The Advancing Renewables Program supports a range of development, demonstration and pre-commercial deployment projects. This includes opportunities to optimise the transition to renewable electricity, commercialise clean hydrogen and support the transition to low emissions metals.

The Advancing Renewables Program (ARP) is continuously open for applications that address our investment focus areas to:

1. Optimise the transition to renewable electricity
2. Commercialise clean hydrogen
3. Support the transition to low emissions metals

ARENA wishes to attract and fund projects that align with its Investment Plan and the priority low emissions technologies and emerging and enabling technologies outlined in the Low Emissions Technology Statement that support renewable energy and enabling technologies.

Through the Advancing Renewables Program, ARENA is able to fund only those low emissions projects and activities that involve a renewable energy technology or technologies that increase the supply of, or improve the competitiveness of, renewable energy in Australia and have a clear nexus to renewable energy and its enabling technologies.

Funding

ARENA Grants awarded to Activities under the Program are expected to be between $100,000 and $50 million, with Applicants typically expected to at least match the funding being sought from ARENA.

Funding provided through the Program will generally be in the form of Grants, which may include recoupable Grants, in accordance with the definition of financial assistance in part 4 of the ARENA Act.

ARENA will provide the minimum amount of funding to allow the Activity to proceed, and in certain cases, subject to all other parties to the Activity receiving a commercial return.

Prior to submitting an Expression of Interest (EOI), ensure you have engaged with the funder via the contact us form (here)

To be an Applicant you must:

• at the time of applying, hold an Australian Business Number (ABN) and
• unless applying for funding for Desktop Studies and Analysis,
  • be (or warrant that you will be at the time of entering into a funding agreement) an Australian entity incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) or 
  • be a Commonwealth entity prescribed as a government business enterprise by section 5(1) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 or 
  • be an Australian State or Territory owned corporation or a subsidiary of an Australian State or Territory owned corporation or
  • be an Australian local government or council.

• Phone: 1800 804 847
• Email: arena@arena.gov.au