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Brisbane Lions score two community batteries to play footy when the sun don’t shineBrisbane Lions score two community batteries to play footy when the sun don’t shine

Brisbane Lions score two community batteries to play footy when the sun don’t shine

Brisbane Lions awarded two government funded batteries, to store solar from a huge on-site array and take part in Momentum…

February 26, 2025
Rooftop solar, batteries, pool pumps, hot water: Arena backs 510MW household VPPRooftop solar, batteries, pool pumps, hot water: Arena backs 510MW household VPP

Rooftop solar, batteries, pool pumps, hot water: Arena backs 510MW household VPP

A virtual power plant made up of rooftop solar, car batteries, pool pumps and hot water systems is expected to…

December 18, 2023
Free online calculator to count huge savings from going electric and quitting gasFree online calculator to count huge savings from going electric and quitting gas

Free online calculator to count huge savings from going electric and quitting gas

Free online tool will help households understand when and why to electrify everything – and how the humble hot water…

June 9, 2023
How closely monitoring home energy data can be a major win for solar householdsHow closely monitoring home energy data can be a major win for solar households

How closely monitoring home energy data can be a major win for solar households

A long-term Arena project aims to answer a key question: how much data do network operators need to allow rooftop…

December 20, 2022
Australia-first community battery trial delivers bill savings and some key lessonsAustralia-first community battery trial delivers bill savings and some key lessons

Australia-first community battery trial delivers bill savings and some key lessons

An Australian-first ARENA-backed community battery storage trial in WA has achieved its main objectives, but might be most valuable for…

August 19, 2021
Which home batteries are best? Lessons learned from five years of independent testingWhich home batteries are best? Lessons learned from five years of independent testing

Which home batteries are best? Lessons learned from five years of independent testing

Not all batteries are created equal. ITP Renewables' ARENA-backed Battery Test Centre in Canberra has been putting home batteries through…

June 17, 2021

Australia’s first remote, renewable hydrogen microgrid wins ARENA backing

Horizon Power W.A. plans to build Australia’s first remote microgrid using renewable hydrogen generation have won funding from the Australian…

November 27, 2020
Net-zero energy – and zero gas – solar housing project backed by ARENANet-zero energy – and zero gas – solar housing project backed by ARENA

Net-zero energy – and zero gas – solar housing project backed by ARENA

ARENA-backed project will build 51 all-electric, high-efficiency solar homes in south-west Sydney that will generate more power than they consume.

October 15, 2020
Solar for Salvos: ARENA pilot shares cheap renewables with NGOsSolar for Salvos: ARENA pilot shares cheap renewables with NGOs

Solar for Salvos: ARENA pilot shares cheap renewables with NGOs

ARENA backed pilot will use Melbourne-based Allume Energy's solar sharing technology in a pilot project with The Salvation Army and…

July 29, 2020
ARENA-backed rooftop solar “power station” switched on and playing both sides of meterARENA-backed rooftop solar “power station” switched on and playing both sides of meter

ARENA-backed rooftop solar “power station” switched on and playing both sides of meter

Epho Commercial Solar's 1.7MW “urban solar plant” built to demonstrate the “tens of gigawatts” of potential for solar power generation…

May 21, 2020