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Supporting the energy transition with demand response
Published 2021
Everybody from individuals to industrial energy users can play a role managing demand for electricity.Alice Springs – a testbed for the future energy market?
Published 2018
The central Australian town of Alice Springs inspires many images. There are the surrounding attractions of the MacDonnell Ranges.Repurposing power stations for renewable thermal energy storage solutions
Published 2022
ARENA announced $422,582 in funding for AGL to investigate the viability of retrofitting the Torrens Island Power Station B in South Australia.A Double-Sided Causer Pays Implementation of Frequency Deviation Pricing – Control & Pricing Theory
Published 2021
This report aims to put the Double-sided Causer Pays concept on a wider theoretical and practical foundation.Are high power bills caused by renewable energy?
Published 2017
An extraordinary series of events has occured that created high power bills over the past decade – more than doubling for some households and businesses.Solar wind power generation to grow nine-fold: AEMO
Published 2021
Utility-scale solar wind power generation is predicted to grow from 15 GW to 140 GW by the 2050s, according to AEMO.How are big batteries helping to transition to renewables?
Published 2021
Big batteries are helping to keep the grid stable as more renewable generation comes online but what impact are they making in Australia?Media Release: ARENA helps bring to life innovative new energy marketplace
Published 2017
An innovative new software platform called the decentralised energy exchange (deX) will allow consumers who store their own renewable energy through home batteries to sell their excess electricity back to the grid where it is needed most.- Download PDF (89 KB) Media Release: ARENA helps bring to life innovative new energy marketplace
Media Release: World first to combine big solar and storage
Published 2017
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.- Download PDF (445 KB) Media Release: World first to combine big solar and storage
BetterFleet Lessons Learnt
Published 2020
This report outlines lessons learnt from developing BetterFleet, an online tool for fleet and sustainability managers.ARENA targets better, more frequent EV charging stations
Published 2023
The great Australian driving public will be at the centre of a new $70 million funding pool to support the uptake of electric vehicles.Infigen to build new Tesla battery at Lake Bonney wind farm
Published 2018
South Australia’s wind and solar farms will be bolstered by more storage, following the announcement of a new big battery to be built at Lake Bonney.An energy microgrid for a military installation
Published 2017
The Department of Defence teams up with ARENA and Carnegie for the nation’s first military installation with its own energy microgrid.Submission: Submission in Response to the National Energy Guarantee Draft Design Consultation Paper
Published 2018
This submission seeks to provide the Energy Security Board (ESB) information and insights attained through ARENA’s ongoing portfolio of investments. The submission focuses on design aspects of the reliability and emissions guarantee mechanisms that fall within the ESB’s responsibility, rather than emissions reduction policy matters which are the responsibility of the Commonwealth.- Download PDF (169 KB) Submission: Submission in Response to the National Energy Guarantee Draft Design Consultation Paper
‘Embrace Equity’: International Women’s Day 2023
Published 2023
For International Women's Day 2023, ARENA asked women working in renewables to reflect on their roles and their ideas on how the industry can 'Embrace Equity".How demand response in Australia will work over the summer months
Published 2017
Demand response in Australia is getting a lot of attention and one that - like all big ideas - requires some explaining to understand how it will work.Time to ditch the generator? The town where renewables took over
Published 2017
An ARENA project in Coober Pedy means the town has been 100 per cent powered by renewable energy for the first time for a 24 hour period.