Tag: ARENA

Home electrification ruled out of FMiA as pilot launches

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The results of a multi-suburb household electrification pilot in the Illawarra, backed by $5.4 million in government funding on Tuesday, will inform a potential nation-wide effort as the Albanese...

$14m boost for sustainable aviation fuel project

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal and Queensland governments have tipped in $14 million to support development of Jet Zero Australia’s sustainable aviation fuel facility, a priority sector under the Future Made in...

$550m in Solar Sunshot grants unlocked

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government’s $1 billion program to build supply chain resilience in solar panel manufacturing has opened to applications amid a political storm over its economic merits. The first...

Future Made in Australia Bill lands in Parliament

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Albanese government has paved the way for a new era of interventionist industrial policy based on community benefit with the arrival of its Future Made in Australia legislation....

ARENA powers up $100m solar challenge

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Utility-scale solar energy projects are the focus of a new federally-funded $100 million global innovation challenge targeting technologies that lower the cost of installation, operation, and maintenance. The Australian Renewable...

Govt starts work on green metals funding package

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal Industry department is advancing on plans for a significant green metals investment package with the release of a consultation paper weeks after receiving budget funding. The green...

A future built on politics: Prospect theory vs mission economy

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
For all the pre-budget Future Made in Australia hype; all the predictions that federal Labor would deliver a bold state-led ‘mission economy’ reindustrialisation agenda of the type evangelised by...

Energy innovation grants to test flexible demand

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Projects that help identify and mange energy load flexibility – a key factor in Australia’s transforming energy grid and power prices – have received around $4.5 million in the...