Powering Up : Unleashing the Clean Energy Supply Chain.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Setting the Scene -- The story so far -- Power and energy -- Shaping the Electric Age -- Trillions -- The Sydney Energy Forum -- The clean energy supply chain -- Global energy security -- Electrostates and the Electric Age -- 2. Energy Transition Materials: Mining and Refining -- Group 1: traditional metals -- Group 2: battery minerals -- Group 3: rare earth elements -- Group 4: solar-panel materials -- Group 5: hydrogen metals -- Ethics and social licence -- 3. Energy Transition Materials: Minimising Future Demand -- Recycling and re-use -- Innovation to reduce demand -- Stockpiling -- Innovation in mining -- 4. Renewable Electricity -- Magic that works -- Solar power -- Wind power -- Nuclear power -- Hydropower -- Natural-gas-fired electricity -- 5. Firming: Unlocking the Full Potential of Renewables -- Storage -- Firming using dispatchable low-emissions sources -- Capacity mechanisms and capacity markets -- Overbuilding -- Firming using system design -- Efficiency -- 6. Shipping Sunshine: Green Hydrogen -- Same movie, or a sequel? -- Hydrogen production -- Guarantee of origin -- Hydrogen storage -- Domestic distribution logistics -- Myth busting -- Use it where you make it -- Green iron -- Green ammonia -- Green fertiliser -- Renewable diesel -- Sustainable aviation fuel from biomass -- Solar kerosene -- Direct air capture of carbon dioxide -- Green cement -- Naysayers -- Progress -- 7. Getting the Policy Settings Right -- Carrots vs sticks -- Sticks -- Carrots -- Deglobalisation -- Well-functioning markets -- The moral dilemma of coal exports -- The developing-world dilemma -- Interest rates -- Offshoring -- Closure of coal-fired electricity plants -- ESG: environmental, social and governance standards -- Carbon credits and offsets -- Credibility is variable.

Individual consumer behaviour -- Energy equity -- Re-skilling -- Regulatory reform -- 8. Opportunities for Australia -- Mining and refining -- Shipping sunshine -- Electrolyser manufacturing -- Other manufacturing opportunities -- Decarbonised products -- Credible carbon-offset exports -- Risks -- Conclusion -- Best of times, worst of times -- The rise of subsidies -- Electricity is magic -- From petrostates to electrostates -- Investment, not divestment -- Dealing with the deficit -- Release the parking brake -- Australia - the lucky country -- Acknowledgements -- Endnotes -- Back Cover.

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