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The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will broaden its mandate to explore the development of energy storage and hydrogen after securing fresh funding.

The cost-effectiveness of solar panels as well as new technology that allows households to sell surplus power to the grid will both be explored under two separate initiatives announced by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).

Independent power producer Neoen has completed a 50MW expansion of its Hornsdale utility-scale battery in South Australia, an upgrade the company says will reduce the risks of blackouts.

Seven companies have been shortlisted for funding from a AU$70 million pot to help green hydrogen projects in Australia.

Plans to establish the first of three ‘renewable energy zones’ (REZ) in the Australian state of New South Wales have seen an overwhelming level of interest, with a call for proposals chalking up a nine-fold oversubscription.

BP has landed funding from the Australian government to assess the feasibility of a renewable hydrogen and ammonia production facility in Western Australia.

Think tank warns in pre-budget submission paper that government agency – which has no funding beyond 2021-2022 – will run out of money for new projects by mid-2020.

APA Group has launched the 110MW Darling Downs solar farm in Queensland after a late dropping of the EPC contractor and regional grid integration delays.

2MW Garden Island scheme developed by Carnegie poised to start supplying power to adjoining naval base in Western Australia.

Australia's Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has made its largest equity investment in renewable energy, with AU$100 million (US$72 million) in the Australian Renewables Income Fund (ARIF), aiming to encourage institutional investors to further expand their reach into clean energy.