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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.A new way of providing energy to isolated communities? Look to the Horizon…
Published 2017
ARENA is funding a trial in the WA town of Carnarvon that will show how distributed energy resources can be integrated with Horizon Energy's microgrid.Battery costs falling fast, wind and solar still cheapest new electricity
Published 2021
Solar and wind are still the cheapest new electricity generation, with the cost of hydrogen electrolysers predicted to fall sharply.AGL Solar Project
Started 2013
The AGL Solar Project aimed to increase knowledge in large-scale solar energy through the construction of two solar pv power stations in New South Wales.Renewable mining project raises the global bar
Published 2015
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced $20.9 million support for a 10.6 MW solar PV installation with storage at the DeGrussa Copper Mine in Western Australia. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said the $40 million project is set to bolster the mining industry’s confidence in ren…
Report: Increasing the Uptake of Solar PV and Battery Storage in Strata Residential Developments
Published 2021
Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute (CUSP) is pleased to present this report on the research project “Increasing the uptake of solar PV and battery storage in strata residential developments.”- Download PDF (3 MB) Report: Increasing the Uptake of Solar PV and Battery Storage in Strata Residential Developments
Annual Report extract: Australian research is bringing down the cost of solar pv
Published 2018
Summary - Australia has provided more than $290 million to around 300 solar research and development projects since 2009 through programs either transferred to ARENA, or run by ARENA since 2012.- Download PDF (34 KB) Annual Report extract: Australian research is bringing down the cost of solar pv
Media Release: Solar PV and cloud prediction: a powerful combination for regional Australia
Published 2017
Two projects backed by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) are showing the world how solar power and cloud prediction technology can be brought together to supply cheaper, more reliable renewable energy to Australians.- Download PDF (632 KB) Media Release: Solar PV and cloud prediction: a powerful combination for regional Australia
Research & Development Program Round 3 Solar PV Research Guidelines 2017
Published 2017
The ARENA Research and Development Program (the Program) is delivered by ARENA in competitive rounds.- Download PDF (2 MB) Research & Development Program Round 3 Solar PV Research Guidelines 2017
Report: Lower Solar PV Cost by a Combination of Luminescence Images and Machine-Learning
Published 2023
This Final Report outlines key lessons learnt from the project which looked at cost-effective ML-based approached to increase luminescence image spatial resolution.- Download PDF (614 KB) Report: Lower Solar PV Cost by a Combination of Luminescence Images and Machine-Learning
Senate Order for entity contracts listing relating to the period 1 July 2016 – 30 June 2017
Published 2017
Senate Order for entity contracts listing relating to the period 1 July 2016 - 30 June 2017.- Download PDF (105 KB) Senate Order for entity contracts listing relating to the period 1 July 2016 – 30 June 2017
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
AEMO and CSIRO report finds renewables cheapest
Published 2019
AEMO and CSIRO have released the GenCost report concluding that wind and solar are the cheapest new forms of electricity.Canola oil processing to be powered with bioenergy
Published 2018
ARENA today announced funding to transform an Australian oilseed crushing, refining and packaging company to switch to bioenergy.Plasmonics for High Efficiency Solar Cells
Started 2010
The project aimed to commercialise a new way of increasing light absorption in solar cells using a technology called plasmonics.Improving Solar Cell Performance Testing
Started 2014
The Improving Solar Cell Performance Testing project investigated factors that deteriorate solar cell performance, using an innovative measurement system.Plug and Play Solar Project Results
Published 2017
The Plug and Play Solar Power project addressed barriers to solar hybrid power system growth by developing ‘Plug and Play’ technology.
The Innovators podcast: Painting the future solar
Published 2017
RMIT's Torben Daeneke and Kourosh Kalantar Zadeh discuss their work on a solar paint that uses electrolysis to create hydrogen that can be used as fuel.Social Access Solar Gardens for Australia
Published 2018
The report details the implementation of the solar gardens projects and the barriers that would prevent the garden model from working in Australia.