Banking the Energy Transition: Comparing Flexible Support Mechanisms Under Australia's Capacity Investment Scheme, Hydrogen Headstart and Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap
Article from: OGEL 3 (2025), in Energy Transition
Abstract
Australia's roadmap for decarbonization relies heavily on replacing coal-fired energy with variable renewable energy sources and a variety of energy storage solutions, aiming for net zero by 2050. The scale of the transition required to deliver on these objectives is monumental - delivering the current renewable energy target will require average annual renewable energy source expansion at around three times the average rate over the past decade, together with massive expansion of a range of storage assets. Deploying public and private capital on hitherto unprecedented scales ...
