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University of Queensland testing platform to speed up renewable commissioning
Published 2022
UQ’s Platform for Solar Farm Pre-commissioning study is looking to streamline the commissioning process for large scale renewables.Media Release: Moveable solar power shifts closer to commercial reality
Published 2017
Laing O’Rourke’s moveable solar-diesel power plant with advanced control systems has been successfully piloted and will be commercialised through the newly formed SunSHIFT Pty Ltd.- Download PDF (130 KB) Media Release: Moveable solar power shifts closer to commercial reality
How could pumped hydro energy storage power our future?
Published 2021
Pumped hydro operates within a closed system, storing energy as gravitational potential in water pumped uphill to an elevated reservoir.Media Release: First cab off the rank: First of 12 large scale solar farms completed in Emu Downs, Western Australia
Published 2018
In a landmark achievement, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced Emu Downs is the first of its 12 large scale solar farms funded under its $92 million round to be completed.- Download PDF (125 KB) Media Release: First cab off the rank: First of 12 large scale solar farms completed in Emu Downs, Western Australia
Five moments that changed the renewable energy world
Published 2017
Fifteen weeks is not a long time. But, in the lead up to the end of 2016, it was long enough for a range of unprecedented events to occur in Australia.How to invest in Australian renewable energy
Published 2017
Do you want to invest in Australian renewable energy? But did you ever stop to wonder why they are where they are? The correct answer is the obvious one.The Wollert rubbish tip has come a long way
Published 2017
An Australian-first project at the Wollert rubbish tip is trialling a new method for installing solar panels what would otherwise be unused land.ASTRI Australian Solar Thermal Research Institute
Started 2012
ASTRI Australian Solar Thermal Research Institute is a consortium of Australian research institutions collaborating on concentrating solar power projects.Report: Powershop Demand Response Program November 2019
Published 2020
This report relates to the behavioural demand response program conducted by Powershop Australia over the period June 2019 - November 2019.- Download PDF (213 KB) Report: Powershop Demand Response Program November 2019
Report: Powershop Demand Response Program May 2019
Published 2020
This report relates to the behavioural demand response program conducted by Powershop Australia over the period December 2018 - May 2019.- Download PDF (471 KB) Report: Powershop Demand Response Program May 2019
Report: Powershop Demand Response Program May 2020
Published 2021
This report relates to the behavioural demand response program conducted by Powershop Australia over the period December 2019 – May 2020.- Download PDF (225 KB) Report: Powershop Demand Response Program May 2020
Origin aims to accelerate EV fleet take-up
Published 2023
Business fleet users account for nearly half of all passenger vehicles sold in Australia. How can we encourage them to go electric?Media Release: World first to combine big solar and storage
Published 2017
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.- Download PDF (445 KB) Media Release: World first to combine big solar and storage
Report: Clean Energy Project Lessons Learnt Report #2
Published 2021
This Lessons Learnt Report covers work completed for Clean Energy Startup Support Programs Project between late August to mid-October 2020.- Download PDF (300 KB) Report: Clean Energy Project Lessons Learnt Report #2
The Energy Innovators: Alan Finkel’s vision for the future
Published 2017
The Energy Innovators, Alan Finkel's: Dr Alan Finkel discusses key findings of his review as part of ARENA's Energy Innovators series.Annual Report extract: Victorian dairy farmers to milk the benefits of solar section
Published 2018
Summary: Around 200 dairy farmers in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley are poised to participate in an innovative project that marks a new chapter in the region’s long history as an energy production hub – a virtual microgrid or online marketplace that would allow them to sell renewable energy and grid support services.- Download PDF (202 KB) Annual Report extract: Victorian dairy farmers to milk the benefits of solar section
Solcast wind and cloud forecasts to help balance SA grid
Published 2020
ARENA announced $994,685 in funding for Solcast to develop a tool capable of forecasting weather & renewable energy output up to six hours into the future.ARENA’s three day A-Lab Incubate 2018 on the hunt for the next big thing
Published 2018
Applications are open for ARENA’s biggest ever A-Lab event. Ten teams of innovators will convene to shape projects that advance renewable energy transition.Report: Hardwood Residue Bio-Refinery Feasibility Study
Published 2019
During the study Boral has undertaken a range of activities to test the technical and financial feasible of this potential renewable energy project.- Download PDF (3 MB) Report: Hardwood Residue Bio-Refinery Feasibility Study