governments will review their energy strategies. There will be a significant boost to renewables and nuclear power and a further shift towards a more electrified future,” he said. “And this will cut into the main markets for oil.”
I hope the Australian government takes note, though nuclear energy is not the best choice for us imv.
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Why the hell would nuclear not be a good choice for Australia? Solarmaxxing is a great strategy but why not back it up with nuclear?
Takes way too long to set up. Like 20 years with all delays.
Solar you buy today and place tomorrow. And it is cheaper too.
From my understanding a nuclear power station would take 8-10 years to get up while costing an enormous amount, especially now that transport, materials, etc, etc, will cost a lot more with the current supply situation. So, for those reasons it is not a viable way to go.
Apparantly geothermal is extremely viable in australia for baseload as well. Also safer, and cheaper in the long run.
Yes.
Gosh, 20 years ago at uni I had science professors telling the class that we could (should) do geothermal.
Somehow it’s still not a thing we even talk about doing. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
That depends. Is Australia self sufficient when it comes to nuclear fuel?
There is plenty of uranium ore. Long way from there to a nuclear industry though.
Good point, dunno on that one