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A new $10 million co-investment fund has launched to help Australian small and medium-sized manufacturers reduce emissions, improve energy efficiency, and transition away from fossil fuel-based industrial processes. Funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) as part of the organisation's Advancing Renewables Program and delivered by the Advanced Manufacturing…
WA grants support recycling education and waste reduction
The Western Australian government is backing community-led projects that help Western Australians reduce waste and protect and restore the environment, with grants of up to $25,000 now available. The WasteSorted Community Education Grants have supported WA communities for more than 20 years, with the program expanding over time to support…
ARENA funds sustainable aviation fuel at Brisbane Airport
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is funding the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Brisbane Airport, marking a major breakthrough in the push to establish a low-emission aviation industry across Australia. Fuel supplier Viva Energy Australia has completed the refurbishment of a specialised storage tank at its Pinkenba…
RMIT researchers develop low-cost method to separate microplastics from wastewater
Researchers at RMIT University have developed an effective, low-cost method to trap microplastics in wastewater, utilising a dual-bubble technique to achieve elimination rates of more than 90 per cent before the pollution reaches environmental waterways. The breakthrough process combines microbubbles and nanobubbles to optimise dissolved air flotation, a standard municipal…
Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub moves ahead with Orica
Hydrogen Headstart grantee Orica has made a final investment decision (FID) to proceed with its Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub, a project set to receive $432 million in funding under the Australian Renewable Energy Agency's (ARENA) Hydrogen Headstart Program. The project, which was successful under Round 1 of the Hydrogen Headstart…
Orica green lights ARENA-backed Hunter Valley hydrogen hub
Orica has reached a final investment decision (FID) to proceed with its Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub after it secured AU$432 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The project is the first major grantee under the federal government’s Hydrogen Headstart program, which aims to fund renewable hydrogen…
ARENA backs next-generation battery technology with $45M funding to Sicona
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will invest AU$45 million in funding support to Sicona Battery Technologies for building a commercial-scale demonstration facility for its advanced silicon-carbon battery materials. Delivered under the federal government's Battery Breakthrough Initiative, the project will see the facility constructed and operated in the Illawarra region,…
Australia and Germany to oversee renewable hydrogen auction
Australia’s federal government has signed a bilateral agreement with Germany to launch a joint €400 million (AU$660 million) renewable hydrogen auction. The newly signed joint declaration of intent (JDoI) locks in the technical structure and long-term funding parameters for the Australia-Germany H2Global Joint Tender. Under a joint H2Global auction, both…











