The Australian Renewable Energy Agency ( ARENA ) has given AUD1.5 m ( $ 1.1 billion ) in funding to Australia 's first green energy innovation hub . The Clean Energy Innovation Hub , located at ATCO 's facility in Perth , will store hydrogen in household appliances at a display home , while examining options for surplus renewable energy to be stored as hydrogen . The hub will be powered by 1,100 solar panels with battery storage . The move followed a successful trial two years ago , said ATCO 's head of innovation .
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has given AUD1.5m ($1.1m) in funding to Australia's first green hydrogen innovation hub. The Clean Energy Innovation Hub, located at ATCO's facility in Perth, will test hydrogen in household appliances at a display home, while examining opportunities for surplus renewable energy to be stored as hydrogen. The facility will be powered by 1,100 solar panels with battery storage. The move follows a successful trial two years ago, said ATCO's head of innovation.