ARENA Archives - Page 24 of 25 - Renew Economy

Broken Hill 53MW solar plant nears full generation, as last PV modules installed
AGL’s 53MW Broken Hill solar farm on track to be fully operational by end 2015, after First Solar installed last of the NSW project’s PV modules.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 12, 2015

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Coalition to accelerate battery storage in Australian households
Australian government says it wants to accelerate deployment of battery storage in households, to help reduce peak demand and deliver savings on network costs.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 1, 2015

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ARENA to provide $449,000 for Dyesol’s perovskite cell research
Dyesol gets grant to progress development of perovskite solar cells, touted as a highly efficient and potentially cheaper solar cell.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 1, 2015

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Rio Tinto switches on largest solar plant at Australian mine
Rio Tinto switches on largest solar facility to date at an off-grid mine in Australia. More solar and battery storage to follow.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 29, 2015

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Policy & Planning

Coalition dumps chief climate denier Newman, Hunt still hamstrung
Maurice Newman cut as chair of PM business advisory council offers sign Turnbull Coalition is cutting anti-climate ties. But what else will change?
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 28, 2015

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CleanTech Bites

First Solar says utility solar market in Australia poised for growth
First Solar says tenders from two governments, one agency, and one retailer suggests large scale solar market is about to take off in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 17, 2015

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Broken Hill solar plant achieves first generation
The first 26MW of the Broken Hill Solar Plant in NSW have been switched on and are feeding energy into the grid.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 17, 2015

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Solar array with cloud predicting technology launched in WA
Australia’s first grid-connected solar power project with cloud predicting technology launched at Karratha Airport, WA, in bid to smooth solar supply.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 31, 2015

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Energy storage ‘megashift’ ahead, battery costs set to fall 60% by 2020
Report predicts energy storage turning point, led in Australia by solar households and off-grid projects, as battery prices plunge.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 3, 2015

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ARENA to use ACT-style auctions for 200MW of large scale solar
ARENA to adopt auction-process successfully pioneered by the ACT government to target up to 200MW of large scale solar, as part of new funding program.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 14, 2015

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Australian biomass plant to improve soil, sequester carbon, & produce biofuel
A $10 million dollar pilot biomass plant will be constructed in the Western Australian Capital of Perth.
Ronald Brakels

Mar 10, 2015

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Carnergie receives first ARENA payment for CETO 6 project
Australian wave energy developer, Carnegie Energy, have received its first payment from ARENA as part of an $11 million grant for the CETO 6 Project.
Emma Fitzpatrick

Aug 11, 2014

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