Energy Minister Simeon Brown wants to explore importing gas to prop up electricity generation – but subsidising the expansion of rooftop solar would be quicker, cheaper and more popular.
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Looking to go solar? While small-scale solar delivers the best results with the least life-cycle impact, a mixed approach offers the best long-term path towards an all-electric future.
By 2025, factories are on track to churn out enough silicon to produce the equivalent of all installed solar – every year.
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John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation and Professor, Western University
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Professor and Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
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Visiting Scholar, School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor Energy Economics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau