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World's 1st Solar-Hydro Plant for Longer Duration Energy Storage: ARENA
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $15 million in funding to RayGen Resources Pty Ltd (RayGen) to construct its very first of a kind 'solar hydro' nuclear power plant making up 4 MW of solar PV generation and 3 MW/ 50 MWh (17 hours) of dispatchable storage ability in north-west Victoria.
Jun 10, 2021 // Plants, Storage, Australia, NEM, Oceania, ARENA, Renewable Energy, national electricity market, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, solar hydro power plant
Three eco-friendly hydrogen projects in Australia protected funding
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has actually selected three commercial-scale green hydrogen projects that will share in AU$ 103 million (US$ 79.7 million) of funding to sustain their growth.
May 6, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Solar to Fuel, Australia, Engie, hydrogen, Oceania, Clean Energy Council, ARENA, Darren Miller, green hydrogen, electrolysers
EEW unveils enormous eco-friendly hydrogen, solar project in Australia
UK-based solar project developer Eco Energy World (EEW) today claimed it intends to attach a brand-new 200-MW eco-friendly hydrogen plant to a 300-MW solar farm it will certainly construct in Australia.
Mar 11, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, hydrogen, Oceania, ARENA, Solar Project, solar farm, EEW, Svante Kumlin
ARENA to Fund USD 12.9 million to AEMO for its Distributed Energy Project
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today revealed USD 12.9 million in funding to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) for the growth of a major Victorian Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Marketplace trial called Project EDGE (Energy Demand and Generation Exchange).
Dec 11, 2020 // Plants, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, ARENA, Darren Miller, International, AusNet, Mondo Power, Violette Mouchaileh
Australia's ARENA shifts concentrate to 'next-generation innovations' with AU$ 1.6 bn funding package
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will certainly widen its mandate to check out the development of power storage and also hydrogen after safeguarding fresh funding.
Oct 9, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Australia, hydrogen, Oceania, ARENA, Kane Thornton, Angus Taylor, enegy storage, Kelly O’Shanassy
Neoen finishes development of Tesla Big Battery in Australia
Neoen has successfully expanded the Hornsdale Power Reserve, or else called the Tesla Big Battery, in Australia. If screening works out, Hornsdale can start to function with a broadened remit of artificial inertia solutions, which might have a huge influence on regulatory modifications.
Sep 3, 2020 // Storage, TESLA, Australia, neoen, Oceania, ARENA, Darren Miller, Louis de Sambucy
Canberra project REVS up Australia's vehicle-to-grid readiness
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is putting US$ 1.66 million into a vehicle-to-grid test to show how electrical automobiles can provide grid supplementary services. The REVS research study and also market consortium wishes to show how EVs can create income for fleet owners.
Jul 8, 2020 // Storage, Transport, Solar to Fuel, Australia, Oceania, ARENA, Darren Miller
Australia's first renewable energy area gets 27GW deluge of applications
Strategies to establish the initial of 3 'renewable resource areas' (REZ) in the Australian state of New South Wales have seen an overwhelming degree of rate of interest, with an ask for propositions chalking up a nine-fold oversubscription.
Jun 24, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, ARENA, Darren Miller, rez, John Barilaro, renewable energy zone, transgrid
ARENA increases moneying for RayGen's "solar hydro" nuclear power plant
The Australian Government and also the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) are readied to money RayGen Resources Pty Ltd (RayGen) to the tune of $3 million towards an usefulness research study for a 4 MW "solar hydro" nuclear power plant in north-western Victoria.
Mar 20, 2020 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Australia, pv power plants, Oceania, ARENA, RayGen, Richard Payne, Angus Taylor
ARENA needs AU$460m federal funding lifeline, says Australia Institute
Think tank the Australia Institute has urged Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s federal government to carve out fresh funding for the Australia Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) in its 2022-23 and 2023-24 budgets.
Jan 29, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Australia, solar pv, Oceania, Scott Morrison, ARENA
ARENA targets solar panel recycling in new $15 million funding round
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has established a $15 million financing round to support projects aimed at reducing the cost and quantity of waste created by solar panels which have reached the end of the lives.
Dec 11, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Market Research, Australia, solar panel, recycling, Oceania, ARENA, Darren Miller
Australia shows low interest in e-mobility
According to the latest survey, Australia is the country least interested in e-vehicles because of underdeveloped recharging network, short drive distance and expensiveness.
Dec 9, 2019 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Transport, Australia, Oceania, ARENA, e-vehicles
Australian Renewable Energy Agency backs ultra-fast EV highway network
ARENA will top up Evie Networks’ ultra-fast battery electric vehicle charging plans for Australia’s highways with AUS$15 million of federal funding.
Aug 27, 2019 // Transport, TESLA, Australia, Oceania, ARENA, electric vehicles, Evie Networks, Darren Miller, Chris Mills