據油價網7月11日消息稱，澳大利亞政府低排放技術特別顧問Alan Finkel表示，在澳大利亞加快能源轉型的過程中，天然氣將發揮重要作用，該國正尋求促進可再生能源的使用，逐步減少煤炭的使用。

澳大利亞目前依賴于許多傳統能源。政府的數據顯示，煤炭和天然氣約占該國發電量的79%。來自風能、太陽能和水力發電的可再生能源提供了澳大利亞剩余21%的電力供應。這包括大型發電機和澳大利亞家庭和企業擁有的小型系統。

政府的顧問Finkel周一在接受彭博電視臺采訪時表示：“我們追求完美，說徹底擺脫化石燃料，最終我們會做到的。”

Finkel補充說：“但在未來10年、15年、20年，在澳大利亞這樣的國家，能夠利用天然氣來加強太陽能和風能發電，這將使我們能夠大規模開發和部署太陽能和風能，比不能使用天然氣的情況下更快。”

曹海斌 摘譯自 油價網

原文如下：

Natural Gas Will Play A Vital Role In Australia’s Energy Transition

Natural gas will play an important role in Australia’s accelerated energy transition as the country looks to boost renewable energy sources and phase down coal, according to Alan Finkel, Special Adviser to the Australian government on Low Emissions Technology.

Australia currently relies on a lot of conventional energy sources. Coal and natural gas account for around 79 percent of the country’s electricity generation, data from the government shows. Renewable energy from wind, solar, and hydropower provide the remaining 21 percent of Australia’s electricity supply. This includes both large generators and small systems owned by Australian families and businesses. 

“There is a pursuit of perfection to say get out of fossil fuels completely, and eventually we will,” the government’s adviser Finkel told Bloomberg TV in an interview on Monday.

“But for the next 10, 15, 20 years, being able to call on natural gas to firm up the solar and wind electricity in a country like Australia will enable us to develop and deploy solar and wind at enormous scale -- more quickly than if we cannot call on natural gas,” Finkel added.