Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Our purpose is to support the global transition to net zero emissions by accelerating the pace of pre-commercial innovation, to the benefit of Australian consumers, businesses and workers.
Read more about ARENAFor International Women’s Day 2023, ARENA asked women working in renewables to reflect on their roles and their ideas on how the industry can ‘Embrace Equity”.
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Seek Funding 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.
Renewable energy projects
AGL Thermal Storage Feasibility Study
AGL will assess the feasibility of integrating thermal energy storage into the Torrens Island B Power Station.
Shell Energy Smart Energy Hubs
Shell Energy will implement Smart Energy Hubs across 40 commercial and industrial customer sites.
Yuri Renewable Hydrogen to Ammonia
This will be a first of a kind deployment in Australia to generate renewable hydrogen.
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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Our most recent ReWired podcasts.
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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.
Learn moreDEIP Access and Pricing Workstream
The 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
The Distributed Energy Integration Program is exploring the value that dynamic operating envelopes could offer to the energy transition.
DEIP Electric Vehicle Workstream
The Electric Vehicle Grid Integration Workstream is considering how a growing number of electric vehicles can best be integrated into Australia’s electricity system.