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Media Release: Tourism hotspot to boost renewable energy use
Published 2017
Rottnest Island, the holiday destination in Western Australia famous for its annual swim and unique fauna, is set to boost its use of renewable energy.-
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Renewables the lowest-cost future energy source: AEMO
Published 2018
AEMO has projected that 90TWh of new renewables, storage and gas generation capacity could come online within the next 20 years.ARENA Insights Newsletter Edition #8
Published 2019
In 2018, ARENA provided $500,000 in funding towards establishing the BRC-A – Australia’s first online resource centre and marketplace to help Australian organisations increase their use of renewable energy through corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs).
Report: Energy Networks Association Stocktake Database Results
Published 2017
This document is only an interim format for distributing the stocktake results. ARENA’s ultimate aim is to have the stocktake results delivered in the form of an online portal that will allow easy searching, filtering and exploring.- Download PDF (3 MB) Report: Energy Networks Association Stocktake Database Results
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Media Release: One stop shop for renewables mapping data
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced up to $2.1 million funding for National ICT Australia (NICTA) to develop an online national renewable energy mapping platform.- Download PDF (243 KB) Media Release: One stop shop for renewables mapping data
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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.New community consultation guidelines for large scale solar projects
Published 2015
Independent market research company Ipsos has produced best practice community consultation guidelines for proposed large scale solar projects. Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) CEO Ivor Frischknecht said the reports would be an invaluable resource for establishing and maintaining commun…
Atlas to map Australia’s wave energy
Published 2014
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency today announced $1.3 million funding for CSIRO to undertake an innovative wave resource mapping and modelling project. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said the funding would enable CSIRO to develop a publically accessible wave energy atlas that would allow users to…
Media release: Pumped hydro plant could unlock New England Renewable Energy Zone
Published 2020
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced it is providing $951,000 to Oven Mountain Pumped Storage Pty Ltd (OMPS) to undertake a study analysing the benefits that Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) would have on the development of the New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) in northern NSW.- Download PDF (88 KB) Media release: Pumped hydro plant could unlock New England Renewable Energy Zone
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Australia’s pathway to $2 per kg hydrogen
Published 2020
ARENA CEO Darren Miller provided a vision for a hydrogen powered future at the Clean Energy Council’s All Energy Conference.Atlas of Pumped Hydro Energy Storage
Started 2016
The Atlas of Pumped Hydro Energy Storage study aims to produce a comprehensive, rank-ordered online atlas of the most prospective STORES sites in Australia.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.Dairy farmers could trade energy via blockchain in the Latrobe Valley
Published 2018
Famous for dairy farms that dot its fertile rolling hills, and as a powerhouse of energy production, Gippsland generates 85% of the state’s electricity.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.
Funding announced for NSW’s big battery
Published 2020
TransGrid will build NSW’s first grid-connected large-battery in a bid to prove batteries are the most effective way to provide inertia as the energy transition advances.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.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.Breakfast of (renewable) champions
Published 2017
Rising power costs and an uncertain future in energy markets have hit many Australian businesses really hard in recent months.Composing a distributed energy symphony in Western Australia’s largest energy grid
Published 2021
ARENA announced $8.6 million in funding to Western Power for the development of a pre-commercial pilot focused.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.