Prof Ray Wills

Prof Ray Wills Managing Director, Future Smart Strategies; Adjunct Professor, The University of Western Australia
AIE 2026 Energy Professional of the Year

[Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills]

Try bringing coal-fired power to your village by boat or donkey
#coal owned by companies
#solar belongs to the peeps

[Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills]

@actfast Black smoke points to incomplete combustion of carbon-heavy materials, fossil fuel products, oils, plastics, rubber
Grey smoke from materials with less free carbon or different chemistry like electronics, batteries, some chemicals, or mixtures that produce more ash/particulates

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@dbmgreen @PellentR56800 @aaronsmith Wholesale provides the fabric that the AER then uses to set retail prices
Data trend indicates price tipping point at >50% renewables, by Nov2026 - at which point Australian Energy Regulator (AER) can lower retail price https://t.co/tWpATIrfjY
And older:
https://t.co/HDqhCBTH5v

[Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills]

AER now explicitly validating what our @FSS_Au work's been demonstrating for several years:
more wind and more batteries pushing wholesale prices down and opening the door to actual bill cuts, even with fossil‑fuel risks still in the system
https://t.co/h1G2Wmrare

[Sunil Ecologista @sunjardiner0]

Logros significativos: el almacenamiento en baterías es una inversión de bajo costo y alto impacto. Menos gas, precios más bajos para las familias.

[Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills]

@PhilPggreen1 @TheNewDailyAu Wholesale provides the fabric that the AER then uses to set retail prices

Data trend indicates price tipping point at >50% renewables, by Nov2026 - at which point Australian Energy Regulator (AER) can lower retail price https://t.co/tWpATIrfjY

And older: https://t.co/HDqhCBTH5v

[Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills]

AER now explicitly validating what our @FSS_Au work's been demonstrating for several years:
more wind and more batteries pushing wholesale prices down and opening the door to actual bill cuts, even with fossil‑fuel risks still in the system
https://t.co/h1G2Wmrare

[Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills]

Record battery rollout helps drive down prices: Why your electricity bill could fall

Wholesale power prices on the NEM almost halved as record large-scale battery storage came online, with regulated household tariffs cut from 1 July
https://t.co/6v2dl5aEJT @TheNewDailyAu

[Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills]

@agentsmart @TheNewDailyAu The future is whatever the regulators allow …

https://t.co/mIfpHWH3Tt

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If you think the economy is more important than the environment, try holding your breath while counting your money - @Guy_McPherson, Uni Arizona

The future is whatever the regulators will allow:
1 polluted, less safe, unsustainable
2 not polluted, safer, more sustainable
#auspol

[Pete Milne @PeteMilne4]

After 5 years of study, WA's independent environmental watchdog found Woodside's Browse gas project was an unacceptable environmental risk on multiple grounds.
Read the confidential 2023 documents obtained by Boiling Cold in my story in The Guardian.
https://t.co/kY2RuD4dZT

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Seven years ago Western Australia installed its first big battery - a 5MW / 2 MWh monster

Battery dispatch now measured in GW

[Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills]

Western Australia’s first big battery
5MW/2MWh #battery largest yet to be installed on the state’s grid
Centrepiece of #solar and #wind microgrid at Kalbarri for WA government-owned network operator @westernpowerwa
https://t.co/6KxVXsBRyH
#wapol

[Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills]

oops
Advertising is the price companies pay for being unoriginal

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Advertising is the price companies for being unoriginal
@toddsampsonOz at RAC Vision 2030 event
 @RACWA
#Perth

[Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills]

China NEV sales hit year-to-date high in September as export surge offsets domestic decline

https://t.co/bKLUb2A1tC

[Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills]

Chinese car makers still heavily tied to legacy ICE capacity or slow-to-electrify JVs/SoEs are under the most pressure, while pure-play or well-transitioned Chinese NEV producers are relatively more resilient - though they too face slightly softer domestic NEV volumes

[Brad Setser @Brad_Setser]

Chinese vehicle production is now DOWN about a million cars from its peak late last year ...

Which is remarkable given the scale of China's export boom

1/many

[Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills]

Enjoying the cool spring weather in #Perth?
It's certainly below average for this time of year
But > 5th percentile, so not cold cold
Actually: look closer
< 5% no longer there
Only 3 data points <5% in last 30+ years🤯
Max temps higher
Min temps, too
https://t.co/gylJzj8DY5

[Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills]

Did I mention?
18 Sep 2026 in Perth was actually hot, too
Not as hot as the day before
Got a sense of deja vu yet?
It wasn't just another warm spring day
It was actually record breaking hot day
Did you see it reported on the news?
#isithotrightnow
#climatechange

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Keep the temperature down: In an anxious world, we need to make the energy transition work for everyone

The political temperature is rising in many parts of the world

So, too, the Earth's temperature
https://t.co/00scijt0pE

[Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills]

the Albany Townhall next weekend
https://t.co/4ZVnkXHIXd

[Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills]

After Metronet, could CountryNet put regional WA back on track?

WA's next transport debate should not be a choice between electric cars and better trains

Regions need both

& a freight system to replace imported diesel with local renewable electricity https://t.co/FeTSMpHmRU

[Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills]

Is @OECD's Mathias Cormann right on productivity?
Economic reform should lower real costs, improve household affordability & deliver lasting benefits, not just lift outputs
Climate resilience & a fair transition a part of that
https://t.co/x6296QMNR4
The Point @TheAusInstitute

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A link to the YouTube record of the session
The human cost in a fractured world

The costs of climate change cannot be left to future generations - and Australians are already paying for it today

Matt Kean @GlblCtzn #perth

https://t.co/jAxw3C9VGV

[Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills]

The costs of climate change cannot be left to future generations - and Australians are already paying for it today

Matt Kean @GlblCtzn #perth

[Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills]

We must bring people with us

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A link to the YouTube record of WA Premier @RogerCookMLA speaking at Global Citizen #Perth
https://t.co/paQLyPLIIe
@GlblCtzn #Perth

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W.A. Premier @RogerCookMLA speaks @GlblCtzn #perth

As the world in 2026 is in the fastest energy transition in human history,

The Premier emphasises Western Austra move towards decarbonisation and to continue being a reliable Global Citizen using our huge renewable resource

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A link to the YouTube record of the session
Clean Energy and Industry Transformation
https://t.co/DArhTS5Lnl
@GlblCtzn #Perth

[Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills]

In 2026, the world is in the fastest energy transition in human history - let’s make use of that - @ProfRayWills

Clean Energy and Industry Transformation
Stefan Löfven
Dino Otranto
Hon. Amber-Jade Sanderson MLA, Professor Frank Jotzo
Green metal

@GlblCtzn #Perth

[Prof Ray Wills @ProfRayWills]

Never waste a good crisis

Certainly don’t wait for the next crisis

Kate Chaney speaking about doing more than just making big rocks into small rocks and stick it on a ship to export overseas
@GlblCtzn #perth