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ARENA Insights Newsletter Edition #8
Published 2019
In 2018, ARENA provided $500,000 in funding towards establishing the BRC-A – Australia’s first online resource centre and marketplace to help Australian organisations increase their use of renewable energy through corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs).
Report: Energy Networks Association Stocktake Database Results
Published 2017
This document is only an interim format for distributing the stocktake results. ARENA’s ultimate aim is to have the stocktake results delivered in the form of an online portal that will allow easy searching, filtering and exploring.-
Download PDF (3 MB) Report: Energy Networks Association Stocktake Database Results
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Media Release: One stop shop for renewables mapping data
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced up to $2.1 million funding for National ICT Australia (NICTA) to develop an online national renewable energy mapping platform.- Download PDF (243 KB) Media Release: One stop shop for renewables mapping data
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New community consultation guidelines for large scale solar projects
Published 2015
Independent market research company Ipsos has produced best practice community consultation guidelines for proposed large scale solar projects. Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) CEO Ivor Frischknecht said the reports would be an invaluable resource for establishing and maintaining commun…
Report: Clean Energy Startup Support Program Final Report
Published 2021
The Clean Energy Startup Support Programs project launched four programs designed to accelerate the progress of entrepreneurs deploying renewable energy and complementary technologies. This report summarises the outcomes and lessons learnt from the project.- Download PDF (266 KB) Report: Clean Energy Startup Support Program Final Report
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Atlas to map Australia’s wave energy
Published 2014
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency today announced $1.3 million funding for CSIRO to undertake an innovative wave resource mapping and modelling project. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said the funding would enable CSIRO to develop a publically accessible wave energy atlas that would allow users to…
Oven Mountain pumped hydro planned for future renewable energy zone
Published 2020
ARENA is providing $951,000 in funding for Oven Mountain Pumped Hydro project to explore how a 600MW/7200MWh storage facility in northern New South Wales.Atlas of Pumped Hydro Energy Storage
Started 2016
The Atlas of Pumped Hydro Energy Storage study aims to produce a comprehensive, rank-ordered online atlas of the most prospective STORES sites in Australia.One stop shop for renewables mapping data
Published 2014
ARENA today announced up to $2.1 million funding for National ICT Australia (NICTA) to develop an online national renewable energy mapping platform.Renewable energy brings heat to manufacturing
Published 2019
ARENA is providing $460,500 in funding to the Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity (A2EP) to help businesses make the switch to renewables.AEMC rules on demand response wholesale mechanism
Published 2019
A rule change will make it easier for industrial & commercial energy users to be paid to reduce their demand during peak periods and sell power to the grid.Report: DEIP Access and Pricing Reform Options by CEPA
Published 2020
This report focuses on the access arrangements for retail customers as defined in the National Electricity Retail Law (NERL) and the National Electricity Rules (NER) chapter 5A.- Download PDF (2 MB) Report: DEIP Access and Pricing Reform Options by CEPA
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Report: DEIP Access and Pricing: Report on Workshop 1
Published 2020
The Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) and the Total Environment Centre (TEC) in partnership with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) and Energy Consumers Australia (ECA), are working under the Distributed Energy Integration Program (DEIP) to deliver three workshops on the theme of energy user centred distributed energy resource (DER) network access and pricing.- Download PDF (3 MB) Report: DEIP Access and Pricing: Report on Workshop 1
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ElectraNet’s South Australian battery shows the way forward
Published 2021
The ElectraNet South Australian battery storage system has achieved all of its objectives and even returned ARENA's $12 million grant.ARENA CEO Lateline interview
Published 2014
On 15 May ABC Lateline aired a story on ARENA, featuring an interview with ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht. Watch the full interview online via ABC Lateline.
ACCC calls for “reset” of electricity market, backs demand response
Published 2018
The ACCC has released its final report on electricity prices on Wednesday, calling for reforms to overhaul what it dubbed a “broken” electricity market.Regional Australia Microgrid Pilots Program
Funded 2021
In October 2020, the Australian Government announced $2.47 billion in funding for measures that aim to lower energy prices, reduce emissions and boost the economy.Submission: ARENA submission on the Post-2025 Market Design Issues Paper
Published 2020
This submission provides background information and insight from projects funded by the ARENA as relevant to the ESBs 5 key challenges: Driving innovation to benefit the consumer; Investment signals to ensure reliability; Integration of DER into the electricity market; System security services and resilience; Integration of variable renewable energy into the power system.- Download PDF (249 KB) Submission: ARENA submission on the Post-2025 Market Design Issues Paper
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Renewable Energy Founder Forum applications are open
Published 2020
Applications are now open for the upcoming Renewable Energy Founder Forum, hosted in partnership between ARENA and Innovation Bay.