Australian Renewable Energy Agency

Australian Renewable Energy Agency

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency began operations in 2012 as a statutory agency under the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Darren Miller holds the CEO position while Justin Punch chairs the board and Marianna O'Gorman serves as deputy chair. The agency supplies grants and other funding to advance renewable energy technologies. It maintains collaboration with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation through the Clean Energy Innovation Fund. Activity spans solar, wind, hydrogen and storage projects inside Australia. Geographic focus remains domestic with occasional support for cross-border technology trials. No recent operational events from the last 24 months appear in available records. The agency lists its headquarters at 2 Phillip Law Street in Canberra and participates in Clean Energy Council events. Its mandate requires alignment with federal appropriations rather than private capital cycles. This creates a direct link between annual budget allocations and project selection.