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.Councils ready to lead on electric vehicles
Published 2018
Councils ready to lead - Could electrifying the cars and trucks used by councils be a way to kick-start our local electric vehicle industry?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.Australian Hydrogen gets a Headstart
Published 2023
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today opened applications for the $2 billion Hydrogen Headstart program. Announced in the 2023-24 budget, the program aims to catalyse Australia’s hydrogen industry to take advantage of Australia’s unpa…
Achieving Cost-Effective Abatement from Australian Electricity Generation
Published 2017
The purpose of this study has been to address three key questions.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
How do solar panels work in apartments?
Published 2017
How do solar panels work in apartments? The White Gum Valley social housing apartments operate with 19.6 kW of solar panels and 40 kWh battery capacity.Flexible demand software to give power back to customers
Published 2024
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $942,944 to Birdwood Business Energy (Birdwood Energy) for the ‘Flexible Report Card Platform’ project which will help commercial and industrial (C&I) businesses realise their flexib…
The Kennedy Energy Park project is a glimpse of the future with wind, solar and battery storage
Published 2017
ARENA is committing $18 million to Windlab's Kennedy Energy Park project that offers a glimpse of how future renewable energy will work.Unlocking flexible demand at commercial and industrial sites
Published 2022
ARENA announced $9.1 million in funding to Shell Energy Australia to implement energy load control across at least 40 customer sites.LSS Competitive Round Merchant Price Forecasts
Published 2018
LSS Competitive Round Merchant Price Forecasts.- Download XLS (22 KB) LSS Competitive Round Merchant Price Forecasts
Who’s missing out on renewables? It’s time to talk about energy justice
Published 2017
Not everybody has equal access to renewable energy. And that means there is a growing need for energy justice, Griffith University researchers are arguing.Battery of the Nation study finds 4800 MW of pumped hydro potential in Tasmania
Published 2018
ARENA provided $300,000 for Hydro Tasmania’s project which assessed around 2,000 potential sites for pumped hydro across Tasmania.Driving Australians to embrace electric vehicles
Published 2018
ARENA is helping to increase electric vehicle uptake in Australia with $172,215 in funding for EVenergi’s Charge Together campaign.Breakfast of (renewable) champions
Published 2017
Rising power costs and an uncertain future in energy markets have hit many Australian businesses really hard in recent months.Media Release: Latrobe Valley virtual microgrid could allow dairy farms to trade energy via blockchain
Published 2018
Latrobe Valley dairy farmers could be buying and selling locally generated renewable energy using blockchain, thanks to a study funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).- Download PDF (173 KB) Media Release: Latrobe Valley virtual microgrid could allow dairy farms to trade energy via blockchain
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.ARENA open for business on industrial decarbonisation
Published 2023
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today launched the first funding round of the $400 million Industrial Transformation Stream (ITS) to support emissions reduction at existing industrial facilities in regional Australia. The Industrial Trans…
Access and Pricing Workstream
Updated 2022
The Access and Pricing Workstream examined how network regulations could evolve to address emerging challenges and optimise opportunities.