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Battery costs falling fast, wind and solar still cheapest new electricity
Published 2021
Solar and wind are still the cheapest new electricity generation, with the cost of hydrogen electrolysers predicted to fall sharply.Born again: Can fossil fuel generators gain a second life?
Published 2023
Can old fossil fuel electricity generators perform the role of synchronous condensers to help stabilise the renewable energy network.A Tesla battery for South Australia
Published 2017
A Tesla battery system in South Australia that is a full three times bigger than the current biggest battery system in the world!Top End solar rollout enters next phase
Published 2018
For much of the year the Northern Territory is drenched in sunshine, yet almost all off-grid communities rely on diesel generators for their electricity.Better buildings on the way with expanded renewable finance program
Published 2020
ARENA has announced $630,000 for the Sustainable Australia Fund to expand its Better Building Finance program, which is already operating in Victoria.United trial fine tunes Victoria’s grid stability
Published 2019
United Energy’s trial saved up to 30 MW of capacity as the grid was stretched to the limit after three unexpected outages at Victoria’s largest coal plants.Smart battery inverters bolster system strength
Published 2021
Transmission operator Powerlink has completed a project finding emerging smart battery inverter technology can help to build system strength.ARENA’s solar farm investments in focus
Published 2022
ARENA investment in large-scale solar in 2016 helped to kickstart Australia’s solar boom and drive down the cost of renewable electricity.Cheaper solar added to Government’s technology roadmap
Published 2021
The newly announced goal aims to deliver cheaper solar energy from solar PV, with a stretch target of $15 per MWh.NSW New England renewable energy zone work begins
Published 2020
ARENA announced funding for TransGrid to assess the feasibility of building new transmission infrastructure in the NSW New England region.Origin aims to accelerate EV fleet take-up
Published 2023
Business fleet users account for nearly half of all passenger vehicles sold in Australia. How can we encourage them to go electric?New buyer tools to boost electric vehicles
Published 2019
Tens of thousands of electric vehicles are predicted to hit Australian roads within five years under a the Charge Together Fleets initiative.Consumers front and centre in new home battery program
Published 2021
A Sydney-based solar startup has set out to boost participation in programs that orchestrate energy from household solar and battery systems.Renewable energy from abandoned mine site? That’s gold
Published 2017
ARENA is contributing up to $5 million to Genex Power Ltd to develop renewable energy from abandoned mine site in Kidston.Sewage sludge to jet fuel
Published 2018
The masses of sludge left over from sewerage and wastewater processing could be refined into renewable diesel and aviation fuel, under an ambitious plan.Strengthening Queensland electricity system for a renewable future
Published 2020
Queensland electricity network operator Powerlink is assessing ways to grow the strength of their transmission infrastructure.Toyota Altona plant breathes new life with renewables
Published 2019
The Toyota Altona plant is set for a new lease on life, with a plan launched to develop a green hydrogen transport hub on the site in Melbourne’s west.Australian renewables growing at record rates
Published 2019
Australia is installing renewables at world-leading pace and is on track to ‘significantly’ exceed the 2020 Renewable Energy Target.A new way of providing energy to isolated communities? Look to the Horizon…
Published 2017
ARENA is funding a trial in the WA town of Carnarvon that will show how distributed energy resources can be integrated with Horizon Energy's microgrid.A-Lab takes steps towards green hydrogen economy
Published 2019
More than fifty hydrogen industry experts gathered in Brisbane last week to develop ideas to help fast track an Australian hydrogen economy.