Australian Renewable Energy Agency

Newcastle will be home to a pilot unit that will demonstrate innovative thermal energy storage technology backed by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).

A federal government $3 million feasibility study will determine if the Port of Newcastle could be the home of a new 40 MW hydrogen hub.

Sydney’s public bus system is set to trial the biggest electric bus fleet in the country, while Perth’s network is powering up the green vehicles, too.

The integrated energy system indoor leisure and aquatic centre that will be zero emissions will be an Australian-first project.

The CPSU has called for the federal government to make a big staffing announcement to boost capabilities for disaster resilience, especially in regional Qld. 

From little things, big things grow — sometimes. Take ARENA, a micro-agency on the verge of extinction under Tony Abbott, now plugged right into the federal power grid that matters — and the potential saviour of Malcolm Turnbull’s agenda.

In a long-standing pattern of undermining agencies it can’t abolish, the government leaves the Australian Renewable Energy Agency board with only one member. The chief scientist, meanwhile, is advocating innovation.

Environment Minister Greg Hunt (pictured) is overhauling the Commonwealth’s climate change institutions, The Australian newspaper has reported. An Office of Climate Change and Renewables Innovation has been