Blindly electrifying everything is not working – and ignores our best battery!

image: Bioenergy in the News 20 August 2024

 

“A blind commitment to electrification is only likely to leave New Zealand well short in its energy needs, says the head of Bioenergy New Zealand’s solid bioenergy group.

Rob Mallinson says the wholesale push for “electrification of everything” in New Zealand, including industrial process heat and transport, has painted the energy source as a silver bullet to deal with decarbonisation.

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