ARENA Archives - Renew Economy

Electrification

Can all solar homes become smart energy hubs? On paper – absolutely! IRL, a few hurdles remain
A South Australian trial to turn homes into grid-responsive energy hubs is now 100 households in, and has some brutal lessons to share.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 20, 2026

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Policy & Planning

A rule change request snuck in over Christmas could radically alter how the main grid functions
A rule change request quietly put through in December wants to radically change how the main grid works – by throwing open the data door to almost everyone.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 3, 2026

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Solar

Can Australian-made solar wafers compete with Chinese giants? This report suggests they can
Australia is keen to build key components of the solar supply chain, and a new study says a plan to make solar wafers could be competitive.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 2, 2026

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Hydrogen

Fortescue’s low temperature green iron process ready for real world testing
An electrochemical process to make green iron with renewable energy is ready for a 100kg pilot, after an ARENA-funded study proved it works in the lab.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 2, 2026

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Storage

Australian battery innovator lands federal grant to scope out giga-scale local lithium-sulfur cell factory
ASX-listed Australian battery hopeful’s plans to build a giga-scale lithium-sulfur cell manufacturing facility on home soil get a fresh shot of federal funding from Arena.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 18, 2025

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Solar

Chinese solar giant looks to introduce robotic PV installations for Australian projects
Chinese solar giant is the latest company to look at introducing a solar installation robot to Australian PV projects.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 11, 2025

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Solar

ARENA makes its biggest single solar tech grant to help Fortescue test new ideas for expanding PV plans
ARENA is funding Fortescue’s Pilbara solar hub concept with $45 million to test new technologies in the harsh outback, where building PV farms can be dusty and boring.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 10, 2025

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Solar

Arena backs rollout of automated pile-driver tech by US solar tracking giant
Arena has funded another automated solar installation tech that promises to slash the time it takes to install the foundations of a large-scale solar farm by 20 per cent.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 28, 2025

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Hydrogen

Another $2 billion on table in second round of Hydrogen Headstart program, with new focus on feedstocks
ARENA is launching the second $2 billion Hydrogen Headstart round with a focus on hard-to-abate sectors and cost.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 13, 2025

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Renewables

Australian drone-based solar inspection tech gets federal funds to leap from lab to market
Australian drone-based solar inspection technology that could dramatically transform the way in which large-scale solar farms are monitored gets federal funding.
Joshua S Hill

Sep 15, 2025

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Renewables

“More confident than ever:” Australia set for stunning low price for solar, with help of robots and AI
Australia’s path to ultra low cost solar and a game-changing price of just $20/MWh is being made easier by breakthroughs in robot and AI technology.
Giles Parkinson

May 23, 2025

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Renewables

Labor woos landowners with developer ratings pilot, land potential website
The federal government is wooing landowners by launching the Developer Ratings Scheme and funding a website that assess land for wind, solar potential.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 27, 2025

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