Tag: ARENA

Gig Guide: Robin Khuda joins Australia-India advisory board

Posted on   |  by David Allen
AirTrunk founder and CEO Robin Khuda has been tapped to join the federal government’s Centre for Australia-India Relations advisory board. Mr Khuda was one of three new appointments to...

ARENA backs Electralith bid to clean up lithium mining

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency will tip almost $3 million into Rio Tinto-backed startup Electralith to pilot its chemical free, waterless lithium refining technology. Part of efforts to stand...

ARENA turns to tech to save solar mission

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Australia must make major changes to how large-scale solar projects are built and connected if their wholesale power prices are to hit a long sought price target, the federal...

ARENA pumps $32m into HAMR Energy’s biofuel plans

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Low carbon fuels startup HAMR Energy has received $32 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to kickstart plans for a multi-billion-dollar green aviation fuel supply chain for Australia’s...

Gig Guide: Marianna O’Gorman leads ARENA board refresh

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Marianna O’Gorman has been appointed chair of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, becoming the first woman to lead the agency in its 14-year history. Ms O’Gorman, who co-founded the...

ARENA backs $10m net-zero fund for small manufacturers

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has unlocked new funds to help smaller-scale manufacturers adopt new technologies that will cut fossil fuels from their works before the end of the...

Millions to be cut from Hydrogen Headstart program

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Nearly half a billion dollars earmarked for the Hydrogen Headstart production credits scheme will be redirected to other green technologies as the federal government pursues savings for next year’s...

$7.6m boost for Aussie battery maker’s mega-factory

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australian battery maker Li-S Energy has secured $7.6 million in federal funding to support plans for a large-scale lithium-sulfur battery cell manufacturing facility in Victoria. The proposed facility would be...