Two thirds of Australians support demand response (but what’s the one thing they aren’t keen on turning off?)
Published 2017
A poll by The Australia Institute has found strong support from Australians for ARENA's recently announced demand response program.Report: Temperature Losses of Different Silicon PV Technology Around Australia
Published 2018
We simulated the performance of 5 varieties of commercially available modules in 15 locations around Australia, accounting for regional temperature and irradiance.- Download PDF (207 KB) Report: Temperature Losses of Different Silicon PV Technology Around Australia
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.- Download PDF (366 KB) Media Release: Tourism hotspot to boost renewable energy use
Report: A Double-Sided Causer Pays Implementation of Frequency Deviation Pricing – Inception Report
Published 2021
This report sets out the objectives of the Double-sided Causer Pays study as well as an overview of frequency control and its status in the NEM. It highlights the key issues to be evaluated and sets out a methodology and detailed work programme.- Download PDF (575 KB) Report: A Double-Sided Causer Pays Implementation of Frequency Deviation Pricing – Inception Report
Report: Gridded Renewable Nowcasting Demonstration Lessons Learnt 2
Published 2021
This report presents the lessons learnt in the Gridded Renewable Nowcasting Demonstration over South Australia project between July and September 2020.- Download PDF (350 KB) Report: Gridded Renewable Nowcasting Demonstration Lessons Learnt 2
Report: NSW Demand Response Report November 2020
Published 2021
This report covers the period June 2019 to May 2020 and covers the performance of the Commercial and Industrial (C&I) portfolio over that period.- Download PDF (674 KB) Report: NSW Demand Response Report November 2020
Report: RayGen’s PV Ultra: Expanding the Global Solar Market Beyond Daylight Power
Published 2018
Newbridge became the first site deployment of the RayGen PV Ultra technology and now has operated over a period of 30 months.- Download PDF (2 MB) Report: RayGen’s PV Ultra: Expanding the Global Solar Market Beyond Daylight Power
Submission: ARENA Submission to the Economics and Industry Standing Committee Inquiry into microgrids in Western Australia
Published 2018
This submission seeks to provide the Committee with information and insights attained through ARENA’s ongoing portfolio of investments. The submission focuses on the potential for microgrids and associated technologies to contribute to the provision of affordable, secure, reliable and sustainable energy supply, in both metropolitan and regional WA.- Download PDF (225 KB) Submission: ARENA Submission to the Economics and Industry Standing Committee Inquiry into microgrids in Western Australia
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.- Download PDF (380 KB) Submission: ARENA submission to the post 2025-market design review consultation
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.- Download PDF (295 KB) Media release: Consumer smart energy tool to assist households in reducing energy bills
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.$2 billion for scaling up green hydrogen production in Australia
Published 2023
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today welcomed new funding for the Hydrogen Headstart initiative announced in the 2023-24 Federal Budget. The Australian Government announced the establishment of the $2 billion Hydrogen Headstart initiative to underwrite the biggest green hydrog…
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.BP Australia study looks to scale up renewable hydrogen for export
Published 2020
ARENA announced $1.71 million in funding to BP Australia to assess the feasibility of building a renewable hydrogen and ammonia production facility.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.- Download PDF (111 KB) Media Release: New resources set to boost take up of solar/diesel hybrid energy in the bush
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…
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.- Download PDF (346 KB) Report: Gridded Renewable Nowcasting Demonstration Lessons Learnt 3
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.- Download PDF (999 KB) Report: Operating a Community-Scale Battery: Electricity Tariffs to Maximise Customer and Network Benefits
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%.- Download PDF (1 MB) Report: Cost-Effective GaAsP Top Solar Cell Grown On A High Performance, Low Cost Silicon Solar Cell