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Report: Solar Enablement Initiative Lessons Learnt Report
Published 2020
The Solar Enablement Initiative Project (SEI) demonstrates the technical feasibility of achieving full network visibility from incomplete measurement data using an innovative distribution network state estimation algorithm (SEA).-
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What is pumped hydro and how does it work?
Published 2017
Storing energy for later use is a key challenge for renewables. Pumped hydro is a clever way around that and its potential is genuinely exciting.Report: Battery Storage Performance Standard
Published 2020
This report details a proposed Australian Battery Energy Storage System Performance Standard for batteries connected to residential or small-scale commercial solar photovoltaic systems.-
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Report: Synthesis of Responses to ARENA’s RFI on CST Projects
Published 2018
Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) power systems use mirrored concentrators to provide heat for power generation using steam turbines and synchronous generators.-
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Media release: Pumped hydro plant could unlock New England Renewable Energy Zone
Published 2020
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced it is providing $951,000 to Oven Mountain Pumped Storage Pty Ltd (OMPS) to undertake a study analysing the benefits that Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) would have on the development of the New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) in northern NSW.-
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Media Release: ARENA supports Vast Solar’s next step towards commercialisation
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today congratulated Vast Solar on taking the next step in advancing its Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) power generation technology.-
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Oven Mountain pumped hydro planned for future renewable energy zone
Published 2020
ARENA is providing $951,000 in funding for Oven Mountain Pumped Hydro project to explore how a 600MW/7200MWh storage facility in northern New South Wales.Report: Residential Solar and Storage Program Final Report
Published 2019
UE sought as a deliverable for this ARENA-funded project, to undertake a targeted deployment of solar PV and storage at customers’ premises that are connected to constrained (overloaded) distribution substations on the UE distribution network.-
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Infographic: Small-scale renewable energy installation capacity hits 6000MW
Published 2017
Small-scale renewable energy installation capacity hits 6000MW.-
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Economics and Industry Standing Committee Inquiry into microgrids in Western Australia
Published 2018
This submission seeks to provide the Committee with information and insights attained through ARENA’s ongoing portfolio of investments.Renewable carbon neutral methane to be produced in south-west Queensland
Published 2020
The renewable carbon neutral methane project will trial a way of producing renewable hydrogen using an Anion Exchange Membrane electrolyser.Report: Monash University Building Integrated PV Study Public Dissemination
Published 2022
This report identifies that this project achieved world-record efficiencies across a range of AVTs, and considerably improved upon the lifetime of comparable devices made to date.-
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Report: Hydrogenated Bifacial PERL Silicon PV Cells Public Dissemination
Published 2023
This final report explores the promising cell and module results achieved during this project, which are expected to instill confidence in using plating metallization to overcome limitation in screen-printing thereby achieving higher efficiency at a low cost.-
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Report: Conversion of Remote Crude Oil Beam Pumps to Solar & Battery
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).-
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Toyota Altona plant breathes new life with renewables
Published 2019
The Toyota Altona plant is set for a new lease on life, with a plan launched to develop a green hydrogen transport hub on the site in Melbourne’s west.Report: Pilot Project to Trial Solar F2D2 Final Report
Published 2021
This report presents the findings of the University of Queensland Pilot Project to Trial Solar Farm Fault Detection and Diagnosis (F2D2).-
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Report: DC Solar Rooftop Electricity Retailer Report #2
Published 2021
In this report, DC Power Co considers these and several other important learnings from its journey since the completion of the CSF campaign, so that all stakeholders can benefit from this experience.-
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Report: High Efficiency Silicon Solar Cell Technology Final
Published 2022
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Report: Advanced High-Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells Final
Published 2022
This is the final report for the Advanced High Efficiency Silicon Solar Cell project.-
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