Sentences with phrase «means brown coal»

It says this means brown coal and nuclear generating capacity could fall quicker than most people would expect from the average increase in solar and wind.

Not exact matches

Through appropriate building design, behavioural change and demand management (this does not mean living like a cave - man, just using resources efficiently) and appropriate matching of energy source with demand (i.e using solar radiation, not brown coal fired electricity for water heating), it is possible to eliminate these emissions completely.

Fukushima presented an opportunity for AGL Energy because it meant that Tepco, the plant's operator, was no longer in a position to invest in Loy Yang A and was a distressed seller of its one third stake in Loy Yang A. AGL Energy, which already had a 32.5 per cent stake in the plant, says Loy Yang A will remain one of the lowest cost generators in the NEM because of cheap coal at the doorstep — it pays just $ 6 / t for brown coal, which would give it a massive advantage over black coal generators in NSW, which are facing costs of $ 45 / t and will go higher in future years.