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ASTRI Australian Solar Thermal Research Institute Public Dissemination Report 2021
Published 2022
This report covers the work undertaken by the ASTRI in 2021 including its role in facilitating commercial uptake of solar thermal within Australia.ARENA marks two years of renewable advances for Australia
Published 2014
Today marks ARENA’s second anniversary as an independent Australian Government agency, which was set up to establish the infrastructure needed to deliver the next generation of cost-effective and globally competitive renewable energy technology.Composing a distributed energy symphony in Western Australia’s largest energy grid
Published 2021
ARENA announced $8.6 million in funding to Western Power for the development of a pre-commercial pilot focused.Solar Thermal Foundation Project Results
Published 2014
A report documenting the establishment of state of the art research facilities for concentrated solar thermal research in Australia.Concentrated Solar Thermal Video Playlist
Published 2018
Watch technology explainers & video from our concentrated solar thermal project investments in Australia.Media Release: Residential rooftop solar with battery storage a step closer
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced $3.3 million funding for Synergy to trial a combination of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) with battery storage at a new housing development in Alkimos Beach, north of Perth in Western Australia.-
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Solar Efficiency Optimisation of Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Solar Cells
Started 2012
This project is a study of research and development of solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies to improve solar efficiency of hybrid organic-inorganic solar cells.Report: ARENA-Funded Cutting Edge Research in Photovoltaics
Published 2019
This report provides a snapshot of the projects and their ongoing research activities. These projects received ARENA R&D funding from round three.-
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Old dog, new tricks: the oldest form of clean energy could be key to increasing renewables in our national grid
Published 2016
Hydro could be the key to unlocking cost-effective large-scale energy storage that can stabilise high levels of renewable energy.Machine Learning Applications for Utility-Scale PV
Started 2022
The project aims to develop a commercial monitoring system for solar photovoltaic (PV) plants, capable of investigating module and system degradation.ARENA presents at All-Energy Australia conference
Published 2013
ARENA’s CEO Ivor Frischknecht provided the national keynote address to the recent All-Energy Australia clean energy conference. While discussing the success of rooftop photovoltaic systems in Australia, Ivor canvassed the increasing self-sufficiency of households in generating their own energy…
The Energy Innovators: Wes Stein on the future of concentrated solar thermal
Published 2018
Concentrated Solar Thermal is popular overseas but Australia is only just beginning to recognise its potential as a renewable energy source.Report: Advanced High Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells Employing Innovative Atomic Scale Engineered Surface and Contact Passivation Layers
Published 2019
This report discusses the project results and lessons learnt to date for the UNSW Project, Advanced High Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells Employing Innovative Atomic Scale Engineered Surface and Contact Passivation Layers.-
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Media Release: Port Augusta solar thermal investigation continues
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced progress on Alinta Energy’s Port Augusta solar thermal feasibility study.-
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ARENA looks to regional in first funding strategy
Published 2012
A new program to increase renewable energy uptake in regional and remote Australia was announced today by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) as part of the release of its inaugural General Funding Strategy. ARENA Chair Greg Bourne said ARENA has published the General Funding Strategy…
A quiet evolution: It’s not so quiet any more
Published 2017
This ARENAWIRE documentary about Parkes solar farm has been a huge hit. So here is the directors cut with an extra six minutes of footageARENA CEO to step down after 6 years
Published 2018
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced its Chief Executive Officer Ivor Frischknecht will step down at the end of his second term.Development of High Temperature Phase Change Storage Systems and a Test Facility
Published 2017
UniSA undertook a high temperature thermal energy storage test facility, design, construction & testing of two thermal storage system prototypes.How Aussie solar could power a new space race
Published 2017
They were trying to make a better, cheaper, solar cell. But Allen Barnett and the team at UNSW might have found a way to power future spacecraft.Inline Inspection Tools for Photovoltaic Manufacturing
Started 2010
This project developed two inline inspection tools, which are integrated into solar cell manufacturing ‘lines’.