Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Our purpose is to accelerate Australia’s shift to affordable and reliable renewable energy.
Read more about usMuch is made by Australia’s energy experts of the potential for hydrogen to be...
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We fund projects that can help accelerate renewable energy in Australia.
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Explore Projects
Our projects span from early stage research in the lab, to demonstration projects in the field.
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Gain Knowledge
Our Knowledge Bank provides information and insights into the renewable energy industry.
Our projects
Agnew Renewable Energy Microgrid
A Western Australian gold mine will be the first Australian mine to be powered by a wind, solar, battery and gas microgrid.
Logan City Biosolids Gasification Project
The Logan City Biosolids Gasification Project is an Australian first initiative that demonstrates how sewage sludge can be transformed into energy.
National Ultrafast EV Charging Infrastructure
Evie Networks will be deploying Australia’s largest ultra-fast charging infrastructure network.
Knowledge and Innovation
Our role is to connect investment, knowledge and people to deliver energy innovation. Since 2012, we have been a major player in building the foundation of the renewable energy ecosystem in Australia.
Our Knowledge Bank is a open-source library of reports, studies and tools that provide guidance and learning to benefit future renewable energy projects.
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Newsletter: ARENA Insights Edition #12
Edition 12 of ARENA Insights focuses on battery storage projects. With Australia’s energy system rapidly transitioning to a higher share of renewables, ARENA has sharpened its focus with the launch of its new investment priorities...
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Report: Latrobe Valley Microgrid Feasibility
The proposed Latrobe Valley Microgrid (LVM) will demonstrate how local distributed energy resources (DERs) can be incorporated into a Local Energy Market (LEM.
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Report: Hydrogen Communities & H2City Tool
Read moreA brief review of selected global and Australian case studies, a description of the H2City assessment framework, and a description of the functionality and assumptions of the H2City Tool.
A-Lab is our innovation lab. Through this we aim to create cross-sector partnerships and world-first projects to transition Australia to clean energy.
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Video: Incubate 2019
A-Lab is bringing together a diverse network of people with the expertise and passion to drive systemic change in the electricity sector.Visit link -
Blog: A-Lab Incubate 2019
Read moreThe 2019 instalment of ARENA’s project accelerator A-Lab Incubate took place over an intense three days in mid September. -
Video: ARENA A-Lab Events
Get an insight in to our A-Lab innovation labs by watching our YouTube video playlist. Visit link
The Distributed Energy Integration Program (DEIP) is a collaboration of government agencies, market authorities, industry and consumer associations aimed at maximising the value of customers’ distributed energy resources (DER) for all energy users.
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Video: ARENA AEMC Regulatory DEIP Dive
ARENA and AEMC recently brought together over 60 people for the Distributed Energy Integration Program’s (DEIP) Regulatory DEIP Dive.
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Summary: ARENA’s ‘DEIP’ Dive into distributed energy
This summary presents the key takeaways and discussion points from the Distributed Energy Integration Program (DEIP workshop) with AEMC.Download this (PDF 3MB)
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Video: What are distributed energy resources?
The growth of Distributed Energy Resources (DER), such as rooftop solar, batteries, demand response and electric vehicles has the potential to support a reliable, affordable and lower-emissions electricity grid.Watch this