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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.Australian big business missing out on renewable energy opportunities: new report
Published 2017
Read our new report The Business of Renewables on what the world's biggest companies are doing to lead the way, what Australian consumers want...Media Release: Australian big business missing out on renewable energy opportunities: new report
Published 2017
While many major Australian companies do not believe their customers expect them to use renewable energy, most Australians say they would reward big businesses if they make the switch, new research by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has found.- Download PDF (325 KB) Media Release: Australian big business missing out on renewable energy opportunities: new report
Stockpiling solar power in suburban batteries
Published 2022
This week on Rewired, we speak to Dr Marnie Shaw from the ANU about a new wave of community energy projects including suburban batteries.Consultation open for Solar Sunshot
Published 2024
Consultation has opened today on the design of the $1 billion Solar Sunshot program announced by the Australian Government in March 2024. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), in consultation with the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) will design t…
Media Release: Banking on renewable energy storage
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced $1.4 million support for the University of Adelaide to develop an online Australian energy storage knowledge bank and build a mobile energy storage test facility.- Download PDF (132 KB) Media Release: Banking on renewable energy storage
Ballarat Battery Energy Storage System Operational Report 3 & 4
Published 2021
This report outlines the performance of the Ballarat Battery Energy Storage System over 13 to 24 months of operation.Second Bass Strait interconnector technically feasible
Published 2019
Tasmania’s plan to be the ‘battery of the nation’ is a step closer, with a feasibility study predicting a second interconnector may be commercially viable.Leading renewables-mining project pushes forward
Published 2015
The first of 34,080 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels have been installed at Australia’s largest renewables mining project in central Western Australia.Op-ed: When it comes to charging your EV, how fast is fast enough?
Published 2023
Charging faster is better? Well, not necessarily. In fact, a big question Australia remains: what mix of public chargers will best suit us?Presentation: ARENA Hydrogen RnD Roundtable Webinar
Published 2021
The 16 research teams working on ARENA's Hydrogen R&D projects joined in an online roundtable event in February 2021. Each of them shared their mid-term progress, achievements, challenges and plans for the rest of their project.- Download PDF (10 MB) Presentation: ARENA Hydrogen RnD Roundtable Webinar
Promoting Hydrogen Implementation and Utilization in Australia
Started 2018
This project supports Australian participation in the International Energy Agency Technology Collaboration Program on hydrogen over five years.World first to combine big solar and storage
Published 2016
A world-leading project in far north Queensland is set to combine big battery storage and big solar to supply solar power after sundown and during peak usage times. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing $17.4 million funding support for Conergy to build and operate a 10.8 MW (…
Media release: ACT distributed energy trial to help optimise network integration
Published 2020
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $2.05 million in funding to Evoenergy to trial the integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) in an online marketplace to allow customers in Canberra to make the most of their ‘consumer energy’.- Download PDF (76 KB) Media release: ACT distributed energy trial to help optimise network integration
Report: Demand Response RERT Trial Year 1 Report
Published 2019
Renewable energy resources are playing an increasing role in Australia’s electricity sector. By the end of January 2019, just over two million rooftop PV systems had been installed with a rated output of just over 8.1 GW1.- Download PDF (603 KB) Report: Demand Response RERT Trial Year 1 Report
New centre helps businesses cash in on renewables
Published 2018
Building on the finding, ARENA has announced $500,000 in funding to help create Australia’s first Business Renewables Centre (BRC-A).UNSW – A chemical treasure hunt: how new materials could produce ultra-efficient solar cells
Published 2017
Over the past decade or so, improvements in the efficiency of mass-produced silicon cells have caused the cost of solar to plummet.November 2018 Powershop Demand Response Program
Published 2018
This report relates to the behavioural demand response program conducted by Powershop Australia over the period May 2018 - November 2018.Battery of The Nation – Analysis of The Future NEM
Published 2018
This report shows that Tasmania can make a significant contribution to the transformation of the National Electricity Market over the next two decades.A-Lab Incubate 2019
Published 2019
The 2019 instalment of ARENA’s project accelerator A-Lab Incubate took place over an intense three days in mid September.