Tag: Australian Renewable Energy Agency

ARENA powers up $100m solar challenge

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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

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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...

Solar Sunshot subsidies to flow from 2026

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Solar module manufacturers will start competing for their share of $1 billion in production subsidies within months, with funding expected to flow from mid-2026 to help meet a 10...

$59.1m for hydrogen and green metals commercialisation

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The government’s clean energy funding agency has committed $59.1 million to renewable hydrogen and low emissions iron and steel projects, surprising applicants with almost 20 per cent more than...

$9.4m battery train trial set for Townsville

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Battery-powered trains could soon be criss-crossing central Queensland after the Australian Renewable Energy Agency awarded a $9.4 million grant to retrofit existing rolling stock. Australia’s largest freight hauler Aurizon...

ARENA awards its first hydrogen aircraft grant

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A company developing a hydrogen fuel cell powered aircraft in western Sydney secured $5.4 million in funding from the federal government’s independent renewable energy agency on Wednesday to accelerate...

Bowen opens $2bn hydrogen credits program

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The federal government’s $2 billion Hydrogen Headstart program is now open for expressions of interest, with no significant changes made to the production credit scheme since the draft guidelines were...

$10m ARENA grant backs new solar plant in Victoria

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Solar PV and thermal storage firm RayGen has been awarded $10 million to improve technology design, lower production costs, and undertake studies in support of a project being deployed...

Feds inject $20m into Qld’s largest hydrogen project

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Almost $120 million has been secured to progress Queensland’s largest hydrogen project, with Singaporean, Japanese, and Australian stakeholders all investing funds. On Friday, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)...