Media Release: New Australian performance standards for home battery storage systems
Published 2018
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is helping to develop an Australian performance standard for residential and small-commercial battery systems connected to solar PV systems.-
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Media Release: First co-located solar and battery connected to grid in FNQ
Published 2018
The first big solar and big battery storage to be connected to the grid has started providing power to Far North Queensland homes and businesses.-
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$350m to kick start new large-scale solar projects
Published 2015
At least four, and as many as 10, new large-scale solar farms will be built across Australia with the help of $350 million in new funding initiatives announced today by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). ARENA today marked the start of…
RayGen solar energy storage technology trial in Victoria’s north-west
Published 2020
ARENA has announced it will provide $3 million in funding for the RayGen solar energy storage technology trial in Victoria’s north-west.Media Release: Demand response trial expanded for NSW
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the NSW Government today announced $15 million in funding to pilot demand response in New South Wales this summer.-
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Media Release: Old dog, new tricks: the oldest form of clean energy could be key to increasing renewables in our national grid
Published 2017
Hydro could be the key to unlocking cost-effective large scale energy storage that can stabilise high levels of renewable energy in our national electricity grid.-
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Research boost for solar panel efficiency and cost reduction
Published 2020
ARENA awarded $15.14 to 16 research projects to help address solar PV panel efficiency, overall cost reductions and end-of-life issues.RayGen aim to making dispatchable solar a reality
Published 2023
Some might say it’s a solar unicorn. RayGen’s unique power plant promises to generate dispatchable electricity even when the sun is not shining.The cheap, abundant substance that could revolutionise how we store energy
Published 2017
ARENA funding is pushing the boundaries of battery storage as UoW researchers work on sodium-ion batteries to power a Sydney Water treatment plant.What are renewable energy zones, and why do they matter?
Published 2020
Access to places with the greatest potential (renewable energy zones) is being held back by limited network connections. ARENA is helping present solutions.ReWired Podcast: Episode 6
Published 2017
A quiet revolution in large scale solar is unfolding across the country. Discover how it is rewiring our electricity grid & transforming local communities.ReWired: The pod heard round the world
Published 2017
ARENA's successful large scale solar projects are nearing completion across the country. The journey of building them has involved thousands of people.Daly River project trials renewable storage for remote communities
Published 2017
Daly River is set to become the first remote community in the Northern Territory to be powered by solar and battery as part of an ARENA funded trial.The Energy Innovators: Stuart White on increasing our energy productivity
Published 2017
ARENAWIRE - The Energy Innovators, Stuart White: Expert argues for a doubling of Australia's energy productivity target by 2030.ARENA opens $20 m R&D round for industry-partnered projects
Published 2015
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced up to $20 million for a new research and development (R&D) round dedicated to industry-partnered projects that seek to develop and commercialise renewable energy technologies. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht was joined by founder of…
Solar storage solution gets investment boost
Published 2014
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced a $3.8 million investment in Sunverge Energy, through the Southern Cross Renewable Energy Fund. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said Sunverge Energy offered a simple, cost-effective energy storage solution able to deliver solar power when it…