Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Our purpose is to improve the competitiveness of renewable energy technologies and increase the supply of renewable energy through innovation that benefits Australian consumers and businesses.
Read more about ARENAReservoirs of water are poised to play a key role storing renewable energy to bolster the grid.
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We fund projects that can help accelerate renewable energy in Australia.
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Our projects span from early stage research in the lab, to demonstration projects in the field.
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Our Knowledge Bank provides information and insights into the renewable energy industry.
Renewable energy projects
Resilient Wind Energy for Telecommunication Sites
The project will deploy 11 innovative small wind turbine systems, including 10 at off-grid telecommunications sites across Australia.
Co-located Vanadium Flow Battery Storage and Solar
This project aims to demonstrate the technical and commercial viability of VFB to provide energy and frequency control ancillary services (FCAS).
AGL Electric Vehicle Orchestration Trial
This project is a large-scale electric vehicle charging orchestration trial comprising 300 EVs across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
Knowledge and Innovation
Empowering energy experts
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 an open-source library of renewable energy reports, studies and tools that provide guidance and learning to benefit future renewable energy projects.
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Newsletter: ARENA Insights Edition #24
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This month we bring you a wrap up of the year that was 2020 by highlighting the progress of a selection of our major portfolios along with some energising Knowledge Sharing events and work streams. -
Report: Enhancing Network Resilience
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Report: Cultana Pumped Hydro Energy Storage
Read more about the reportThis report details the proposed construction a 225MW, 8-hour SPHES system to provide GWh scale energy storage services to the national electricity grid in South Australia.
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.
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Blog: A-Lab Incubate 2019
Read more about Incubate 2019The 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. Watch this A-Lab event video
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.
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DEIP Access and Pricing Workstream
Read more about the workstreamThe DEIP Access and Pricing Workstream examined how network regulations could evolve to address emerging challenges and optimise opportunities from distributed energy for the benefit of all energy users. -
DEIP Dynamic Operating Envelopes Workstream
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DEIP Electric Vehicle Workstream
Read more about the workstreamThe Electric Vehicle Grid Integration Workstream is considering how a growing number of electric vehicles can best be integrated into Australia’s electricity system.