Increasing customer participation in distributed energy
Published 2021
ARENA announced $446,000 in funding to technology company UPowr Pty Ltd (UPowr) to explore customer insights.Second energy from waste plant to reduce waste going to landfill
Published 2019
ARENA)has announced $18 million in recoupable grant funding to develop Australia’s second large scale energy-from-waste plant in Western Australia.Charting a course to grow bioenergy industry
Published 2020
ARENA is inviting submissions to develop a roadmap scoping Australia’s bioenergy industry opportunitiesWorld’s biggest hydrogen plant could power Australia’s first fully decarbonised ammonia facility in Brisbane
Published 2022
Australia’s first large scale project to decarbonise an existing ammonia plant using renewable hydrogen is set to get underway.Federal and state governments get behind Tasmania’s second interconnector
Published 2022
Project Marinus, supported by ARENA to boost underwater electric cable links between Tasmania and Victoria, moves closer to realisation.Dynamically managing energy loads for a smarter electricity grid
Published 2023
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $864,000 in funding to AGL to develop and trial a price intensity forecasting tool to support dynamic load flexing in the commercial and industrial sectors. AGL’s $1.78 million project will i…
REWIRED Episode 3 – Viva Las Parkes. Parkes Solar farm podcast transcript
Published 2017
REWIRED Episode 3 - Viva Las Parkes. Parkes Solar farm podcast transcript.- Download PDF (145 KB) REWIRED Episode 3 – Viva Las Parkes. Parkes Solar farm podcast transcript
Kidston ground-breaking shows bright future for Aussie solar
Published 2017
The Sunshine State’s big solar boom is continuing with the first of six Queensland solar farms to be funded through ARENA’s competitive large-scale solar round now underway. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht joined Queensland’s Energy Minister Mark Bailey, project owner and developer Genex and pr…
Wind and solar farm completed at Emu Downs
Published 2018
The Emu Downs Wind and Solar Farm, a 48-turbine farm that was constructed in Western Australia in 2006, stands on a site featuring two wind resources.Top marks for new off-grid solar classroom
Published 2018
The school bells have rung and class has started in Australia’s first 100 per cent solar and battery powered relocatable new off-grid classroom.Second waste-to-energy plant gets green light
Published 2020
A new Western Australian waste-to-energy facility will produce electricity from non-recyclable waste that would otherwise be sent to landfill.World leading electric vehicle to grid trial in ACT
Published 2020
ARENA has today announced $2.4 million in funding to ActewAGL to demonstrate V2G services in Australia.SA Power Networks inverters promise flexible solar exports
Published 2020
SA Power Networks inverters capable of responding to signals from the grid will empower customers to sell more of their excess solar power.Media Release: Hydrogen gives new life to Toyota’s Altona car manufacturing plant
Published 2019
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced funding for Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited to start the transformation of part of its decommissioned car manufacturing plant in Altona Victoria into a renewable energy hub to produce green hydrogen for transport.- Download PDF (159 KB) Media Release: Hydrogen gives new life to Toyota’s Altona car manufacturing plant
Media Release: Pumped hydro storage could breathe new life into old mines
Published 2017
ARENA is providing $4 million support towards a feasibility study into the construction of a 330 MW pumped storage hydroelectric power plant at the disused Kidston Gold Mine in North Queensland.- Download PDF (377 KB) Media Release: Pumped hydro storage could breathe new life into old mines
Smarter energy for Australian supermarkets
Published 2023
On behalf of the Australian Government, ARENA announced $3.7 million in funding to Enel X to demonstrate and scale flexible demand solutions in the commercial and industrial refrigeration sector.Flexible services to roll out in Victoria
Published 2024
On behalf of the Australian Government, ARENA is providing Victorian energy network United Energy $3.54 million for the Flexible Services Trial project to explore solutions for managing flexible demand. United Energy will be trialling new and novel ways to integrate more renewables and manage Victor…
Inside A-Lab: 5 big ideas to revolutionise the National Electricity Market
Published 2017
ARENA hosted an A-Lab workshop and asked top thinkers to redesign the NEM for a renewable energy future. Here's what they came up with.Risk and Audit Committee Charter
Published 2020
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Ayers Rock Resort powers industry innovation through solar leadership
Published 2016
A newly-completed solar project near iconic Uluru in Australia’s red centre is proving how on-site renewable energy is cleaner and cheaper than alternative sources of energy for many remote businesses and consumers. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Australian Renewable Energy Age…