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Report: The future of hot water is electric
Published 2023
If you want to save money and help accelerate Australia’s path to net zero, switching from gas to electric-powered domestic hot water systems is a great idea.Game-changing marketplace shakes up electricity transactions
Published 2020
The Renewable Energy Hub’s project has two parts - developing new hedging contracts and the creation of an energy trader digital marketplace.ARENA targets better, more frequent EV charging stations
Published 2023
The great Australian driving public will be at the centre of a new $70 million funding pool to support the uptake of electric vehicles.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
Presentation: DEIP Access and Pricing on a Page
Published 2020
DEIP Access and Pricing on a Page- Download PDF (123 KB) Presentation: DEIP Access and Pricing on a Page
Media Release: New renewable focussed energy retailer open for business
Published 2017
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.- Download PDF (112 KB) Media Release: New renewable focussed energy retailer open for business
Concentrating Solar Fuels Roadmap Final Report
Published 2016
This study used various oil and gas price scenarios to determine a range of future plausible commodity market pricesKnowledge at the frontier: DeGrussa copper mine
Published 2017
Integration of renewable energy technology at the DeGrussa copper mine provides an exciting glimpse into how these challenges can be managed.Presentation: Summary Pack, Conversion Tracker: Short-Term Forecasting Workshop ARENA / AEMO
Published 2018
Presentation slides.- Download PDF (1 MB) Presentation: Summary Pack, Conversion Tracker: Short-Term Forecasting Workshop ARENA / AEMO
Submission: ARENA Submission to the Techniocal Standards on DER Rule Change
Published 2021
This submission provides information from ARENA projects and our broader insights as relevant to the current rule change process including: Supporting Innovation; Definition of Distributed Energy Resources (DER); Governance; Voltage ride-through; and Considering alternatives to standard-based approaches to Under Frequency Load Shedding (UFLS).- Download PDF (183 KB) Submission: ARENA Submission to the Techniocal Standards on DER Rule Change
$160 million 60 MW Kennedy Park wind, solar and battery hybrid reaches financial close in Queensland
Published 2017
ARENA today announced $18 million in funding for the $160 million Kennedy Park wind, solar and battery project, based in North Queensland.Media release: ACT distributed energy trial to help optimise network integration
Published 2020
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $2.05 million in funding to Evoenergy to trial the integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) in an online marketplace to allow customers in Canberra to make the most of their ‘consumer energy’.- Download PDF (76 KB) Media release: ACT distributed energy trial to help optimise network integration
How much solar energy are Australians using?
Published 2019
How much solar energy are Australians using? AEMO's report says the average level of demand across the NEM dropped to the lowest level since 2002.Have your say on proposed Safeguard Mechanism reforms
Published 2023
Have your say on a proposed reforms to the Safeguard Mechanism, which the Government says it expects to deliver a total of 205 million tonnes of greenhouse gas abatement by the end of the decade.New centre helps businesses cash in on renewables
Published 2018
Building on the finding, ARENA has announced $500,000 in funding to help create Australia’s first Business Renewables Centre (BRC-A).Media Release: Battery of the Nation study finds 4800 MW of pumped hydro potential in Tasmania
Published 2018
Pumped hydro could generate 4800 MW of potential capacity across 14 sites in Tasmania, according to a study released today by Hydro Tasmania.- Download PDF (134 KB) Media Release: Battery of the Nation study finds 4800 MW of pumped hydro potential in Tasmania
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.