Media Release: New resources set to boost take up of solar/diesel hybrid energy in the bush
Published 2017
ARENA and the Northern Territory Power and Water Corporation (PWC) today launched two exciting resources that will help boost the use of solar/diesel hybrid power generation in remote off-grid communities where energy demand and costs are increasing.-
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Media release: Consumer smart energy tool to assist households in reducing energy bills
Published 2023
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $929,000 in funding to Solar Analytics to develop an online consumer smart energy tool called “Solar Maximiser” (the Tool) that provides households with an economic assessment of potential consumer energy resources (CER) investment decisions.-
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Research to enable Australian solar thermal
Published 2014
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced the results of an investigation, supported by $179,965 of ARENA funding, into solar thermal power integration with the National Electricity Market (NEM). ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said the new research demonstrates how solar thermal…
Submission: ARENA submission to the post 2025-market design review consultation
Published 2021
This submission responds to issues raised in the ESB Options Paper drawing on information and insights from projects funded by ARENA as they relate to integrating distributed energy resources and enabling greater demand side participation.-
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DEIP Allocation Principles Workshop Summary
Published 2021
On 12 July 2021, over 60 participants from across the industry met to discuss national regulatory and policy design issues relating to Dynamic Operating Envelopes.Aussie-designed Raine electric scooter ready to electrify the daily commute
Published 2020
The Aussie-designed Raine electric scooter is a high performance electric scooter designed to transform the urban commute.Share your thoughts on ‘life cycle assessment’
Published 2016
We are establishing a national life cycle assessment (LCA) approach for ARENA-supported bioenergy (including biofuel) projects. An LCA looks at the environmental impacts of a technology or product through all stages of its life, from materials extraction and processing, through to manufacture, ma…
Report: Gridded Renewable Nowcasting Demonstration Lessons Learnt 3
Published 2021
This report presents the lessons learnt in the Gridded Renewable Nowcasting Demonstration over South Australia project between October 2020 and March 2021.-
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Report: Operating a Community-Scale Battery: Electricity Tariffs to Maximise Customer and Network Benefits
Published 2020
Community-scale energy storage systems (100kW-1MW) may offer benefits over residential and grid-scale energy storage systems.-
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Report: Cost-Effective GaAsP Top Solar Cell Grown On A High Performance, Low Cost Silicon Solar Cell
Published 2017
The goal of this project is to develop a cost-effective and high performance GaAsP/SiGe tandem solar cell on Si substrate with an efficiency over 33%.-
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2021 Renewable Energy Founder Forum – Invitation to startups
Published 2021
The 2021 Renewable Energy Founder Forum 2021 is inviting startups to pitch their renewable energy ideas for a third year in a row.Boost for electric vehicle rentals and second-hand car market
Published 2024
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $4.76 million in funding from the Driving the Nation Program to Europcar Mobility Group for the ‘Electric Rental Vehicle and Charging Infrastructure Rollout’ project. Europcar Mobility Grou…
ARENA submission to AEMO’s consultation on renewing its engagement model
Published 2020
This submission shares insights from ARENA’s experience facilitating collaboration in the energy industry over the past 8 years to inform AEMO’s consultation on renewing its engagement model.Sundrive Copper Metallisation Demonstration Project Final
Published 2023
This report provides a summary of the exciting achievements the project has made over the last 3 years progressing copper as a viable replacement for silver in solar cell module production.Shaped Operating Envelopes: Technical Design and Implementation Report
Published 2023
This technical report presents an overview of the shaped operating envelope concept, its implementation in the project, and simulations to illustrate the potential benefits over a more conventional approach to operating envelopes.HOT renewables for big industries
Published 2016
Did you know Australian manufacturers use 400,000,000 gigajoules (GJ) of gas every year to heat water, provide heat to produce steam, for drying, in ovens or as a chemical feedstock?Fact Sheet: Project Marinus Fact Sheet
Published 2019
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Hydrogen hub throws green shoots
Published 2018
With potential to power everything from cars to cooktops, houses and rockets, renewable hydrogen could change the way we consume energy.Report: Satellite Versus Ground Mounted Climate Prospecting for PV Applications
Published 2018
We have investigated the impact of two fundamentally different irradiance data sources on the calculation of the yearly yield and performance ratio for five locations in different climatic regions of Australia.-
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Australian hydrogen gets a Headstart
Published 2023
ARENA has opened applications for the $2 billion Hydrogen Headstart program, which aims to catalyse Australia's renewable hydrogen industry.