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Media release: Renewable hydrogen could reduce emissions in alumina refining
Published 2021
ARENA has today announced up to $579,786 in funding to Rio Tinto to support a feasibility study investigating the potential to partially decarbonise its alumina refining operations using renewable hydrogen.- Download PDF (108 KB) Media release: Renewable hydrogen could reduce emissions in alumina refining
Media release: Optimising renewable energy output through weather forecasting
Published 2020
An innovative live demonstration of gridded, automatic renewable generation forecasts in South Australia (SA) is set to lead the way for a national roll-out of next generation energy forecasting.- Download PDF (77 KB) Media release: Optimising renewable energy output through weather forecasting
Media Release: Setting a pathway to on-grid storage
Published 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced $445,000 funding for AGL Energy Limited (AGL) to develop a business case for grid-connected energy storage in South Australia.- Download PDF (281 KB) Media Release: Setting a pathway to on-grid storage
World-first project to turn biogas from sewage into hydrogen and graphite
Published 2019
ARENA has approved up to $9.41 million in funding to Hazer Group Limited (Hazer) for the construction & operation of a hydrogen production facility.2017 investment priorities to help Australia transition to reliable, affordable and low emission energy
Published 2017
This media release has been superseded with ARENA’s 2019 Investment priorities. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched its new Investment Plan outlining the investment priorities which will guide almost $800 million of funding over the coming years. ARENA will broaden i…
Australia’s first large scale hydrogen plant to be built in Pilbara
Published 2022
One of the world’s largest renewable hydrogen plants is due to be built in the Pilbara, after the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) conditionally approved $47.5 million towards ENGIE’s renewable hydrogen and ammonia project near Karratha in Western Australia.DEIP Dive 2022 explores a distributed energy future
Published 2022
DEIP Dive 2022 participants came together for the Distributed Energy Integration Project’s first big face-to-face meeting in three years.ARENA celebrates 10 years of accelerating the transition to renewable energy
Published 2022
This year marks the 10 year anniversary of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).Japan’s hydrogen future may be fuelled by Australian renewables
Published 2018
Renewable energy could drive Australia’s next resource boom as demand for hydrogen surges worldwide, particularly in Japan.Hydrogen fuel cell car demonstration launch in Brisbane
Published 2019
Gas supplier BOC is taking the leap into renewables, announcing a plan to produce green hydrogen and build a refuelling station for hydrogen fuel cell cars.Plans for world-first solar power plant in western Victoria
Published 2020
ARENA announced $3 million in funding to RayGen to conduct al feasibility study for a 4 MW “solar hydro” power plant to be built in north-western Victoria.How to reduce your home electricity bill
Published 2020
How do I reduce my home electricity bill? Well, Australia is at the forefront of the shift to small, domestic scale energy assets.Media release: Plans for world-first solar power plant in western Victoria
Published 2020
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Agency (ARENA) has today announced $3 million in funding to RayGen Resources Pty Ltd (RayGen) to conduct a technical and commercial feasibility study for a 4 MW “solar hydro” power plant to be built in north-western Victoria.- Download PDF (88 KB) Media release: Plans for world-first solar power plant in western Victoria
Media Release: World-first project to turn biogas from sewage into hydrogen and graphite
Published 2019
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced it has approved up to $9.41 million in funding to Hazer Group Limited (Hazer) for the construction and operation of a groundbreaking hydrogen production facility in Munster, Western Australia.- Download PDF (100 KB) Media Release: World-first project to turn biogas from sewage into hydrogen and graphite
Investing in Australia’s net zero future
Published 2021
ARENA will tackle emissions in the energy-intensive aluminium and steel industries, while continuing to support the electricity transition and hydrogen.Fresh funding strives to reduce solar cost and improve efficiency
Published 2022
ARENA has unveiled a $40 million funding round to reduce solar cost and develop the next generation of solar technology.Bringing national harmony to harmonic distortion
Published 2023
The transition to renewable energy faces many challenges, including the growth of subtle yet profound factors that require an overhaul of national standards and regulations.Commercial concentrated solar one step closer
Published 2023
ARENA is backing a first-of-a-kind concentrated solar thermal power project, which has a total project cost of more than $200 million.Detail plus vision: Australia’s industrial decarbonisation report
Published 2023
Three years in the making, the third and final report form the Australian Industry ETI attracted a slice of renewable energy nobility to its launch event in Sydney.SunDrive innovation aims to slash solar costs
Published 2023
Solar panels are already Australia’s cheapest source of electricity but SunDrive says its novel copper technology could cut costs further.