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Cool solution for renewable refrigeration
Published 2019
ARENA announced $2 million in funds to Glaciem to demonstrate the value of integrating thermal energy storage with renewable energy into applications.Australia and Germany come together to assess hydrogen supply chain
Published 2020
Australia and Germany will decarbonise energy supplies after the two agreed to assess the feasibility of developing a hydrogen supply chain.Sewage treatment plants turn sludge into liquid fuel
Published 2020
An unlikely renewable energy feedstock is piling up at sewage treatment plants around the country.Port Gregory wind, solar and battery hybrid plant to power mine
Published 2019
Second-hand wind turbines, solar and a battery will combine to power a remote mine in Western Australia, in a first-of-its kind project supported by ARENA.Media Release: Element 25 to trial making metal using renewable energy
Published 2019
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $490,000 in funding to mining and metals company Element 25 Limited (E25) to examine the viability of using renewable energy in their metal production process.- Download PDF (148 KB) Media Release: Element 25 to trial making metal using renewable energy
Media Release: NT study finds reliable way to feed extra solar PV into the grid
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today released a study that shows how up to 10MW of extra solar photovoltaic (PV) could be installed in the Alice Springs grid without adversely affecting supply stability.- Download PDF (279 KB) Media Release: NT study finds reliable way to feed extra solar PV into the grid
Media Release: ARENA’s large-scale solar round attracts serious interest
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has received 77 eligible expressions of interest (EOIs) for its $100 million large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) competitive round which was announced on 9 September 2015.- Download PDF (516 KB) Media Release: ARENA’s large-scale solar round attracts serious interest
Media Release: Cool solution for renewable refrigeration
Published 2019
An innovative new cooling technology developed in South Australia will be trialled at food, agriculture and tourism businesses to help reduce their energy costs and emissions from heating and cooling.- Download PDF (72 KB) Media Release: Cool solution for renewable refrigeration
Redeployable solar to be trialled on shopping centres
Published 2019
ARENA has announced funding for an Australian start up Solpod Pty Ltd (Solpod) to trial installing redeployable solar on commercial & government buildings.Solar and batteries powering Brisbane classroom
Published 2018
Brisbane high school students are being taught in Australia’s first solar & battery powered portable classroom as renewable classrooms expands to QLD.Eco friendly heating and cooling beneath our feet?
Published 2019
An eco friendly heating and cooling project is embracing the consistent subterranean temperatures to heat and cool hundreds of homes.Sydney Water treatment plant to trial new gas certification scheme
Published 2021
Biomethane produced at the Sydney Water treatment plant at Malabar, NSW will be the first to be accredited under the scheme.ARENA expands into energy efficiency with IETS
Published 2022
ARENA is breaking new ground with a funding for Industrial Energy Transformation Studies (IETS) including studies into energy efficiency.Lord Howe Island renewables replace diesel fuel
Published 2019
Famous for its coral reefs, rugged volcanic peaks, plants and animals, Lord Howe Island is embarking on a major energy transformation.Request For Information – Development of new, scalable export value chains in renewable hydrogen and related materials
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) seeks information on the opportunities and capability of Australia in developing capacity to export renewable hydrogen.- Download PDF (1 MB) Request For Information – Development of new, scalable export value chains in renewable hydrogen and related materials
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…Zen and the art of demand response (or how to stay cool about staying cool this summer)
Published 2017
It's a small, elegant box but Planet Innovation's Zen thermostat will play a big role in helping ARENA to deliver demand response this summer.The secret to a truly ‘noteworthy’ solar cell, brought to you by CSIRO
Published 2017
Researchers at CSIRO in Melbourne, with funding from ARENA, are leading the way in creating perovskite solar cells that are lightweight and printed.ARENA celebrates International Women’s Day
Published 2019
This International Women's Day, ARENA is celebrating the #BalanceforBetter theme and recognising that a balanced world is a better world.The waste to energy plant future is here
Published 2018
A waste to energy plant in Australia will become a reality and change our requirement for landfill in the years ahead. Who's excited?