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Vote for ARENA in the GOV Design Awards
Published 2019
Register your vote to recognise our new corporate website and ARENAWIRE blog among the best in the DrivenXDesign awards. Vote today!Prestigious award for Australian Solar Mapping Tools
Published 2015
The Australian PV Institute (APVI) has been awarded the national ENERGY GLOBE Australia Award for its suite of live generated solar photovoltaic (PV) maps and tools. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht congratulated the APVI on the significant win and for its ongoing efforts to improve the mapping resour…
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.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 billsMedia Release: Banking on renewable energy storage
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced $1.4 million support for the University of Adelaide to develop an online Australian energy storage knowledge bank and build a mobile energy storage test facility.- Download PDF (132 KB) Media Release: Banking on renewable energy storage
Ballarat Battery Energy Storage System Operational Report 3 & 4
Published 2021
This report outlines the performance of the Ballarat Battery Energy Storage System over 13 to 24 months of operation.Supporting the next generation of renewable energy startups
Published 2023
ARENA is supporting the next generation of Australian startups to thrive with Sydney based not for profit EnergyLab.Second Bass Strait interconnector technically feasible
Published 2019
Tasmania’s plan to be the ‘battery of the nation’ is a step closer, with a feasibility study predicting a second interconnector may be commercially viable.Leading renewables-mining project pushes forward
Published 2015
The first of 34,080 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels have been installed at Australia’s largest renewables mining project in central Western Australia.Op-ed: When it comes to charging your EV, how fast is fast enough?
Published 2023
Charging faster is better? Well, not necessarily. In fact, a big question Australia remains: what mix of public chargers will best suit us?Presentation: ARENA Hydrogen RnD Roundtable Webinar
Published 2021
The 16 research teams working on ARENA's Hydrogen R&D projects joined in an online roundtable event in February 2021. Each of them shared their mid-term progress, achievements, challenges and plans for the rest of their project.- Download PDF (10 MB) Presentation: ARENA Hydrogen RnD Roundtable Webinar
Promoting Hydrogen Implementation and Utilization in Australia
Started 2018
This project supports Australian participation in the International Energy Agency Technology Collaboration Program on hydrogen over five years.World first to combine big solar and storage
Published 2016
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. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing $17.4 million funding support for Conergy to build and operate a 10.8 MW (…
Media Release: Another giant step for large-scale solar at Broken Hill
Published 2017
Just off the Barrier Highway, a new “big” Australian landmark is on the cusp of completion with the installation of the final solar panel at the Broken Hill Solar Plant.- Download PDF (288 KB) Media Release: Another giant step for large-scale solar at Broken Hill
Report: Demand Response RERT Trial Year 1 Report
Published 2019
Renewable energy resources are playing an increasing role in Australia’s electricity sector. By the end of January 2019, just over two million rooftop PV systems had been installed with a rated output of just over 8.1 GW1.- Download PDF (603 KB) Report: Demand Response RERT Trial Year 1 Report
Solar rolling out in Northern Territory off-grid communities
Published 2018
Remote communities from the Tiwi Islands to the South Australian border are to be connected to solar power as construction begins on the SETuP project.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).UNSW – A chemical treasure hunt: how new materials could produce ultra-efficient solar cells
Published 2017
Over the past decade or so, improvements in the efficiency of mass-produced silicon cells have caused the cost of solar to plummet.November 2018 Powershop Demand Response Program
Published 2018
This report relates to the behavioural demand response program conducted by Powershop Australia over the period May 2018 - November 2018.Battery of The Nation – Analysis of The Future NEM
Published 2018
This report shows that Tasmania can make a significant contribution to the transformation of the National Electricity Market over the next two decades.