ARENA Archives - Page 25 of 26 - Renew Economy

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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ARENA puts $18.5m to solar, wind, storage in Coober Pedy
ARENA commits $18.5m to solar, wind and storage project to outback town of Coober Pedy, seeking to replicate success of King Island renewable integration.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 14, 2014

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Featured

Rio Tinto to deploy 6.7MW solar PV + storage at off-grid mine
A ground-breaking $23.4m project to cut out daytime diesel consumption at Rio Tinto bauxite mine at Weipa could unlock billions of dollars of similar investments in the mining industry – which is weighed down by soaring energy costs.
Giles Parkinson

May 22, 2014

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ARENA, Alinta agree funds for Port Augusta solar thermal study
ARENA to co-fund solar thermal energy feasibility study for Port Augusta. However, the study will not be complete until 2016.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 15, 2014

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Climate and science policy: The Coalition’s first 90 days
From abolition to emissions; a comprehensive list of the Abbott government’s climate change and science policy decisions since the election.
Luke Menzies

Dec 10, 2013

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Can the Clean Energy Future package be completely disbanded?
Tony Abbott is about to discover that scrapping some elements of Labor’s Clean Energy Future package could prove a messy – and risky – business.
Noni Shannon

Sep 10, 2013

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ARENA-funded tool to calculate viability of solar thermal projects
Set of online tools, funded by ARENA, launched to help assess the commercial prospects of Concentrating Solar Thermal power projects in Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 25, 2013

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ARENA reveals new focus on hybrid renewable power plants
The agency’s second investment plan reveals a new focus on creating ‘hybrid’ renewable-fossil fuel plants, and on grid integration.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

Jul 11, 2013

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Commentary

Five ways Abbott could kill renewables in Australia
The Coalition is full of ill-informed anti-renewable energy rhetoric, and there is huge pressure – from outside forces and within its own ranks – to take action to curb its expansion. So what are the ways that Tony Abbott’s team could effectively kill the development of renewables in Australia?
Giles Parkinson

Jun 21, 2013

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