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"Australia has world-class wind and solar resources, strong investor interest,
net zero ambition, and an urgent need to accelerate clean electricity. The
question is no longer whether the transition will happen; but whether projects
can be approved, financed and built fast enough — and with enough local support
– to make the transition affordable.
Denmark offers a useful reference point, not because it can be copied, but
because it shows how a country can turn constraint into focus. Its energy
transition was born not from abundance, but vulnerability.
In the early 1970s, Denmark relied heavily on imported oil; the oil crises of
1973 and 1979 made energy security a national priority and pushed the country
toward efficiency, domestic energy and renewables. It is a reminder of the old
maxim: never waste a good crisis.
The results are well documented. From 1990 to 2020, renewable power generation
rose from 3 per cent of Denmark’s generation mix to more than 80 per cent,
while carbon dioxide emissions from power and heat fell by 76 per cent.
In 2024, Eurostat recorded Denmark’s renewable share of net electricity
generation at 88.4 per cent – the highest in the EU. Australia’s geography,
federal system and market scale are different, but several observations are
useful, and the current crisis may provide a similar opportunity for
Australia."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
