50 power poles across Sydney mounted with EV chargers in ARENA-backed project
The first of 50 pole mounted electric vehicle (EV) chargers have been powered up in Sydney as part of an ARENA project with Intellihub. The project is seeking to provide infrastructure for those locked out of the EV market, as well as understand regulatory and commercial barriers for public EV charging and V2G charging.
Ausgrid turns on community battery as ARENA reveals ‘overwhelming’ demand
New South Wales network operator Ausgrid has switched on the second community battery rolled out under an Australian government national funding program that has sparked an “overwhelming” response with more than $3.5 billion (USD 2.28 billion) of projects seeking funding.
ARENA doles out record funding as Australia’s renewable schemes ramp up
The Commonwealth government’s Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) approved record funds in FY22/23, allocating $544.1 million (USD 345 million) to 60 projects in the year.
Subsidised charging kit for commercial EV fleets launched with ARENA support
Melbourne-based company JET Charge has today launched its ‘Charging as a Service’ initiative, a subsidised and subscription-based electric vehicle charging solution for commercial fleets supported by ARENA.
New funding to make microgrids reality for First Nations communities
The development and deployment of renewable energy-based microgrids in First Nations communities in regional and remote Australia is to be accelerated as part of a new $125 million (USD 80 million) program financed by the federal government.
Hysata puts hydrogen electrolyser tech to test in real-world setting
New South Wales hydrogen technology company Hysata will install a 5 MW electrolyser unit adjacent to the coal-fired Stanwell Power Station in Queensland as part of a commercial-scale demonstration of its next generation tech.
APVI to plot path for Australian solar manufacturing industry
The Australian government has launched a new study that will explore opportunities for onshore manufacturing of solar panels and components in a bid to strengthen solar supply chains and better support the country’s energy transformation.
ARENA pushes for step change in solar cost and efficiency
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency says solar technology is mature enough and sufficiently cost effective to meet Australia’s 2030 renewables goals but a step change in efficiency and cost is required to support the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors such as industry and transport.
ARENA funds VPP to cool demand from supermarkets and refrigerated warehouses
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded $3.7 million in funding to Enel X to add hundreds of supermarkets and refrigerated warehouses to a virtual power plant (VPP) operation to provide flexible demand to the National Electricity Market.
Rio Tinto teams with Sumitomo to build hydrogen plant
Resources giant Rio Tinto will team with Japanese industrial heavyweight Sumitomo Corporation to build a green hydrogen production plant on Queensland’s central coast as part of a $111 million (USD 74.64 million) ‘world first’ project which aims to lower carbon emissions from the alumina refining process.
