Annual Report extract: Solar reducing diesel reliance of remote communities section
Published 2018
Summary: Solar reducing diesel reliance of remote communities section- Download PDF (180 KB) Annual Report extract: Solar reducing diesel reliance of remote communities section
Annual Report extract: Victorian dairy farmers to milk the benefits of solar section
Published 2018
Summary: Around 200 dairy farmers in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley are poised to participate in an innovative project that marks a new chapter in the region’s long history as an energy production hub – a virtual microgrid or online marketplace that would allow them to sell renewable energy and grid support services.- Download PDF (202 KB) Annual Report extract: Victorian dairy farmers to milk the benefits of solar section
Annual Report extract: Portable Mini Solar Farms For Remote Locations section
Published 2018
Summary: What began life as a way to provide renewable power to Australian troops on the ground in remote locations could soon see solar energy powering disaster relief efforts and construction sites.- Download PDF (185 KB) Annual Report extract: Portable Mini Solar Farms For Remote Locations section
Report: Advisian Wind & Solar Forecasting for the NEM Project Lessons Learnt 2
Published 2020
This Advisian Wind and Solar Forecasting Lessons Learnt Report outlines the key learnings Advisian has learnt in the six month period of October 2019 and April 2020.- Download PDF (135 KB) Report: Advisian Wind & Solar Forecasting for the NEM Project Lessons Learnt 2
Report: Insights From the First Wave of Large-Scale Solar Projects in Australia
Published 2020
This large-scale solar projects report presents insights & trends from financial close, construction, grid connection, and ramping up to full generation.- Download PDF (5 MB) Report: Insights From the First Wave of Large-Scale Solar Projects in Australia
Report: Building the World’s First Consumer Owned Solar Retail Services Company
Published 2019
This report is a knowledge sharing report published in the course of DC Power's project to build a solar-focused, customer-owned electricity retailer. The report provides an overview of the project, details of the crowd-source funding campaign and lessons learnt from the campaign.- Download PDF (4 MB) Report: Building the World’s First Consumer Owned Solar Retail Services Company
Media Release: Solar to power more than 30 remote NT communities
Published 2017
Remote communities in the Northern Territory (NT) will reap the benefits of solar power thanks to a $55 million project funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the NT Government, and managed by Power and Water Corporation (PWC).- Download PDF (268 KB) Media Release: Solar to power more than 30 remote NT communities
Report: Fulcrum3D CloudCAM Solar Forecasting for the NEM Lessons Learnt Report 2
Published 2020
This Lessons Learnt Report outlines the key learnings Fulcrum3D has learnt in the period between October 2019 - April 2020.- Download PDF (329 KB) Report: Fulcrum3D CloudCAM Solar Forecasting for the NEM Lessons Learnt Report 2
Report: The Generator Operations Series: Ramp Rates for Solar and Wind Generators on the NEM
Published 2021
This report analyses the impact of generator size (geographic footprint and installed capacity) on ramp rates for solar and wind farms in Australia. The findings can help to inform on-grid and off-grid applications; however, developers of off-grid hybrid power stations have the most to gain from the presented outcomes.- Download PDF (1 MB) Report: The Generator Operations Series: Ramp Rates for Solar and Wind Generators on the NEM
The Generator Operations Series: Unlocking Curtailed Solar Energy on the NEM Through Storage
Published 2022
This study estimates the potential generation, associated revenue and emissions reduction benefits that could be captured by co-locating large-scale battery storage at 44 NEM connected solar farms.Report: Yanderra Shallow Geothermal-Solar Systems Demonstration Lessons Learnt 2
Published 2023
This second Lessons Learnt Report covers the importance of adequate planning around existing commercial poultry operations.- Download PDF (776 KB) Report: Yanderra Shallow Geothermal-Solar Systems Demonstration Lessons Learnt 2
Solar-energy-driven modular floatable device for scalable green hydrogen production
Started 2024
This project was selected as part of the competitive Hydrogen R&D Funding Round under the Transformative Research Accelerating Commercialisation (TRAC) Program to rapidly develop the critical technologies required to build a clean, innovative, safe, and competitive hydrogen industry and posit…
Heterocontact-Polysilicon Hybrid IBC Solar Cell-Final Public Dissemination Report
Published 2024
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Is big really better when it comes to batteries?
Published 2020
Can a fleet of home batteries deliver the same benefits as large storage connected to the network or a generator?Hunt on for fixes for weak electricity grids
Published 2020
Researchers at Monash University’s Grid Innovation Hub will look for ways to strengthen unstable and weak electricity grids.Power trading between neighbours trialled in new pilot
Published 2017
A new trial supported by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and using blockchain technology could enable households and business to trade or share power with one-another. AGL Energy Limited (AGL) is leading the project to evaluate a virtual trial at Melbourne homes with a mix of solar…
The Energy Innovators: Renewable energy’s ‘extraordinary moment’
Published 2017
The energy revolution is here. In Australia, where coal-fired stations are powering down and energy needs are growing, we are right in the middle of it.Residential battery storage in Australia gets big boost
Published 2016
A USD $36.5 million investment in Sunverge Energy’s world-leading technology is set to advance the uptake of residential energy storage in Australia. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said the new round of financing included a USD $20 million commitment from AGL Energy Limited (AGL) and was a clear sig…
Short Term Forecasting Funding Announcement 2018
Published 2018
ARENA is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) for projects able to demonstrate five minute ahead forecasting for Market Semi scheduled wind and solar generation in the National Electricity Market (NEM).- Download DOC (340 KB) Short Term Forecasting Funding Announcement 2018