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Setting a pathway to on-grid storage
Published 2014
ARENA announced $445,000 funding for AGL Energy Limited (AGL) to develop a business case for grid-connected energy storage in South Australia.Scoping NSW’s Central-West Orana as a Renewable Energy Zone
Published 2020
ARENA announced $5 million in funding to TransGrid to conduct a detailed feasibility study to develop the proposed Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone.Future Fuels Fund revved up to provide EV charging nationally
Published 2021
ARENA today announced $24.55 million in funding to five applicants across 19 projects to expand Australia’s fast charging network EVs.Gold Fields gold mine to be powered with wind, solar and battery
Published 2019
A Western Australian gold mine will be the first Australian mine to be powered by a wind, solar, battery and gas microgrid now under construction.Media Release: Solar gardens to bring rooftop solar to all Australians
Published 2018
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced funding for a feasibility study that could allow the third of Australians who rent, live in apartments or live in low income housing to access the benefits of rooftop solar.- Download PDF (136 KB) Media Release: Solar gardens to bring rooftop solar to all Australians
Media release: Scoping NSW’s Central-West Orana as a Renewable Energy Zone
Published 2020
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $5 million in funding to TransGrid to conduct a detailed feasibility study to develop the proposed Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) in New South Wales (NSW).- Download PDF (75 KB) Media release: Scoping NSW’s Central-West Orana as a Renewable Energy Zone
Media Release: Solar storage solution gets investment boost
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced a $3.8 million investment in Sunverge Energy, through the Southern Cross Renewable Energy Fund.- Download PDF (270 KB) Media Release: Solar storage solution gets investment boost
Media Release: Future efforts to integrate renewable energy into the grid set to benefit from new “stocktake” partnership
Published 2017
A new collaboration between the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the Energy Networks Association (ENA) is set to provide a one-stop-shop of up to-date renewable energy grid integration projects and findings.- Download PDF (144 KB) Media Release: Future efforts to integrate renewable energy into the grid set to benefit from new “stocktake” partnership
Media release: Future Fuels Fund revved up to provide EV charging nationally
Published 2021
ARENA announced $24.55 million in funding to five applicants across 19 projects to expand Australia’s fast charging network for battery electric vehicles (EVs), in Round 1 of the Government’s Future Fuels Fund.- Download PDF (110 KB) Media release: Future Fuels Fund revved up to provide EV charging nationally
Media release: Driverless electric vehicle to be powered with solar rooftop
Published 2020
An Australian startup is developing an innovative autonomous electric vehicle (EV) that will utilise a solar PV roof and lithium ion battery system.- Download PDF (77 KB) Media release: Driverless electric vehicle to be powered with solar rooftop
Report finds bioenergy will generate jobs, lower emissions
Published 2021
Australia’s Bioenergy Roadmap outlines how 26,00 new jobs could be created in the bioenergy sector, with many located in regional areas.Renewable hydrogen to be produced at Brisbane gas facility
Published 2019
ARENA today announced $950,000 in funding for gas company BOC for a renewable hydrogen production and refuelling project in Queensland.Paving the way for concentrated solar thermal in Australia
Published 2018
ARENA released a report outlining how concentrated solar thermal technology could be a commercially viable form of dispatchable renewable energy.South Australia’s Iron Duchess mine could be given new life as 90MW pumped hydro plant
Published 2018
ARENA announced its support of a feasibility study to assess the potential to turn a mothballed mine into a 90MW pumped hydro energy storage plant.Investing in Australia’s net zero future
Published 2021
ARENA launched its new Investment Plan to support technological innovation that will underpin Australia’s net zero future.Homegrown autonomous EV charges from solar panels in roof
Published 2020
ARENA has announced $2 million for Applied Electric Vehicles to advance their autonomous EV prototype towards commercialisation.Industry sets a path for net zero
Published 2023
ARENA has supported the Australian Industry ETI since its inception, providing $300,000 for its establishment and a further $2 million towards delivery of Phases 2 and 3.How is demand response working in Australia?
Published 2017
How is demand response working in Australia? Eight innovators are behind demand response and here is a breakdown of what is happening.Solar Insights update
Published 2017
Driving down the cost of new renewable energy is a big part of why ARENA exists – hence, the importance of understanding the cost components of applications to our recent large-scale solar funding round.Power to gas trial to inject hydrogen into Australia’s gas grid
Published 2017
ARENA announced a power to gas trial which could see excess renewable energy stored in the gas grid used to decarbonise Australia’s gas supply.