Off-grid renewable solution moves closer to fruition
Published 2014
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced $450,000 funding to support a $1.4 million pilot-scale rollout of an innovative renewable energy solution. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said Laing O’Rourke would be constructing, setting up and packing down the world’s first fully red…
Seven shortlisted for $70 million hydrogen funding round
Published 2020
ARENA announced that seven companies have been shortlisted to submit a full application for the next stage of the hydrogen deployment funding round.Australia’s first commercial diesel displacement solar plant starts operation
Published 2015
Groundbreaking solar photovoltaic project supplies renewable energy to remote mining operation. BRISBANE, Australia, 29 September 2015 – First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), Rio Tinto and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced Australia’s first commercial diesel displace…
Alcoa aluminium producer to trial renewable energy
Published 2021
ARENA has announced support for a new project trialling renewable energy in the alumina refining process at a facility in Western Australia.Renewable energy from household food waste
Published 2023
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency has today announced a $291,785 grant to Logan City Council to investigate renewable energy production from food and garden waste. The $648,411 feasibility study will look at diverting food and green organics (FOGO) was…
South Australia’s Iron Duchess mine could be given new life as 90MW pumped hydro plant
Published 2018
ARENA announced its support of a feasibility study to assess the potential to turn a mothballed mine into a 90MW pumped hydro energy storage plant.Budget 2023: Key regional industry role for ARENA
Published 2023
ARENA will deliver a $400 million Industrial Transformation Stream to support regional industrial decarbonisation and help Australia meet its emission reduction targets.Investigating low emissions steel production at Port Kembla
Published 2022
ARENA announced $924,784 for BlueScope Steel to investigate options to decarbonise operations at the Port Kembla Steelworks in New South Wales.Submission: ARENA submission to The Select Committee Inquiry into Regional Australia
Published 2021
This submission summarises how ARENA’s investment activities have contributed to economic opportunities for regional Australia, and will continue to do so under the Australian Government’s recently released First Low Emissions Technology Statement (LETS) and new Budget measures.-
Download PDF (129 KB) Submission: ARENA submission to The Select Committee Inquiry into Regional Australia
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Media Release: Moveable solar power shifts closer to commercial reality
Published 2017
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.- Download PDF (130 KB) Media Release: Moveable solar power shifts closer to commercial reality
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ARENA sharpening its focus as it tackles next steps in energy transition
Published 2019
ARENA launched its 2019 investment priorities in a bid to sharpen its investment focus. ARENA funding will be directed towards three investment priorities.The Pilbara looks to renewable hydrogen
Published 2020
ARENA announced $995,000 in funding to Yara Pilbara Fertilisers (Yara) to support a feasibility study for the production of renewable hydrogen & ammonia.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…
How predicting clouds will make solar cheaper
Published 2015
An Australian-first solar energy project that uses Cloud Predictive Technology (CPT) to anticipate solar energy output has been launched in Karratha, WA, with $2.3 million in support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The project to supply 1MW of solar energy to the Karratha Airpo…
Small wind turbines offer a big solution for telecommunications
Published 2020
ARENA announced $341,990 in funding to Diffuse Energy to demonstrate the effectiveness its innovative micro wind turbine technology..Media release: Small wind turbines offer a big solution for telecommunications
Published 2020
ARENA has today announced $341,990 in funding to Diffuse Energy Pty Ltd (Diffuse Energy) to demonstrate the effectiveness its innovative micro wind turbine technology for use on off-grid telecommunications towers and broader remote applications.- Download PDF (79 KB) Media release: Small wind turbines offer a big solution for telecommunications
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Media release: The Pilbara looks to renewable hydrogen
Published 2020
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $995,000 in funding to Yara Pilbara Fertilisers Pty Ltd (Yara) to support a feasibility study for the production of renewable hydrogen and ammonia.- Download PDF (73 KB) Media release: The Pilbara looks to renewable hydrogen
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Geothermal energy in Australia
Published 2014
This report was prepared for the ARENA International Geothermal Expert Group (IGEG) to provide an overview of geothermal energy development in Australia.Storing renewable energy in the world’s biggest batteries
Published 2020
As wind and solar do more of the heavy lifting, it is vital that we find ways of storing renewable energy for the times when less energy is being generated.Yara Fertilisers scopes renewable hydrogen switch
Published 2020
One of the world’s largest ammonia producers, Yara Fertilisers, will explore the feasibility of making a switch to renewable hydrogen.
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