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

Optimise the transition to renewable electricity

Commercialise clean hydrogen

Support the transition to low emissions metals

An amendment has been made to the Advancing Renewables Program Guidelines (section 3.3) to ensure ARENA is funding projects and activities that assist the Government accelerate priority technologies to achieve stretch goals identified in the First Low Emissions Technology Statement – 2020.

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.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, you must:

• have an Australian business number (ABN)
• be an Australian incorporated entity unless you're applying for Desktop Studies and Analysis.

Activities must either:

• involve a renewable energy technology or
• involve methods (including desktop studies and analysis) that can contribute to the program outcomes.

The renewable energy technologies may include hybrid technologies and technologies that are related to renewable energy technologies (including enabling technologies).