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Submission: ARENA submission to CoGaTI Access and Charging Review
Published 2019
This submission provides insights from ARENA project portfolio to inform the AEMCs consideration of Access and Pricing Regime including in relation to Renewable Energy Zones, Marginal Loss Factors and Dynamic Regional Pricing.- Download PDF (161 KB) Submission: ARENA submission to CoGaTI Access and Charging Review
Australia’s rooftop solar produces enough energy to power this city
Published 2017
We love a sunburnt rooftop. A land of energy gains and Australia's rooftop solar produces enough energy to power this city.Media Release: Latrobe Valley Microgrid Partners Release
Published 2018
Customers to be able to buy and sell electricity ‘peer to peer’ within a local energy marketplace and be paid for ‘negawatts’ – the energy saved by turning off an appliance.- Download PDF (51 KB) Media Release: Latrobe Valley Microgrid Partners Release
Submission: ARENA submission on the Retailer Reliability Obligation Draft Interim Contract and Firmness Guideline
Published 2019
This submission provides background information and insight derived from ARENA projects as relevant to the AER’s consideration of the Contract and Firmness Guideline under the Retailer Reliability Obligation (RRO) mechanism.- Download PDF (116 KB) Submission: ARENA submission on the Retailer Reliability Obligation Draft Interim Contract and Firmness Guideline
Baffled by baseload? Dumbfounded by dispatchables? Let us explain
Published 2017
Baseload power? Dispatchable generation? National Energy Market? Understand all the essential energy terms and concepts with this handy explainer.New renewable focussed energy retailer open for business
Published 2016
A new energy retailer is entering the Australian market and pioneering a groundbreaking business model. It will empower consumers to reduce their power usage and potentially use more renewable energy. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and SBCVC have backed a $5 million Southern Cross…
Revolutionising the grid: ARENA invests in Adelaide’s second virtual power plant
Published 2018
Adelaide's virtual power plant - Extreme heatwaves put tremendous pressure on the electricity grid as demand for energy outstrips supply.Roadmap provides a pathway for domestic solar manufacturing
Published 2024
An industry roadmap for domestic solar PV manufacturing supported by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) outlines a credible pathway for Australia to build domestic supply chains from raw material processing to module manufacturing. The report titled ‘Silicon to Solar’ (Roadmap) wa…
Independent Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market
Published 2017
This submission provides background information on projects funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) as relevant to the Independent Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market.Solar battery storage in Victoria charging up for summer
Published 2018
Solar battery storage in Victoria is charging up with the Gannawarra Energy Storage System now complete and in the process of being fully commissioned.Repurposing Broken Hill mine for renewable energy storage using compressed air
Published 2022
ARENA announced it has conditionally approved $45 million in funding to construct a 200 MW / 1600 MWh fuel-free energy storage facility.LSS Competitive Round Merchant Price Forecasts
Published 2018
LSS Competitive Round Merchant Price Forecasts.- Download XLS (22 KB) LSS Competitive Round Merchant Price Forecasts
Tarraleah hydropower redevelopment powers ahead
Published 2018
ARENA announced up to $2.5m to Hydro Tasmania to complete final feasibility analysis of the proposed redevelopment of the Tarraleah hydropower scheme.Media Release: Tarraleah hydropower redevelopment powers ahead
Published 2018
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced up to $2.5 million in funding to Hydro Tasmania to complete final feasibility analysis into the proposed redevelopment of the Tarraleah hydropower scheme in the highlands of Tasmania. The feasibility analysis is expected to cost $5.0 million in total.- Download PDF (126 KB) Media Release: Tarraleah hydropower redevelopment powers ahead
Media Release: $160 million 60 MW Kennedy Park wind, solar and battery hybrid reaches financial close in Queensland
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced $18 million in funding for the $160 million Kennedy Park wind, solar and battery project, based in North Queensland.- Download PDF (136 KB) Media Release: $160 million 60 MW Kennedy Park wind, solar and battery hybrid reaches financial close in Queensland
Media Release: $160 million 60 MW Kennedy Park wind, solar and battery hybrid reaches financial close in Queensland
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced $18 million in funding for the $160 million Kennedy Park wind, solar and battery project, based in North Queensland.- Download PDF (136 KB) Media Release: $160 million 60 MW Kennedy Park wind, solar and battery hybrid reaches financial close in Queensland
Results in from Hornsdale Wind Farm FCAS trial
Published 2018
ARENA partnered with AEMO, NEOEN, & Siemens-Gamesa Australia to explore whether wind farms can perform system stability services for the electricity market.Alice Springs – a testbed for the future energy market?
Published 2018
The central Australian town of Alice Springs inspires many images. There are the surrounding attractions of the MacDonnell Ranges.Presentation: A-Lab Accelerate Designing a Demand Response Initiative
Published 2017
A-LAB presentation slides.- Download PDF (3 MB) Presentation: A-Lab Accelerate Designing a Demand Response Initiative
Are high power bills caused by renewable energy?
Published 2017
An extraordinary series of events has occured that created high power bills over the past decade – more than doubling for some households and businesses.