Smart battery inverters bolster system strength
Published 2021
Transmission operator Powerlink has completed a project finding emerging smart battery inverter technology can help to build system strength.ARENA funds national community battery roll out
Published 2024
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has conditionally approved up to $143 million to support the roll out of up to 370 community batteries across Australia under its Community Battery Funding Round 1. All states, and the Northern Territory, are expected to benefit from this program, un…
Innovation Bay is bringing together Renewable Energy startups and investors
Published 2019
Is your renewable energy startup looking for private investment? Or are you an investor looking for the best opportunities? Start here.A Critical Decade: adapted from Darren Miller’s Australian Energy Week speech
Published 2021
We are at the start of a critical decade for the world and for Australia. To reach net zero emissions by mid century, ARENA CEO Darren Miller says that we must take steps today.Broken Hill plant hits full generation at pace
Published 2015
The Broken Hill Solar Plant in western New South Wales has ramped up to full generation for the first time, sending 53 MW of renewable energy into the National Electricity Market. This latest milestone, which was the result of pre-commissioning activities and more than 300,000 hours of onsite wor…
Electrifying our lives with Professor Renate Egan
Published 2021
Working on solar since the 1990s, Professor Renate Egan has helped to transform the way we consume energy and to “electrify everything”.Solar monitoring benefiting households and networks
Published 2021
The solar monitoring service can deliver hundreds of dollars in annual savings for households and reduce strain on the grid.Solar unlocking the secrets of space
Published 2018
Solar panels are helping to unlock the secrets of the final frontier, as spacecraft tackle the most extreme environments powered by renewable energy.Hysata to build next-generation hydrogen electrolyser
Published 2023
A pioneering, all-Australian hydrogen electrolyser technology is now one step closer to proving itself at a commercial scale.Wattwatchers – My Energy Marketplace – Final Knowledge Sharing Report
Published 2023
Wattwatchers' shared over 5,000 smart energy monitoring devices around Australia to residential, small business, strata and educational facilities and reports how that data is used.Supporting the next generation of renewable energy startups
Published 2023
ARENA is supporting the next generation of Australian startups to thrive with Sydney based not for profit EnergyLab.Australian renewables growing at record rates
Published 2019
Australia is installing renewables at world-leading pace and is on track to ‘significantly’ exceed the 2020 Renewable Energy Target.Darren Miller on the future of hydrogen
Published 2022
Adapted from a speech delivered by ARENA CEO Darren Miller to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) on 30 June 2022Moree Solar Farm starts feeding into the grid
Published 2016
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) today welcomed the news that the Moree Solar Farm in Northern New South Wales had successfully achieved first generation. Moree Solar Farm, developed by Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), is now feeding 56…
Sun rises on new generation of zero emissions vehicles
Published 2022
A new wave of zero emissions vehicles is harnessing power from the sun and wind to deliver electrifying performance.Hydrogen deal unites Australian innovation with German expertise
Published 2023
Joint funding deal aims to stimulate innovation and cut costs around renewable hydrogen production for both Australia and Germany.New resources set to boost take up of solar/diesel hybrid energy in the bush
Published 2014
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. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said the new handb…
COP27: Australia ‘thinking big’ about renewable hydrogen
Published 2022
A high-powered panel hosted by ARENA at COP27 explored ways Australia could become a world-leading renewable hydrogen powerhouse.Batteries up power poles brings energy storage to the streets
Published 2021
United Energy is trying a world-first approach that puts battery storage right on the customer’s doorstep - above suburban streets.