ARENA Ultra Low-Cost Solar PV R&D funding round
Ultra Low-Cost Solar PV Research and Development
Closed for now
ARENA has run repeated solar R&D rounds; monitor arena.gov.au/funding for the next one.
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).
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
public · national
Deadline: Closed — Listed as closed on the ARENA funding page.
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: energy
- Stage: seed and Series A
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work
Source. https://arena.gov.au/funding/
"Ultra Low-Cost Solar PV R&D: $60 million, Closed"
Verified on 14 August 2026
Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found
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