In Short : The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has provided funding to SunDrive, a local solar technology company, to support the development of low-cost solar panels. This investment aligns with Australia’s commitment to renewable energy and aims to boost the domestic solar industry. SunDrive’s innovative approach and ARENA’s financial support contribute to the country’s […]
Increasing renewables on the grid through accurate inertia measurement – EQ Mag
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $1.43 million in funding to Reactive Technologies to conduct a trial of its real-time inertia measurement technology Grid-Sonar™ across a number of sites in Victoria. Accurately measuring the power system’s inertia in real-time will help the Australian Energy Market Operator […]
$41.5 million in funding for ultra low cost solar research – EQ Mag
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. Funding for ultra low cost solar R&D will build on ARENA’s […]
ARENA backs eight grid scale batteries worth $2.7 billion – EQ Mag
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. Funded under ARENA’s Large Scale Battery Storage Funding Round, each battery will be equipped with grid-forming inverter technology, allowing them to provide essential system stability services traditionally […]
Roadmap for Australia to be global leader in net zero alumina refining – EQ Mag
Australia’s alumina refining industry has a credible pathway to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, outlined in an industry roadmap report published by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today. The report titled ‘A Roadmap for Decarbonising Australian Alumina Refining’ (Roadmap) was commissioned by ARENA and prepared by Deloitte in consultation with Australia’s three major […]
Repurposing Broken Hill mine for renewable energy storage using compressed air – EQ Mag Pro
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced it has conditionally approved $45 million in funding to construct a 200 MW / 1600 MWh fuel-free energy storage facility, developed by Hydrostor Inc, utilising their Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) technology and repurposing a disused mine at Broken Hill, […]
Australia’s first large scale hydrogen plant to be built in Pilbara – EQ Mag Pro
One of the world’s largest renewable hydrogen plants is due to be built in the Pilbara, after the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) conditionally approved $47.5 million towards ENGIE’s renewable hydrogen and ammonia project near Karratha in Western Australia. The $87 million Yuri project includes a 10 megawatt (MW) electrolyser to produce renewable hydrogen, 18 […]
150 MW battery at Darlington Point to strengthen NSW grid – EQ Mag Pro
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $6.6 million in funding to Edify Energy to build a 25 MW / 50 MWh battery with advanced inverters adjacent to the 275 MW Darlington Point Solar Farm in south west New South Wales. ARENA’s funding has enabled Edify to […]
Testing grid forming capabilities with AGL’s Broken Hill Battery – EQ Mag Pro
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $14.84 million in funding to AGL to build a 50 MW / 50 MWh lithium-ion large scale battery storage system with grid forming capabilities at Broken Hill, New South Wales. Energy storage technology provider Fluence and its consortium partner Valmec […]
Utilising technology to increase distributed energy in low voltage networks – EQ Mag Pro
A new invention by Brisbane company eleXsys Energy could help to increase the penetration of home solar and batteries in low voltage areas, reducing the need to build costly distribution grid infrastructure. On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $451,167 in funding to eleXsys Energy to demonstrate the […]