Media Release: Australian big business missing out on renewable energy opportunities: new report
Published 2017
While many major Australian companies do not believe their customers expect them to use renewable energy, most Australians say they would reward big businesses if they make the switch, new research by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has found.- Download PDF (325 KB) Media Release: Australian big business missing out on renewable energy opportunities: new report
Australia’s first Business Renewables Centre to help Australian businesses to switch to renewables
Published 2018
ARENA announced it will help build Australia’s first Business Renewables Centre to encourage Australian businesses to make the switch to renewable energy.Media Release: Australia’s first Business Renewables Centre to help Australian businesses to switch to renewables
Published 2018
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced it will help build Australia’s first Business Renewables Centre to encourage Australian businesses to make the switch to renewable energy.- Download PDF (118 KB) Media Release: Australia’s first Business Renewables Centre to help Australian businesses to switch to renewables
Why are people reluctant to buy EVs?
Published 2023
EVs are an increasingly popular choice for consumers and business, but in Australia their take-up has been relatively slow. Why?Electric car sales in Australia
Published 2017
Electric car sales in Australia actually fell in 2017. So what’s stopping us from buying into the electric car despite a global boom?New buyer tools to boost electric vehicles
Published 2019
Tens of thousands of electric vehicles are predicted to hit Australian roads within five years under a the Charge Together Fleets initiative.Proving solar benefits at the edge of Australian grids
Published 2016
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced $8.4 million funding support for Canadian Solar and Scouller Energy to construct a 5 MW DC (4.5 MW AC) solar farm near Normanton in far North-West Queensland. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said Normanton Solar Farm would help demonstrate h…
Media Release: Scaling up concentrated solar PV technology in Victoria
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $4.8 million in support for Victorian company RayGen to continue commercialisation of RayGen’s solar power system PV Ultra, including construction of a 0.5MW concentrated solar PV demonstration project of the Australian developed technology.- Download PDF (275 KB) Media Release: Scaling up concentrated solar PV technology in Victoria
A big new battery for South Australia
Published 2017
South Australia will get a second large-scale battery, designed to boost security of the electricity grid and expected to help reduce power billsNational renewable energy map more valuable than ever
Published 2016
An online map that helps renewable energy developers find the best locations for new Australian projects has received major upgrades. The Australian Renewable Energy Mapping Infrastructure (AREMI), developed by CSIRO’s Data61 with funding support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARE…
Can electric vehicles accelerate the transition to renewables?
Published 2021
After a cautious start, Australians are buying electric vehicles in growing numbers as manufacturers release more models to the market.ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht addressing press conference at Alkimos Beach
Published 2016
A groundbreaking residential battery storage trial is now up and running in the Western Australia suburb of Alkimos, supported by $3.3 million funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). An announcement was made earlier today: Proving the case for solar and storage suburbs. ARENA CE…
Battery of the Nation: Getting pumped about 4800MW of potential hydro in Tasmania
Published 2018
Tasmania’s is one step closer, with an initial study finding 14 new pumped hydro sites that could deliver a potential 4800MW of new capacity.Dairy farmers could trade energy via blockchain in the Latrobe Valley
Published 2018
Famous for dairy farms that dot its fertile rolling hills, and as a powerhouse of energy production, Gippsland generates 85% of the state’s electricity.Scaling up concentrated solar PV technology in Victoria
Published 2017
Media Release: ARENA has announced $4.8 million in support for RayGen and their project that is scaling up concentrated solar PV in Victoria.ARENA relaunches renewable energy blog ARENAWIRE
Published 2019
ARENA relaunched its new-look blog, ARENAWIRE, one of Australia’s leading online portals for news, analysis and knowledge sharing about renewable energy.Consultation open for Solar Sunshot
Published 2024
Consultation has opened today on the design of the $1 billion Solar Sunshot program announced by the Australian Government in March 2024. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), in consultation with the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) will design t…
MGA Thermal Energy Storage Project
Started 2022
The MGA Thermal Energy Storage Project will design, manufacture and operate a 0.5 MWth / 5 MWhth thermal energy storage system.Stockpiling solar power in suburban batteries
Published 2022
This week on Rewired, we speak to Dr Marnie Shaw from the ANU about a new wave of community energy projects including suburban batteries.The Energy Innovators: Wes Stein on the future of concentrated solar thermal
Published 2018
Concentrated Solar Thermal is popular overseas but Australia is only just beginning to recognise its potential as a renewable energy source.