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One stop shop for renewables mapping data
Published 2014
ARENA today announced up to $2.1 million funding for National ICT Australia (NICTA) to develop an online national renewable energy mapping platform.Report: Efficient Solar Hydrogen Generation Mid-Term Activity March 2021
Published 2021
This mid-term report describes progress in the development of a practical system to directly convert solar energy to hydrogen. Successes include the demonstration of over 16% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency using Peroskovite-Silicon tandem cells and low cost catalysts.-
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Media Release: Hunter Valley biofuel facility to advance ethanol production
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced $11.9 million in funding for Australian biofuel company Ethanol Technologies Limited (‘Ethtec’) to complete the development and demonstration of its groundbreaking advanced biofuel technology.- Download PDF (126 KB) Media Release: Hunter Valley biofuel facility to advance ethanol production
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Renewable energy brings heat to manufacturing
Published 2019
ARENA is providing $460,500 in funding to the Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity (A2EP) to help businesses make the switch to renewables.AEMC rules on demand response wholesale mechanism
Published 2019
A rule change will make it easier for industrial & commercial energy users to be paid to reduce their demand during peak periods and sell power to the grid.Report: DEIP Access and Pricing Reform Options by CEPA
Published 2020
This report focuses on the access arrangements for retail customers as defined in the National Electricity Retail Law (NERL) and the National Electricity Rules (NER) chapter 5A.- Download PDF (2 MB) Report: DEIP Access and Pricing Reform Options by CEPA
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Report: DEIP Access and Pricing: Report on Workshop 1
Published 2020
The Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) and the Total Environment Centre (TEC) in partnership with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) and Energy Consumers Australia (ECA), are working under the Distributed Energy Integration Program (DEIP) to deliver three workshops on the theme of energy user centred distributed energy resource (DER) network access and pricing.- Download PDF (3 MB) Report: DEIP Access and Pricing: Report on Workshop 1
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ElectraNet’s South Australian battery shows the way forward
Published 2021
The ElectraNet South Australian battery storage system has achieved all of its objectives and even returned ARENA's $12 million grant.ARENA CEO Lateline interview
Published 2014
On 15 May ABC Lateline aired a story on ARENA, featuring an interview with ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht. Watch the full interview online via ABC Lateline.
ACCC calls for “reset” of electricity market, backs demand response
Published 2018
The ACCC has released its final report on electricity prices on Wednesday, calling for reforms to overhaul what it dubbed a “broken” electricity market.Regional Australia Microgrid Pilots Program
Funded 2021
In October 2020, the Australian Government announced $2.47 billion in funding for measures that aim to lower energy prices, reduce emissions and boost the economy.Seven shortlisted for $70 million hydrogen funding round
Published 2020
ARENA announced that seven companies have been shortlisted to submit a full application for the next stage of the hydrogen deployment funding round.Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP)
Started 2012
The Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics project is providing a pipeline to ‘over the horizon’ photovoltaic technology & training.Renewable Energy Founder Forum applications are open
Published 2020
Applications are now open for the upcoming Renewable Energy Founder Forum, hosted in partnership between ARENA and Innovation Bay.Refreshed stocktake to help renewables work with the grid
Published 2016
The Energy Networks Association (ENA), in partnership with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), has released an updated database of Australian and international renewable energy grid integration projects. The Integrating Renewables into the Grid Stocktake catalogues 208 projects that a…
ARENA relaunches renewable energy blog ARENAWIRE
Published 2019
ARENA relaunched its new-look blog, ARENAWIRE, one of Australia’s leading online portals for news, analysis and knowledge sharing about renewable energy.ARENA Statement Responding to Australian National Audit Office
Published 2020
ARENA welcomes the Auditor-General Report No.35 2019–20 Report into Grant Program Management by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency undertaken by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO). It is appropriate that taxpayer funded entities are held accountable for their activities. As ARENA a…
Results in from Hornsdale Wind Farm FCAS trial
Published 2018
ARENA partnered with AEMO, NEOEN, & Siemens-Gamesa Australia to explore whether wind farms can perform system stability services for the electricity market.Efficient, affordable solar cells born in Sydney garage
Published 2020
The low cost of solar panels from affordable solar cells is transforming the way we generate electricity, to drive prices down even further.30 million dollar 30MW SA battery
Published 2017
Media Release: 30 million dollar 30MW SA battery energy storage project that can strengthen the grid and potentially lower energy prices.