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How are big batteries helping to transition to renewables?
Published 2021
Big batteries are helping to keep the grid stable as more renewable generation comes online but what impact are they making in Australia?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.Mount Piper Energy Recovery Project Final Investment Decision Study
Started 2018
The Mount Piper Energy Recovery Project Final study is a technical and economic feasibility study of converting waste to energy.Media Release: ARENA helps bring to life innovative new energy marketplace
Published 2017
An innovative new software platform called the decentralised energy exchange (deX) will allow consumers who store their own renewable energy through home batteries to sell their excess electricity back to the grid where it is needed most.- Download PDF (89 KB) Media Release: ARENA helps bring to life innovative new energy marketplace
Can Tasmania be ‘the battery of the nation?’ It’s an idea that holds a lot of power
Published 2017
Hydro Tasmania and ARENA have funded studies into whether expanding pumped hydro can create a battery of the nation, meeting Australia's storage needs.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
BetterFleet Lessons Learnt
Published 2020
This report outlines lessons learnt from developing BetterFleet, an online tool for fleet and sustainability managers.Home renovation show with focus on renewables and efficiency
Published 2019
A new home renovation web series is asking whether it is better to renovate an old home, or demolish it and rebuild from the ground up.Commercial tenants stand to save with Solpod’s relocatable solar system
Published 2019
With the power to slash power bills and emissions, everybody wins from solar. Right? Not necessarily.Consumer smart energy tool to assist households in reducing energy bills
Published 2023
ARENA has announced $929,000 in funding to Solar Analytics to develop an online consumer smart energy tool called “Solar Maximiser”.Cheap electric vehicles available in Australia
Published 2018
Cheap electric vehicles in Australia will be available within weeks. Priced from $44,990, the new Hyundai will be the cheapest electric car.Up to $45 million to extend operations of the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
Published 2022
ARENA announced up to $45 million in funding to the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) to extend solar PV research.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…
Renewable Hydrogen Deployment Funding Round Announcement
Published 2020
This Funding Announcement details the competitive process that will be used by ARENA under the Advancing Renewables Program (ARP) to fund two or more large scale hydrogen production projects. This process is referred to as the Funding Round.- Download DOC (1 MB) Renewable Hydrogen Deployment Funding Round Announcement
Business case for second Tasmanian interconnector found to stack up
Published 2019
Dubbed the Marinus Link, the Tasmanian interconnector compliments the existing 500 MW Basslink cable and allows Tasmania to supply more renewable energy.How demand response in Australia will work over the summer months
Published 2017
Demand response in Australia is getting a lot of attention and one that - like all big ideas - requires some explaining to understand how it will work.Time to ditch the generator? The town where renewables took over
Published 2017
An ARENA project in Coober Pedy means the town has been 100 per cent powered by renewable energy for the first time for a 24 hour period.Gridded Renewables Nowcasting Demonstration over SA Public Report
Published 2022
This report provides insights into the key lessons learnt throughout the project, which have been gained through various knowledge sharing activities, including media reporting, regular ARENA reporting, three energy industry conferences, and one meteorological industry conference.