ARENA Ultra Low-Cost Solar PV R&D funding round
Ultra Low-Cost Solar PV Research and Development
Status
Closed
Closed for now
ARENA has run repeated solar R&D rounds; monitor arena.gov.au/funding for the next one.
Amount
60,000,000 AUD
AUD 60 million round supporting research and development towards ARENA's Solar 30 30 30 target (30% module efficiency and 30 cents per watt installed by 2030).
Funder
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
public · national
Deadline: closed — Listed as closed on the ARENA funding page.
Your odds
Not published
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Effort
quick
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: energy
- Stage: seed, series_a
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Source. https://arena.gov.au/funding/ — checked 2026-08-14
"Ultra Low-Cost Solar PV R&D: $60 million, Closed"