▁nuclear ▁and ▁renew able ▁energy ▁options ▁in ▁an ▁Australian ▁context ▁— ▁specifically ▁the ▁replacement ▁of ▁the ▁age ing ▁coal - f ired ▁power ▁stations ▁Play ford ▁B ▁and ▁Northern ▁located ▁south ▁of ▁Port ▁August a , ▁South ▁Australia . ▁He ard ▁successfully ▁raised ▁$ 7 , 7 7 9 ▁to ▁support ▁a ▁launch ▁event ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁from ▁a ▁crowd - fund ing ▁base ▁of ▁ 1 0 6 ▁people . ▁ ▁He ard ▁has ▁provided ▁commercial ▁services ▁to ▁u ran ium ▁min ing ▁company ▁He ath gate ▁Resources , ▁has ▁presented ▁at ▁the ▁Pay d irt ▁U ran ium ▁conference ▁and ▁has ▁co - author ed ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁articles ▁prom oting ▁the ▁nuclear ▁industry ▁for ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁Chamber ▁of ▁M ines ▁and ▁Energy ▁( S AC O ME ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁He ard ▁expressed ▁his ▁view ▁that ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁dec ar bon ise ▁electric ity ▁generation ▁" we ▁shouldn ' t ▁be ▁waiting ▁around ▁for ▁break through s , ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁get ▁on ▁with ▁what ▁we ' ve ▁got . ▁That ▁doesn ' t ▁exclude ▁wind , ▁solar , ▁wave , ▁ge oth erm al .. ▁but ▁it ▁has ▁to ▁include ▁nuclear ▁or ▁we ' re ▁not ▁serious ." ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁He ard ▁prepared ▁a ▁discussion ▁paper ▁for ▁the ▁Econom ic ▁Development ▁Board ▁of ▁South ▁Australia ▁entitled ▁Crit ical ▁Con vers ations ▁which ▁exam ined ▁the ▁" o pport un ities ▁for ▁rapid ▁industrial ▁development