ARENA funding will help a first-of-its-kind concentrated solar power project with a cost exceeding $200 million. ARENA supports a unique concentrated thermal solar power (CSP) plant in Port Augusta. The conditional approval of up to $65 Million in ARENA funding has been granted for the $203 million project. The funding will be available when the project is […]

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) new funding aims to reduce the cost of solar energy. The $40 Million Competitive Funding Round will fund research and development projects that can reduce the levelised costs of solar PV by 2030. ARENA has divided its R&D funding into two streams. It is looking for projects that drive innovation in […]

In the RMIT School of Engineering, one rule is always followed: No idea is thrown away. This saved Dr. Torben Daeneke’s and his student’s work after a long-term project to develop a failed hydrogen sensor. Daeneke recalls this in the second episode of ARENA’s new podcast ReWired: The Innovators. The two investigated and brought distinguished professor […]

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced today a grant of $541,640 to the Australian PV Institute (APVI) to investigate opportunities for the solar PV supply chain in Australia. The study’ Silicon to Solar,’ worth $ 1.12 million, will examine options for domestic manufacturing and supply chains and policy options to achieve these goals. With solar […]

We are a nation that has fallen in love with rooftop solar. Australia is the leader of the world when it comes to adoption. This massive penetration has created both challenges and possibilities. This means Australian companies are in an excellent position to benefit from sustainable house solutions powered with intelligent software resulting from creative […]

We aim to develop Ultra Low Cost solar to speed up the transition to renewables. Thirteen research projects, totaling $41,5 million, will be funded to support activities aimed at reducing the cost of Solar. Australian researchers regularly break world records in solar efficiency. Technology developed here forms the basis of a majority of solar panels around the world. ARENA’s […]

Residents of a new estate in Sydney’s South-West suburbs will enjoy lower energy bills thanks to self-sustaining homes with distributed energy assets. With the support of ARENA and led by Frasers Property Australia, 51 new self-sustaining homes will be built at Ed. Square in Edmonton Park. Each house has rooftop solar panels, a ground source […]

Construction on the second phase of the $59m Solar Energy Transformation Project (SETuP), which will connect remote communities between the Tiwi islands and the border with South Australia, has begun. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency, on behalf of the Australian Government, announced previously $31.5 million in funding for SETuP. This was jointly funded by Northern […]

Indigo Shire had just held a forum on community energy. The ten residents, inspired and excited by the event, gathered on a chilly night in 2014 to discuss ways to increase the town’s use of renewable energy. As they started talking, a new idea began to form. They set an ambitious goal and decided to […]

“A talent to follow the ways of yesterday will not suffice to improve the world today.” – King Wuling, 307 BC. To solve the climate change challenge, you need bold ideas and to imagine an entirely different future from the one we live in today. Startups are leading the charge in bringing bold new ideas […]