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$43 million to help industry to reduce emissions
Published 2022
ARENA announced the launch of the $43 million Industrial Energy Transformation Studies Program, announced as part of the 2020-21 Federal Budget.Fringe of grid mines embrace renewables
Published 2019
Two remote Western Australian mines are switching to wind, solar and battery power in a bid to improve reliability while also cutting costs and emissions.Mining needs renewables
Published 2017
Renewable energy can greatly benefit the mining industry and should help to shape the future of the mining sector in Australia.Helping industry to reduce industrial emissions and energy costs
Published 2021
ARENA announced the upcoming launch of the $43 million Industrial Energy Transformation Studies Program, announced as part of the 20/21 Federal Budget.Resources industry embraces a renewable future
Published 2019
Renewables and mines may be unlikely bedfellows, but the pairing is booming as mining companies look to reduce energy costs and emissions at remote sites.Media release: Helping industry to reduce industrial emissions and energy costs
Published 2021
ARENA announced the upcoming launch of the $43 million Industrial Energy Transformation Studies Program, announced as part of the 20/21 Federal Budget, aimed at identifying opportunities to reduce energy costs and emissions in the industrial sector.- Download PDF (102 KB) Media release: Helping industry to reduce industrial emissions and energy costs
ARENA expands into energy efficiency with IETS
Published 2022
ARENA is breaking new ground with a funding for Industrial Energy Transformation Studies (IETS) including studies into energy efficiency.Miners rush to renewables: an industry turning point.
Published 2017
Mining companies are increasingly interested in renewables and Australian miners are leading the world in making the shift.Investment plan Supporting analysis: scenarios and context
Published 2017
Commercial investment in energy supply is driven by the interaction of market demand with the cost of supply, including any value placed on generating renewable energy certificates or reducing carbon emissions.- Download DOC (169 KB) Investment plan Supporting analysis: scenarios and context
$400 million for industrial transformation
Published 2023
ARENA welcomes new funding to deliver the Industrial Transformation Stream of the Australian Government’s Powering the Regions Fund.Australian Mine Sites – Powered by the Sun
Published 2014
ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht’s article “Australian Mine Sites – Powered by the Sun” is the cover story in latest edition of the Queensland Mining and Energy Bulletin. The article explains how renewables are emerging as an affordable and reliable solution to the Australian mining industry…
Broadened ARENA mandate to include energy efficiency and electrification
Published 2022
The Australian Government has introduced the Australian Renewable Energy Agency Amendment (Powering Australia) Regulations 2022.Driving down emissions in heavy transport with renewable hydrogen
Published 2021
ARENA announced that it has conditionally approved $3.02 million in funding to Ark Energy to support heavy transport with renewable hydrogen.Down Under ambitions: Australia’s journey to net zero – Darren Miller
Published 2023
If we want to become a renewable energy superpower, ARENA CEO Darren Miller says progress in the industrial sector will be critical.Solar Farm Solutions & the Australian Energy Sector
Started 2019
This project aims to operationalise, deploy and improve self-forecasting technology for up to eight Australian solar farms.Leading renewables-mining project pushes forward
Published 2015
The first of 34,080 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels have been installed at Australia’s largest renewables mining project in central Western Australia.The Energy Innovators: A solar boost to the mining industry
Published 2017
Leading solar researcher Martin Green argues increased solar production could bring new opportunities for Australia's resources sector.Taking crude to the next level
Published 2013
Resources and Energy Minister Gary Gray will today unveil the first “green crude” produced by Muradel Pty Ltd from microalgae at pilot scale, an achievement that could usher in a whole new industry in Australia. “Biofuels made from algae alone have the potential to displace up to 30…