Media Release: Moree Solar Farm starts feeding into the grid
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) today welcomed the news that the Moree Solar Farm in Northern New South Wales had successfully achieved first generation.-
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Report: Carnarvon A Case Study of Increasing Levels of PV Penetration in an Isolated Electricity Supply System
Published 2017
This report presents the results of a case study undertaken into the technical challenges posed by the growing photovoltaic (PV) penetration in the Carnarvon electricity supply network.-
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Media Release: Redeployable solar system could replace diesel generators
Published 2018
Pop-up mobile solar PV could soon replace diesel generators as temporary power supply for military operations, disaster relief efforts and music festivals, thanks to an Australian-made innovation.-
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Presentation: RayGen Presentation Introducing PV Ultra
Published 2018
RayGen pioneers PV Ultra, an innovative combination of high-efficiency solar cells and low-cost mirrors.
Improved PV Energy Conversion
Started 2011
The Improved PV Energy Conversion aims to overcome normal solar cell limitations by developing one that can harvest sub-threshold light.2017 investment priorities to help Australia transition to reliable, affordable and low emission energy
Published 2017
This media release has been superseded with ARENA’s 2019 Investment priorities. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched its new Investment Plan outlining the investment priorities which will guide almost $800 million of funding over the coming years. ARENA will broaden i…
LCOE Calculator
Published 2017
This template has been created to allow the proponent to provide financial information relating to the proposed Large-Scale Solar PV Competitive Round.Darling Downs Solar Project
Started 2017
The Darling Downs Solar Project involves the development of a 110 MW fixed-tilt solar photovoltaic farm. This is one of 12 ARENA large-scale solar projects.Why a billion-dollar bet on solar makes sense
Published 2024
ARENA CEO Darren Miller shares why Australia must invest in solar in an op-ed first published by the Australian Financial Review.Fulcrum 3D CloudCAM Final Report
Published 2016
This Project enabled the development and integration of the CloudCAM cloud prediction technology with remote, off-grid solar PV power stations.Consultation open for Solar Sunshot
Published 2024
Consultation has opened today on the design of the $1 billion Solar Sunshot program announced by the Australian Government in March 2024. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), in consultation with the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) will design t…
Media Release: ARENA funding leads to record solar PV efficiency
Published 2017
ARENA today congratulated researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) for being the first in the world to convert more than 40% of the sunlight hitting a solar system into electricity.-
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Solar Analytics – Smart CER Consumer Uptake Tool – 2024 Technical Report
Published 2024
Solar Analytics have: created a range of tools to assist residential customers make an economic assessment of consumer energy resources (CER) including Solar PV, smart electric hot water, batteries and EV smart chargers. tools to simulate savings using different OEM products – orchestrated…
Presentation: ARENA’s R&D Program Round 3: Solar PV Research Information Session
Published 2017
ARENA’s R&D Program Round 3: Solar PV Research Information Session Presentation slides by Alison Wiltshire, June 2017.Lord Howe Island Renewable Energy Project System Design Report
Published 2021
The System Design Report outlines the challenges faced and overcome to design and construct the Lord Howe Island solar PV/battery microgrid system.The Energy Innovators: The Clean Energy Regulator and AEMO’s big data dive
Published 2018
A major data sharing initiative has allowed the Clean Energy Regulator and Australian Energy Market Operator to better understand the small scale market.Conversion of Remote Crude Oil Beam Pumps to Solar & Battery Final Report
Published 2021
This report discusses the viability of replacing existing crude fuelled generation sets (gensets) with solar PV arrays and battery energy storage systems (BESS).SA Power Networks – Flexible Exports for Solar PV Trial – Final Report
Published 2024
Report on Flexible Exports offer for solar PV customers otherwise subject to zero or near-zero solar export limits.Flexible demand software to give power back to customers
Published 2024
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $942,944 to Birdwood Business Energy (Birdwood Energy) for the ‘Flexible Report Card Platform’ project which will help commercial and industrial (C&I) businesses realise their flexib…
AGL Nyngan and Broken Hill Solar Plant Knowledge Sharing Report 5
Published 2016
AGL’s Knowledge Sharing Report number 5 contains lessons learnt from building and commissioning both the Nyngan and Broken Hill Solar PV Plants.