ARENA Archives - Page 9 of 26 - Renew Economy

Markets

Apathy and inconvenience: Why households are slow on demand response
An ARENA-sponsored demand response trial sees strong participation rates amongst large energy users, but apathy and inconvenience see households lag behind.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 10, 2020

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Coal

Federal government energy roadmap based on guesswork and thought bubbles
Department officials concede that some of the assumptions underpinning the Morrison government’s technology roadmap are departmental guesswork.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 8, 2020

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Taylor to force clean energy funds to back gas and carbon capture
A leaked draft of the Morrison government’s ‘technology investment roadmap’ suggests it will open up clean energy funding to fossil fuel projects.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 7, 2020

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Storage

Batteries, batteries, and more batteries: Alice Springs future grid plan gets ARENA boost
A new big battery, home battery incentives, and a battery-based VPP – all put on fast-track for Alice Springs with $2.1m funding boost from ARENA this week.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 14, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Origin rolls out 150 EV smart chargers to customers in trial of future grid
Origin Energy gets ARENA support for ‘smart charger’ trial, to allow energy companies to remotely monitor and optimise EV charging.
Michael Mazengarb

Aug 7, 2020

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Renewables

Hazer signs off on $17m green hydrogen facility
Hazer Group board gives final investment decision approval to $17 million Perth biogas-to-hydrogen pilot facility that has received ARENA backing.
Michael Mazengarb

Aug 3, 2020

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Community groups to trade solar power in ARENA funded trial
Community groups will be able to trade surplus electricity from rooftop solar systems in a bid to cut energy costs, as part of an ARENA backed pilot.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 25, 2020

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Taylor appoints his former advisor and a prominent RET critic to ARENA board
ARENA overhaul sees a former advisor to Angus Taylor appointed to the board, along with one of the most prominent critics of the renewable energy target.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 23, 2020

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Monash study to seek solutions to Victorian grid woes, including “rhombus of regret”
ARENA funded study to identify technical solutions to Victorian system strength issues that have hit wind and solar projects, causing delays and curtailments.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 22, 2020

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Policy & Planning

Gas companies dominate shortlist for ARENA green hydrogen funding
Gas companies dominate the shortlist of seven projects seeking a share of $70m in ARENA funding for renewable hydrogen production facilities.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 20, 2020

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Investor Justin Punch appointed as new chair of ARENA, Wilder ousted
Angus Taylor appoints impact investor Justin Punch as new ARENA chair, as Clean Energy Council calls for ARENA funds to be boosted by at least $2 billion.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 17, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Australia may soon enjoy bigger “grey market” for second hand EVs
Increasing numbers of Australian drivers want their next car purchase to be electric but can’t afford the few models on offer. There might be a better option.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 16, 2020

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