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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?Submission: ARENA submission on the Retailer Reliability Obligation Draft Interim Contract and Firmness Guideline
Published 2019
This submission provides background information and insight derived from ARENA projects as relevant to the AER’s consideration of the Contract and Firmness Guideline under the Retailer Reliability Obligation (RRO) mechanism.- Download PDF (116 KB) Submission: ARENA submission on the Retailer Reliability Obligation Draft Interim Contract and Firmness Guideline
More than $3 billion of hydrogen projects bid for ARENA funding
Published 2020
Renewable hydrogen projects with a collective value of more than $3 billion are competing for Australian Renewable Energy Agency funding.Tasmanian second interconnector is feasible, unlocking renewable energy potential to the NEM
Published 2019
TasNetworks has today released the final business case assessment for Marinus Link, highlighting that the second interconnector across the Bass Strait is feasible at 1500MW capacity and could be in service from 2027.Media release: Tasmanian second interconnector is feasible, unlocking renewable energy potential to the NEM
Published 2019
TasNetworks has today released the final business case assessment for Marinus Link, highlighting that the second interconnector across the Bass Strait is feasible at 1500MW capacity and could be in service from 2027.- Download PDF (70 KB) Media release: Tasmanian second interconnector is feasible, unlocking renewable energy potential to the NEM
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.Mapping Network Opportunities for Renewable Energy
Started 2014
The Mapping Network Opportunities for Renewable Energy project will create online maps of electricity network constraints to inform network investments.ARENA-funded Hydrogen R&D Project Presentations
Published 2021
The 16 research teams working on ARENA's Hydrogen R&D projects joined in an online roundtable event in February 2021.Business Renewables Centre Australia
Started 2018
Business Renewables Centre Australia will establish an online resource centre and marketplace platform, supported by face to face events and training.Demand Response Initiative Request For Information form
Published 2017
Demand Response Initiative Request For Information form.- Download PDF (138 KB) Demand Response Initiative Request For Information form
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.Report: DEIP Access Pricing and Reform Package Outcomes
Published 2020
This report summarises the views expressed throughout the Distributed Energy Integration Program (DEIP) Access and Pricing Work Package consultations.- Download PDF (1 MB) Report: DEIP Access Pricing and Reform Package Outcomes
Renewables take to the skies, rails and roads
Published 2019
As electric cars become a common sight on roads around the world, the renewable energy revolution is spreading quickly to other transport modes.Business Renewables Centre Australia raises speed limit on renewable energy transition
Published 2022
How an ARENA-backed business collaboration far exceeded its goals, and the lessons it learnt along the way.DEIP Access and Pricing Reform Package Outcomes
Published 2020
This report summarises the views expressed throughout the Distributed Energy Integration Program (DEIP) Access and Pricing Work Package consultations.Report: Pricing and Integration of DER Webinar Summary
Published 2019
On 15 October 2019, Oakley Greenwood presented a knowledge sharing webinar on their ‘Pricing and Integration of Distributed Energy Resources’ study. This summary provides the key takeaways from the webinar.- Download PDF (942 KB) Report: Pricing and Integration of DER Webinar Summary
Report: Pricing for the Integration of Distributed Energy Resources
Published 2020
This report summarises the approach and findings of a study that assessed the potential for more cost-reflective pricing to assist in the economically efficient integration of distributed energy resources (DER) with the grid.- Download PDF (558 KB) Report: Pricing for the Integration of Distributed Energy Resources
AGL Dynamic Pricing Load Flex Trial
Started 2023
No further information is currently available.
Proving solar benefits at the edge of Australian grids
Published 2016
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced $8.4 million funding support for Canadian Solar and Scouller Energy to construct a 5 MW DC (4.5 MW AC) solar farm near Normanton in far North-West Queensland. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said Normanton Solar Farm would help demonstrate h…