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Optimising renewable energy output through weather forecasting
Published 2020
ARENA has today announced $994,685 in funding to Solcast to conduct its Gridded Renewables Nowcasting Demonstration project.Media Release: First panels installed at Australia’s biggest solar plant
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency today celebrated a major milestone with the installation of the first solar panels at AGL’s large-scale solar plant in Nyngan, NSW.- Download PDF (107 KB) Media Release: First panels installed at Australia’s biggest solar plant
Media Release: Three months on and Nyngan is flying
Published 2017
The largest solar power plant in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere in Nyngan, NSW, is fully operational and has generated 60,000 MWh of renewable energy to date, according to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).- Download PDF (288 KB) Media Release: Three months on and Nyngan is flying
Media Release: Renewable hydrogen to be produced at Brisbane gas facility
Published 2019
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced $950,000 in funding for gas company BOC for a renewable hydrogen production and refuelling project in Queensland.- Download PDF (82 KB) Media Release: Renewable hydrogen to be produced at Brisbane gas facility
EV charging: Pocket-size power point up a pole
Published 2023
No off-street parking? EV drivers in NSW will soon have 50 new, super handy streetside EV charging points.Rooftop solar passes two million milestone
Published 2018
Australia’s renewable energy sector has passed another milestone, with new data showing more than two million households have installed rooftop solar.Flinders Island next off-grid community to go renewable
Published 2015
ARENA today announced $5.5 million support for Hydro Tasmania to develop an innovative off-grid hybrid project on Flinders Island.Pumped hydro storage could breathe new life into old mines
Published 2015
ARENA is providing $4 million support towards a feasibility study into the construction of a pumped storage hydroelectric power plant.ARENA’s big solar push sees first project signing
Published 2016
The first funding agreement in the Australian’s Renewable Energy Agency’s ground-breaking program to drive down the cost and accelerate the rollout of big solar has been signed today. The new agreement commits up to $8.9 million of ARENA funding towards Genex’s $126 million Kidston Solar Proj…
Net zero energy homes to save homeowners on energy costs
Published 2019
ARENA announced $784,000 in funding to Mirvac Victoria Pty Ltd to trial their ‘net zero energy’ housing estate in the Melbourne suburb of Altona North.Trialling renewable methane in Australia’s gas pipelines
Published 2020
ARENA announced $1.1 million in funding to APA Group (APA) to build a modular renewable methane production demonstration plant.Small wind turbines offer a big solution for telecommunications
Published 2020
ARENA announced $341,990 in funding to Diffuse Energy to demonstrate the effectiveness its innovative micro wind turbine technology..Element 25 to trial making metal using renewable energy
Published 2019
ARENA announced $490,000 in funding to Element 25 Limited (E25) to examine the viability of using renewable energy in their metal production process.Media Release: ARENA supports innovative off-grid hybrid power solution
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced $410,000 funding to support an exciting feasibility study into a portable hybrid solar-diesel power plant.- Download PDF (271 KB) Media Release: ARENA supports innovative off-grid hybrid power solution
Media release: Trialling renewable methane in Australia’s gas pipelines
Published 2020
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $1.1 million in funding to APA Group (APA) to build a modular renewable methane production demonstration plant at their Wallumbilla Gas hub near Roma in Queensland.- Download PDF (71 KB) Media release: Trialling renewable methane in Australia’s gas pipelines
Media release: Small wind turbines offer a big solution for telecommunications
Published 2020
ARENA has today announced $341,990 in funding to Diffuse Energy Pty Ltd (Diffuse Energy) to demonstrate the effectiveness its innovative micro wind turbine technology for use on off-grid telecommunications towers and broader remote applications.- Download PDF (79 KB) Media release: Small wind turbines offer a big solution for telecommunications
Media Release: Net zero energy homes to save homeowners on energy costs
Published 2019
ARENA has today announced $784,000 in funding to Mirvac Victoria Pty Ltd (Mirvac) to trial their ‘net zero energy’ housing estate in the Melbourne suburb of Altona North.- Download PDF (80 KB) Media Release: Net zero energy homes to save homeowners on energy costs
World first hydrogen pilot for low carbon alumina
Published 2023
ARENA announced $32.1 million for Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation to trial hydrogen calcination technology at the Yarwun Alumina Refinery.Origin Issues Notice to Proceed on 300 MW grid-forming battery at Mortlake
Published 2024
Mortlake in Victoria’s west is set to be bolstered with further grid supporting services through a new 300 MW / 650 MWh battery developed by Origin Energy (Origin), with Origin issuing Notice to Proceed to the EPC Contractor, Fluence, last week. Initially announced in late 2022 on behalf of the…
Scale Up program by EnergyLab will provide support for renewable energy startups
Published 2020
ARENA is providing $480,000 in funding to help the Scale Up program by EnergyLab to provide more support to clean energy entrepreneurs.