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I guess that answers the question about Rudd and renewables. Since there are nearly 9000 hours in a year that 2020 target approaches 5 Gw continuous average, maybe 10% of all current installed capacity. I surmise that since CSP, geothermal and solar towers can't be sure of their contribution to the 20% target (circa 10 Gw) that investment remains more of a gamble than windpower.
While we're still smitten with Rudd remember so far it's all talk and that the renewables surge is yet to happen. At least Howard had a cycle commuting minister in Tony Abbott. I note on telly tonight that Premier Lennon reneged on his promise to get a hybrid and is now cruising the boulevards in a shiny new Statesman. I have this horrible feeling we are going to be disappointed in the new 'green' ALP.
I agree most investment seems likely to go into wind initially if the news MRET target is put in place.
Geothermal will have to wait until GeoDynamics proves it is possible - which could be a while.
Hopefully they wake up to the potential of large scale CSP (obviously there are 4 or so plants already underway, but only one reasonably large one).
I'm not smitten by Rudd - just cautiously hopeful. The Tassie ALP is hopeless.