System Services Funding Announcement FAQs Application process When can I apply? ARENA is seeking system services applications in the calendar year 2018. EOIs will be accepted up until 5pm Australian Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday 31 July 2018. How can I apply? ARENA invites organisations with projects that fit within the scope to lodge an EOI through the . We recommend that you first read the in conjunction with the to understand eligibility and merit assessment. What happens after I have submitted an EOI? ARENA will assess the EOIs received. If an EOI is considered to be high merit, applicants will be contacted to discuss next steps. This will require development of a Full Application which will be submitted through the ARP and further assessment. Successful applicants will be invited to negotiate a Funding Agreement with ARENA. Will proposals received after the EOI submission date be assessed? Applicants who submit beyond 31 July 2018 are welcome to apply through the continuously open stream of the Advancing Renewables Program (ARP), however consistent with ARENA’s portfolio approach to funding new projects, the probability of success may be reduced. Note that pending market need and funded projects in this stage of assessment, there may be a future funding opportunity later in 2018. Eligibility and scope What sort of projects is ARENA looking for? This Funding Announcement is targeted at supporting projects focussed on the provision of power system services from innovative methods or technologies that are non-traditional sources of those services. Power system services in scope include: System strength provision or measurement; Frequency control ancillary services (FCAS); Fast frequency response (FFR); Inertia provision or inertia measurement; and/or
System Services Funding Announcement FAQs Application process When can I apply? ARENA is seeking system services applications in the calendar year 2018. EOIs will be accepted up until 5pm Australian Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday 31 July 2018. How can I apply? ARENA invites organisations with projects that fit within the scope to lodge an EOI through the . We recommend that you first read the in conjunction with the to understand eligibility and merit assessment. What happens after I have submitted an EOI? ARENA will assess the EOIs received. If an EOI is considered to be high merit, applicants will be contacted to discuss next steps. This will require development of a Full Application which will be submitted through the ARP and further assessment. Successful applicants will be invited to negotiate a Funding Agreement with ARENA. Will proposals received after the EOI submission date be assessed? Applicants who submit beyond 31 July 2018 are welcome to apply through the continuously open stream of the Advancing Renewables Program (ARP), however consistent with ARENA’s portfolio approach to funding new projects, the probability of success may be reduced. Note that pending market need and funded projects in this stage of assessment, there may be a future funding opportunity later in 2018. Eligibility and scope What sort of projects is ARENA looking for? This Funding Announcement is targeted at supporting projects focussed on the provision of power system services from innovative methods or technologies that are non-traditional sources of those services. Power system services in scope include: System strength provision or measurement; Frequency control ancillary services (FCAS); Fast frequency response (FFR); Inertia provision or inertia measurement; and/or
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