{"id":4338,"date":"2014-12-15T22:26:13","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T11:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=4338"},"modified":"2017-10-25T09:45:24","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T23:15:24","slug":"arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/","title":{"rendered":"ARENA: the government renewable energy agency that refuses to go away"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4343\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Fotolia_45450911_XS.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4343\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Fotolia_45450911_XS.jpg\" alt=\"ARENA - the gift that keeps on giving.\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ARENA &#8211; the gift that keeps on giving.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Remember ARENA? The plucky <a href=\"http:\/\/arena.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Renewable Energy Agency<\/a> that has helped many renewable energy ventures and research with seed funding and other support? The ongoing benefits of ARENA include not only financial support but also because their involvement has helped pave the way for research and development in partnership with the private sector.<\/p>\n<p>Wait. Ongoing? Didn\u2019t ARENA get axed by the feds in their anti-renewables Budget cuts zeal a while back?<\/p>\n<p>Well no. At least not yet. For ARENA, to quote an oft-used phrase, is the gift that keeps on giving.<\/p>\n<p>Though the agency has, as you\u2019ve probably heard, been axed by the federal government as part of its thinly-disguised ideological campaign against renewables, it still refuses to roll over and die.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Despite the best efforts of the Abbott government, which include plans to completely defund the agency and consign it to history, the ongoing deliberations and machinations in the Senate have given ARENA a stay of execution. To the government\u2019s (and their fossil fuel sponsors&#8217;) acute embarrassment, the agency is still functioning and continues to provide an excellent support mechanism for Australian solar energy innovators and researchers.<\/p>\n<p>Evidence of their demise being more than a little exaggerated include the agency <a href=\"http:\/\/arena.gov.au\/media\/arena-funding-leads-to-record-solar-pv-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\">popping up in the press last week <\/a>to praise the University of New South Wales\u2019 recent breakthrough in photovoltaics. The world-famous renewable energy research centre recently achieved a remarkable 40 percent conversion of sunlight into electricity \u2014 a world first.<\/p>\n<p>ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht praised the UNSW\u2019s ingenuity and said it reinforced the need for continued investment in the Australian renewable energy sector.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe clever solution combines advanced triple junction cells with cheaper conventional silicon cells to boost power output,\u201d Mr Frischknecht said. \u201cLight that is normally wasted by triple junction cells is captured by splitting incoming sunlight into different spectra and directing some of it into a silicon cell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis approach has achieved a higher efficiency than what is physically possible with a triple junction cell alone.\u201d he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However it was reading between the lines of the press release that the real message was made clear. For the Australian-made breakthrough has potentially enormous practical applications in a wide range of solar panel projects, from household systems to large-scale solar such as another ARENA-supported project, the UNSW\u2019s $1.3 million <a href=\"http:\/\/arena.gov.au\/project\/power-cube-power-tower-receiver\/\" target=\"_blank\">Power Cube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis project is an excellent example of ARENA achieving true innovation with real-world commercial application through investment in solar research,&#8221; Mr Frischknecht added. \u201cWe hope to see this home grown innovation take the next steps from prototyping to pilot scale demonstrations.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The point made by ARENA is clear: that investment in Australian renewable energy is critical. This is all great news for renewable fans. ARENA still supporting solar breakthroughs that will change the way we live. But how long can it last? After all an agency that is doing good, turning a profit for the nation and supporting an Australian renewable energy industry is anathema to our feds.<\/p>\n<p>But until the grim reapers of Canberra do their dark deeds and then let\u2019s enjoy the benefits of ARENA as perhaps an echo of a bygone era, when agencies were set up to promote fledgling industries for the greater good of society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember ARENA? The plucky Australian Renewable Energy Agency that has helped many renewable energy ventures and research with seed funding and other support? The ongoing benefits of ARENA include not only financial support but also because their involvement has helped pave the way for research and development in partnership with the private sector. Wait. Ongoing? [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[509],"tags":[36,64,397,63],"class_list":["post-4338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-solar-innovations","tag-australia","tag-efficiency","tag-politics","tag-solar-panel-technology","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ARENA: the government renewable energy agency that refuses to go away - SolarQuotes Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The ongoing benefits of ARENA include not only grants but also because their support has helped pave the way for R&amp;D in partnership with the private sector.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ARENA: the government renewable energy agency that refuses to go away\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The ongoing benefits of ARENA include not only grants but also because their support has helped pave the way for R&amp;D in partnership with the private sector.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SolarQuotes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-12-15T11:56:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-10-24T23:15:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Fotolia_45450911_XS.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Staff Writer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Staff Writer\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/cdfada92425341cb1b48bf0bcfa1feb7\"},\"headline\":\"ARENA: the government renewable energy agency that refuses to go away\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-12-15T11:56:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-10-24T23:15:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/\"},\"wordCount\":562,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Fotolia_45450911_XS.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"australia\",\"Efficiency\",\"politics\",\"Solar Technology\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Solar Innovations\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/\",\"name\":\"ARENA: the government renewable energy agency that refuses to go away - SolarQuotes Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Fotolia_45450911_XS.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-12-15T11:56:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-10-24T23:15:24+00:00\",\"description\":\"The ongoing benefits of ARENA include not only grants but also because their support has helped pave the way for R&D in partnership with the private sector.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Fotolia_45450911_XS.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Fotolia_45450911_XS.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Solar Innovations\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-innovations\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"ARENA: the government renewable energy agency that refuses to go away\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"SolarQuotes Blog\",\"description\":\"An independent reckoning of the Aussie solar scene\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"SolarQuotes\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png\",\"width\":592,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"SolarQuotes\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/solar_quotes\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/solarquotes\/\",\"https:\/\/au.linkedin.com\/company\/solarquotes\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SolarQuotesAustralia\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/cdfada92425341cb1b48bf0bcfa1feb7\",\"name\":\"Staff Writer\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9b273c2864cc5105edcc07250f8fd1ad70faa064e98a5e65b34bf367aa3b06ee?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9b273c2864cc5105edcc07250f8fd1ad70faa064e98a5e65b34bf367aa3b06ee?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9b273c2864cc5105edcc07250f8fd1ad70faa064e98a5e65b34bf367aa3b06ee?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"caption\":\"Staff Writer\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/author\/staff\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"ARENA: the government renewable energy agency that refuses to go away - SolarQuotes Blog","description":"The ongoing benefits of ARENA include not only grants but also because their support has helped pave the way for R&D in partnership with the private sector.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"ARENA: the government renewable energy agency that refuses to go away","og_description":"The ongoing benefits of ARENA include not only grants but also because their support has helped pave the way for R&D in partnership with the private sector.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/","og_site_name":"SolarQuotes Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/","article_published_time":"2014-12-15T11:56:13+00:00","article_modified_time":"2017-10-24T23:15:24+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Fotolia_45450911_XS.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Staff Writer","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@solar_quotes","twitter_site":"@solar_quotes","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/"},"author":{"name":"Staff Writer","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/cdfada92425341cb1b48bf0bcfa1feb7"},"headline":"ARENA: the government renewable energy agency that refuses to go away","datePublished":"2014-12-15T11:56:13+00:00","dateModified":"2017-10-24T23:15:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/"},"wordCount":562,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Fotolia_45450911_XS.jpg","keywords":["australia","Efficiency","politics","Solar Technology"],"articleSection":["Solar Innovations"],"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/","name":"ARENA: the government renewable energy agency that refuses to go away - SolarQuotes Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Fotolia_45450911_XS.jpg","datePublished":"2014-12-15T11:56:13+00:00","dateModified":"2017-10-24T23:15:24+00:00","description":"The ongoing benefits of ARENA include not only grants but also because their support has helped pave the way for R&D in partnership with the private sector.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Fotolia_45450911_XS.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Fotolia_45450911_XS.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-government-renewable-energy-agency-refuses-go-away\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Solar Innovations","item":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-innovations\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"ARENA: the government renewable energy agency that refuses to go away"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/","name":"SolarQuotes Blog","description":"An independent reckoning of the Aussie solar scene","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization","name":"SolarQuotes","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png","width":592,"height":600,"caption":"SolarQuotes"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/","https:\/\/x.com\/solar_quotes","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/solarquotes\/","https:\/\/au.linkedin.com\/company\/solarquotes","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SolarQuotesAustralia"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/cdfada92425341cb1b48bf0bcfa1feb7","name":"Staff Writer","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9b273c2864cc5105edcc07250f8fd1ad70faa064e98a5e65b34bf367aa3b06ee?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9b273c2864cc5105edcc07250f8fd1ad70faa064e98a5e65b34bf367aa3b06ee?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9b273c2864cc5105edcc07250f8fd1ad70faa064e98a5e65b34bf367aa3b06ee?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","caption":"Staff Writer"},"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/author\/staff\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2FF2s-17Y","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36860,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-renewables-funding-mb1385\/","url_meta":{"origin":4338,"position":0},"title":"Australian Renewable Energy Agency To Run Out Of Cash Soon","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"January 29, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will reportedly run out of money for new projects around the middle of this year. The Australia Institute says the organisation should be re-funded. ARENA was established under a Labor Government in late 2011 with support from the Liberal-National Opposition. Liberal Shadow Minister for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General Solar &amp; Storage News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General Solar &amp; Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Australian Renewable Energy Agency","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/arena-funding.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/arena-funding.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/arena-funding.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/arena-funding.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/arena-funding.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3712,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/major-csiro-solar-breakthrough-underlines-arenas-worth\/","url_meta":{"origin":4338,"position":1},"title":"Major CSIRO solar breakthrough underlines ARENA&#8217;s worth","author":"Staff Writer","date":"June 10, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Further evidence emerged this week from the\u00a0CSIRO\u00a0of the value of the embattled Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to the nation. ARENA, you may well recall, is at the centre of the current government's ideological campaign against renewable energy with its very existence now in doubt through savage proposed budget cuts.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Big Solar&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Big Solar","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/utility-scale-solar\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"CSIRO solar tower with mirror array.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/csiro2.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/csiro2.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/csiro2.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":661,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/carbon-tax-between-a-snog-and-a-hard-place\/","url_meta":{"origin":4338,"position":2},"title":"Carbon Tax: Between a Snog and a Hard Place","author":"Staff Writer","date":"October 14, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Unless you\u2019ve taken up residence under a rock somewhere in one of our sun-bleached deserts, you\u2019ll be aware that the House of Representatives successfully passed the government\u2019s controversial carbon legislation earlier this week. The minority Gillard government punted the bills through the Lower House with the support of the Independents\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Solar Policy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Solar Policy","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-policy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":50637,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-taylor-bowen-mb2010\/","url_meta":{"origin":4338,"position":3},"title":"The R In ARENA Is For Renewable","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"May 26, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Labor says it will attempt to thwart the Morrison Government\u2019s action to divert the Australian Renewable Energy Agency from focusing on renewables. ARENA was established in 2011 to improve the competitiveness of renewable energy technologies and increase the supply of renewable energy in Australia. That's not my interpretation of its\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General Solar &amp; Storage News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General Solar &amp; Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"ARENA regulations change","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/arena-bowen-taylor.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/arena-bowen-taylor.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/arena-bowen-taylor.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/arena-bowen-taylor.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/arena-bowen-taylor.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3653,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arenas-existence-hangs-thread\/","url_meta":{"origin":4338,"position":4},"title":"ARENA&#8217;s existence hangs by a thread","author":"Staff Writer","date":"May 20, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Well we knew it was going to be a horror budget didn't we readers? At least you couldn't accuse the Abbott administration of not warning us. For weeks we had the drumbeat of fear. The chant that the so-called \"age of entitlements\" was at an end (except for certain vested\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Solar Policy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Solar Policy","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-policy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"wind farm and solar panels and a thread being cut","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/arena.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/arena.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/arena.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":43275,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/arena-funding-reactions-mb1688\/","url_meta":{"origin":4338,"position":5},"title":"ARENA&#8217;s New Funding: Reactions","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"September 18, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The Morrison Government yesterday announced new long term funding for the Australian Renewable Energy Agency - and an expanded focus that includes dabbling in fossil fuels. The Agency was established under a Labor Government back in 2011 with support from the Liberal-National Opposition. Its stated purpose is to: \"improve the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General Solar &amp; Storage News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General Solar &amp; Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"ARENA funding","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/arena-funding.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/arena-funding.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/arena-funding.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/arena-funding.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/arena-funding.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4338"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4344,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4338\/revisions\/4344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}