New gas-fired electricity generation needed now to reduce emissions

New gas-fired electricity generation needed now to reduce emissions
Gas may be a dirty word for some, but it is needed to power turbines says a Mercury executive. (Image: Getty)
Ian Llewellyn
The electricity system needs to build new fast-fired gas electricity generation plant now, on a similar scale to the existing Huntly power station, to avoid blackouts and decarbonise, says Mercury’s generation portfolio manager, Phil Gibson.The seemingly counterintuitive proposal to create new greenhouse emissions to reduce them in the long run is based on fears that the current system relies on ageing coal and gas-fired plant – mainly Huntly – and does not have the margins for mishap that any sensible engineer requires.Gibson...

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