Australian Renewable Energy Agency
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is an Australian Government agency that provides funding and support for renewable energy projects and pre-commercial clean energy innovation in Australia. It funds projects ranging from early-stage research to demonstration projects, covering technologies such as solar, batteries, hydrogen, and sustainable fuels.www.arena.gov.au
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Oct 13, 2026
Murray GriffinHOST
Yeah, and
Franziska CurranHOST
it's also been backed by the federal agency known as the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
Franziska CurranHOST
And if that wasn't enough, there's also this great initiative producing high-strength engineered timber from plantation-grown blue gum, which is basically a whole new product line to come out of the Green Triangle.
Franziska CurranHOST
And this was developed through the cleverly named Splinters to Structures Project.
Renata EganGUEST
But, um, we do have, we have a good history in a number of areas.
Renata EganGUEST
ARENA, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, has been around for s- close to 15 years.
MarcusHOST
Mm.
Renata EganGUEST
Bipartisan support.
Anna BruceGUEST
So I guess I'm referring to utility scale batteries there.
Anna BruceGUEST
So ARENA, um, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, has been funding trials, and we now have utility scale batteries that are able to provide some of those system stability services.
Neil MartinHOST
Mm.
Neil MartinHOST
But it definitely sounds, and this might be a surprise to some people, that you can't just put millions and millions and millions of solar panels on roofs, and it doesn't create a problem.
Anne DelaneyHOST
Four years ago, a handful of Canberra volunteers had a big idea.
Anne DelaneyHOST
Could they help an entire suburb move off gas and petrol and into efficient all-electric homes and transport? That idea has now become a major pilot project backed by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, ARENA.
Anne DelaneyHOST
Beginning in the southern suburb of Banks, Go Electric in Canberra will help up to 1,000 households electrify through a one-stop service delivered by clean energy provider Electric Future.
Anne DelaneyHOST
It'll bring together the advice, the finance, appliances and installers so households aren't left to navigate a complicated transition on their own.
Sarah ReidGUEST
So that was what planted the seed.
Anne DelaneyHOST
And where did it go from there? I mean, planting the seed is one thing.
Anne DelaneyHOST
You have now just landed quite a sizeable arena from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, quite a sizeable grant here to bring this project to fruition.
Anne DelaneyHOST
How did you go about getting that? I
Danny KennedyHOST
Fair warning to listeners, there's going to be a lot of geeky acronyms and I'm going to have to call out our guest speaker if he uses too many and get him to explain.
Danny KennedyHOST
But it's excellent to have Leon Chantner in the studio today, the general manager of distributed energy resources at the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, to explain this alphabet soup and how it impacts people in the real world.
Danny KennedyHOST
As we electrify everything, we're seeing more all-electric households and businesses be built across Australia.
Danny KennedyHOST
We've talked about electrifying industry and transport and all the things.
Danny KennedyHOST
And what that means is coordinating and choreographing a lot more assets on a so-called grid, which is really more like a web or a network, a la the internet.
Danny KennedyHOST
That in turn requires thinking through how to build software layers and markets that can facilitate the optimal use of all those assets.
Danny KennedyHOST
And it is Leon's job to to innovate and coordinate all the efforts of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to do that.
Danny KennedyHOST
Leon, welcome to the studio.
Mark LevyHOST
Now, the Coalition bill would scrap Labor's legislated net zero emissions target and the safeguard mechanism designed to reduce the emissions of Australia's largest industrial facilities, repeal the new vehicle efficiency standard that encourages more electric vehicles, revoke four out of six offshore wind energy zones in the Hunter, Illawarra, Southern Ocean and off Bunbury, and embrace nuclear by trying to remove the national ban on the energy source.
Mark LevyHOST
Commonwealth funding to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and Clean Energy Finance Corporation would be tied to a renewable energy code of conduct and a bid to improve the social licence of projects, while funding to the states would be conditional on them prioritising affordability and reliability.
Mark LevyHOST
The Australian Energy Regulator would also be directed to have primary regard for affordability and reliability, which Dantian says will put households and businesses at the centre of regulatory decision-making.
Mark LevyHOST
So we'll talk to the shadow minister about all of that in the final hour of the program.
Jenny EdwardsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Let's do this thing.
Franziska CurranHOST
And the day after the campaign launch, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency also announced a new grant that will test a new digital tool to make it easier for households to go all electric.
Franziska CurranHOST
The Go Electric tool, developed by Electric Future, will be trialled by up to 1,000 households in southern Canberra, including the suburb of Banks.
Franziska CurranHOST
And it's a tool that will simplify the switch from gas to electricity by handling key parts of the process, including expert advice and fixed price quotes and arranging installation.
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Franziska CurranHOST
Stellating.
Murray GriffinHOST
Yeah, as you say, a stellar leadership team.
Murray GriffinHOST
And last week, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency awarded a $49 million grant to HiSATA towards a $98 million project by the company to further develop its manufacturing capacity.
Murray GriffinHOST
And that will create about 40 new manufacturing, engineering and technical jobs with scope for many more.