
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Former chief scientist Alan Finkel shares his compelling insights and expertise and makes the case for Australia leading the way in the global transition to clean energy.
The clean energy transition is humanity's biggest ever economic challenge. In Powering Up, former Australian chief scientist Alan Finkel shows how to remove the barriers that prevent nations transforming from petrostate to electrostate.
Finkel considers the entire supply chain, from raw materials through power infrastructure, the workforce, transportation and household customers. He reveals the outlines of a new geo-economic order and explains in persuasive, practical terms how we can get there.
If governments, investors, industry and consumers get this right over the next three decades, history will judge us as the generation who ushered in the Electric Age and helped to save the planet. The world will be transformed – with Australia, if we seize the opportunity, as a global leader.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Setting the Scene
- 2. Energy Transition Materials: Mining and Refining
- 3. Energy Transition Materials: Minimising Future Demand
- 4. Renewable Electricity
- 5. Firming: Unlocking the Full Potential of Renewables
- 6. Shipping Sunshine: Green Hydrogen
- 7. Getting the Policy Settings Right
- 8. Opportunities for Australia
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Endnotes
- Back Cover