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Power Cube Power Tower Receiver
Started 2011
This project is aims to reduce the cost of utility scale photovoltaics by developing a technology that splits sunlight into specific wavelength bands.Moveable solar power shifts closer to commercial reality
Published 2016
Laing O’Rourke’s moveable solar-diesel power plant with advanced control systems has been successfully piloted and will be commercialised through the newly formed SunSHIFT Pty Ltd. Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) CEO Ivor Frischknecht said the innovative project showed how funding…
Preparing Alice Springs electricity grid for renewables
Published 2020
ARENA announced funding for a new project that will help to unlock capacity for more renewable energy in the Alice Springs electricity grid.Media Release: Battery storage set to strengthen South Australian grid
Published 2017
The world’s largest battery storage ‘virtual power plant’ is set to land in South Australia, boosting grid stability, reducing power price volatility and supporting renewable energy.-
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Media release: Up to $45 million to extend operations of the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
Published 2022
ARENA announced up to $45 million in funding to the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) to extend operations of their cutting edge solar photovoltaic (PV) research to 2030.-
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Submission: Parliamentary inquiry for funding Australia’s research
Published 2018
This submission describes ARENA's role in the innovation chain, its Mission Innovation contibution, funding principles, investment approach, R&D program guidelines, funding agreements and its risk-based approach to project management.-
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Renewable energy from abandoned mine site? That’s gold
Published 2017
ARENA is contributing up to $5 million to Genex Power Ltd to develop renewable energy from abandoned mine site in Kidston.Presentation: Summary Pack, Conversion Tracker: Short-Term Forecasting Workshop ARENA / AEMO
Published 2018
Presentation slides.-
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AEMC Stand-alone Power System’s Review
Published 2019
This submission draws attention to the Australian Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) Industry Roadmap, prepared with grant funding from ARENA.Darren Miller: Investing in the building blocks for net zero
Published 2021
ARENA CEO Darren Miller recently launched the agency’s new investment plan, explaining that Australia is blessed with all the ingredients needed to succeed in the transition to net zero emissions.Report: Solar-driven Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle (1- UFA004)
Published 2017
Supercritical Carbon dioxide power cycles enable a significant increase in thermal efficiency over traditional steam Rankine cycles seen in the majority of current thermal power stations both fossil fuelled and solar thermal.-
Download PDF (491 KB) Report: Solar-driven Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle (1- UFA004)
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An innovative new renewable energy air conditioning system for commercial buildings is piloted in Victoria
Published 2016
The retail sector is a voracious user of both energy and water, accounting for around 50 per cent of the Australian commercial property sector’s energy use, with around 60% of this sectors total energy use spent on heating, ventilation and air conditioning of commercial buildings.
An energy microgrid for a military installation
Published 2017
The Department of Defence teams up with ARENA and Carnegie for the nation’s first military installation with its own energy microgrid.FAQs: Addressing solar PV end-of-life issues and lowering solar PV cost
Published 2020
FAQS Addressing solar PV end-of-life issues and lowering solar PV cost-
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Highly Efficient & Low Cost Photovoltaic-Electrolysis System Midterm Activity Sept 2020
Published 2020
This report documents the mid-term progress towards the project's aims of demonstrating the production of hydrogen using a concentrated PV receiver.Thin Film Solar Cell: A Novel Alternative for TW-level Thin Film PV
Started 2011
This project is a study of research and development of solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies to design and manufacture high quality copper-zinc-tin-sulfur (CZTS) thin film solar cells for TW-level thin film PV.Hybrid Concentrating Solar Thermal Systems for Large Scale Applications
Published 2016
This project developed and prototyped a new CSIRO-developed solar air conditioning technology, which was designed to provide high efficiency, low carbon heating and cooling for Australian commercial buildings.Report: Collinsville Solar Thermal Power Station Modelling Optimisation
Published 2019
A report on the preliminary financial model and marginal loss factor analysis report.-
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Can supermarkets be Australia’s renewable energy secret weapon?
Published 2022
Shell Energy Australia (Shell) supplies electricity and gas to commercial and industrial (C&I) sites across the country.