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Solar Insights
Published 2016
In September 2016, when ARENA announced it would be supporting the development of 12 new solar farms around Australia, we called it ‘Australian Solar’s Brightest Day’.Eco friendly heating and cooling beneath our feet?
Published 2019
An eco friendly heating and cooling project is embracing the consistent subterranean temperatures to heat and cool hundreds of homes.Sydney Water treatment plant to trial new gas certification scheme
Published 2021
Biomethane produced at the Sydney Water treatment plant at Malabar, NSW will be the first to be accredited under the scheme.ARENA expands into energy efficiency with IETS
Published 2022
ARENA is breaking new ground with a funding for Industrial Energy Transformation Studies (IETS) including studies into energy efficiency.Lord Howe Island renewables replace diesel fuel
Published 2019
Famous for its coral reefs, rugged volcanic peaks, plants and animals, Lord Howe Island is embarking on a major energy transformation.Solar edges out coal in historic event
Published 2022
“Coal is king” or so the saying goes, but for a brief period of time on one Australian afternoon in mid-August, solar was supreme.Five practical design lessons for new EV charging stations
Published 2023
A new report from EV charging service provider JOLT provides valuable information for designers of charging stations.Canola plant embraces bioenergy
Published 2018
Wood waste leftover from the local timber industry will soon power MSM Milling’s canola processing facility in Manildra, NSW.Oil and gas giant embraces renewable energy
Published 2018
Oil and gas giant - In a sign of the times, oil and gas giant Santos has begun the process of transitioning its fleet of beam pumps to renewable energy.End-of-life EV batteries live on in commercial-scale storage
Published 2021
An Australian world-leading energy storage innovator will repurpose EV batteries to power commercial and industrial sites.New electric buses roll out on Sydney streets
Published 2021
The new electric buses will be charged by solar panels installed on the roof of a depot in Sydney’s inner-west.Rewired: Game-changing electrolysers with Hysata’s Paul Barrett
Published 2022
Hysata CEO Paul Barrett explains how research is helping produce the world’s most efficient hydrogen electrolysers.Rooftop solar and home energy device management in Western Australia
Published 2021
Rooftop solar, home batteries and other household devices will be harnessed as part of a new pilot project in Western Australia.Reducing emissions in heavy industry
Published 2021
New funding will help to explore ways to decarbonise the production of everything from metals to chemicals and explosives.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.CSIRO Roadmap points to big energy storage gap
Published 2023
A CSIRO roadmap, supported by ARENA funding, finds renewable energy storage must expand massively and diversify if Australia is to achieve net zero by 2050.Why a billion-dollar bet on solar makes sense
Published 2024
ARENA CEO Darren Miller shares why Australia must invest in solar in an op-ed first published by the Australian Financial Review.Sewage pumping station cleans up with sodium batteries
Published 2018
Sydney Water’s Bondi sewage pumping station will soon store renewable energy in sodium-ion battery packs, trialling the cheaper alternatives.Scoping plan to export hydrogen from Gladstone to Japan
Published 2021
A new study will scope the feasibility to export hydrogen from Gladstone, Australia to Japan to support their energy transition.Renewable hydrogen gas set to be injected into Sydney grid
Published 2018
Could renewable hydrogen gas energy be piped into our homes to power our cooktops, hot water services and barbeques via our existing natural gas network?