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Kidston Pumped Hydro Financial Close Report
Published 2021
This report provides a basis for future commercial development of pumped storage hydro technology in Australia, through detailing the Kidston PHES project specifications and lessons learned through the feasibility, development and financing activities for the project up to financial close.Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Report
Published 2021
This report outlines the issues encountered and lessons learned during the financial close process on the Kidston Pumped Hydro project, including topics such as forecasting costs, offtake and merchant market modelling, marginal loss factors and pathways to further projects in Australia.Electrifying our lives with Professor Renate Egan
Published 2021
Working on solar since the 1990s, Professor Renate Egan has helped to transform the way we consume energy and to “electrify everything”.Smart pool initiative keeps energy grid cool over summer
Published 2018
Residential swimming pools consume three to five megawatts of power depending on their size, often making up 30-40% of total household energy consumption.Emerging Renewables Program Guidelines 2013
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) was established on 1 July 2012 under the Australian Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011 (ARENA Act) with a remit to improve the competitiveness and increase the supply of renewable energy in Australia.- Download PDF (452 KB) Emerging Renewables Program Guidelines 2013
Consumers front and centre in new home battery program
Published 2021
A Sydney-based solar startup has set out to boost participation in programs that orchestrate energy from household solar and battery systems.Heat pump hot water system trial to slash energy bills
Published 2022
A heat pump hot water system trial and revamped power supply could see an Australian company cut its energy and utility costs.Batteries up power poles brings energy storage to the streets
Published 2021
United Energy is trying a world-first approach that puts battery storage right on the customer’s doorstep - above suburban streets.ARENA backs eight big batteries to bolster grid
Published 2022
Australia’s National Electricity Market will see a step change in grid-forming battery storage capacity, thanks to a $2.7 billion projct.Building integrated photovoltaic project wins another award
Published 2013
The University of Wollongong and Blue Scope Steel have won an Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) award for their ARENA-supported Optimising thin-film Building Integrated Photovoltaic Thermal for retrofitting project. The team’s rooftop PV thermal system…
Report: Chargefox Lessons Learnt Report 1
Published 2019
This report covers lessons learned in the previous 12 months, from April 2018 to March 2019.- Download PDF (58 KB) Report: Chargefox Lessons Learnt Report 1
How to lower energy bills and emissions with demand flexibility
Published 2021
Demand flexibility shifts energy use to lower energy bills, save energy and reduce strain on the Australian grid.Report: ANU STORES – 100% Renewable Electricity in Australia
Published 2018
An hourly energy balance analysis is presented of the Australian National Electricity Market in a 100% renewable energy scenario, in which wind and photovoltaics (PV) provides about 90% of the annual electricity demand and existing hydroelectricity and biomass provides the balance.- Download PDF (3 MB) Report: ANU STORES – 100% Renewable Electricity in Australia
Big business beckons for locals
Published 2017
In Australia, the rules of creating a tourist attraction sometimes appear stunningly simple. There's the big banana, the big prawn, the big pineapple, well…Gridded Renewables Nowcasting Demonstration over South Australia
Started 2020
The Gridded Renewables Nowcasting Demonstration will see Solcast develop a proof of concept demonstration of a forecasting tool.5B Maverick robots set to transform solar
Published 2022
The gift of a solar powered car at just eight years of age set Nicole Kuepper-Russell from 5B on a pathway.Advancing Solar in Australia Through RD&D Investment Report 2017
Published 2017
ARENA has conducted a review of the Australian and global solar research, development and demonstration (RD&D) sector.- Download PDF (766 KB) Advancing Solar in Australia Through RD&D Investment Report 2017
This tiny organism could soon make a big difference to how you fuel your car
Published 2017
ARENA funding will help Microbiogen to develop a new genetically modified yeast strain that could help make second generation biofuels a commercial reality.Harnessing consumer-owned energy during contingency events
Published 2021
ARENA is supporting researchers to develop new tools to monitor how consumer-owned energy resources respond to failures across the network.Will pumped hydro unlock the transition to renewables?
Published 2018
Pumped hydro - Could Australia’s oldest renewable source of energy be the key to a renewable energy future?