Tag: Australian Renewable Energy Agency
ARENA invests $120m to set up community batteries in Australia
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has allocated $120 million in funding for Round 1 of the Community Batteries Funding Program.
Industry sets a path for net zero, new reports say
In a series of new reports released today, a group of Australia's emissions-intensive businesses and associated players identify a potential route to decarbonise heavy industry.
Alcoa to move on with testing steam recycling technique to cut emissions
Aluminium giant Alcoa will proceed with a trial of a steam recycling technology aimed at reducing emissions at its West Australian Wagerup facility after an Australian Renewable Energy Agency-backed study found the technology to be not only feasible but also less expensive.
Online heat pump estimator launched to help businesses transitioning from gas
The Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity (A2EP) has launched an online estimation tool that would help businesses in sizing heat pumps to replace gas boilers.
ARENA awards $65m to Vast Solar to build commercial scale solar power plant
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced Monday that on behalf of the Australian Government, it had granted $65 million in funding for Vast Solar to build VS1, a unique 30 MW/ 288 MWh concentrated solar power (CSP) plant near Port Augusta, South Australia.
Australia, Germany team up for multi-million renewable hydrogen initiative
In a bid to boost research into renewable hydrogen production, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced conditional funding of up to $35 million (AUD $50 million) and €40 million (AUD $60 million) to Australia and Germany across four projects as part of the German-Australian Hydrogen Innovation and Technology Incubator (HyGATE).
$41.5 million in funding for ultra low cost solar research
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced it has awarded $41.5 million in funding across 13 research projects to support research and development (R&D) and commercialisation activities that aims to significantly reduce the cost of solar.
ARENA invests in REA’s new battery storage project in South Australia
Risen Energy Australia, a renewable energy project developer, has secured funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency for the development of its Bungama battery energy storage system (BESS) project in South Australia.
ARENA backs eight grid scale batteries worth $2.7 billion
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $176 million in conditional funding to eight grid scale battery projects across Australia.
Infravision’s transmission line monitoring system receives government backing
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced a $732,493 investment in Infravision to develop, test, and trial its “Next-Generation Line Monitoring System.”
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