The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has provided grant funding to 18 off‐grid and fringe‐of‐grid renewable energy projects under the Regional Australia's Renewables (RAR) program since 2013. This program was designed to address real and perceived risks associated with early stage, precommercial renewable energy development and provide a foundation of demonstration projects to enable the development of a competitive renewable energy sector. These projects range from low to high renewable energy fractions at megawatt scale in remote regions of Australia and encompass a variety of sectors, such as mining, tourism, and remote communities. All projects use photovoltaic as a key technology, often supplemented by additional technologies. The experience from these projects shows that land acquisition, technical integration, stakeholder engagement, and access to finance are among the main reasons for project delivery delays. A qualitative assessment for the remoteness premium is given, based on a comparison of ARENA‐funded on‐grid and off‐grid projects. This indicates that the structural barriers of governance, supply chains, and finance need to be tackled further to lower soft costs. One of the key enablers for future lower renewable energy costs is ARENA's Knowledge Sharing model, through which the funding agency is recompensed by data and information that is provided to the market and increases the impact of ARENA funding.

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确定来自澳大利亚区域的ARENA资助的离网可再生能源项目的风险，成本和教训

自2013年以来，澳大利亚可再生能源局（ARENA）已根据澳大利亚区域可再生能源（RAR）计划为18个离网和边缘电网可再生能源项目提供了赠款。该计划旨在解决与能源相关的实际和可感知的风险。早期，进行商业前的可再生能源开发，并提供示范项目的基础，以使竞争性可再生能源部门的发展成为可能。这些项目在澳大利亚偏远地区的兆瓦级发电量中，从低到高的可再生能源比例不等，涉及采矿，旅游和偏远社区等多个部门。所有项目都将光伏技术作为一项关键技术，通常会辅以其他技术。这些项目的经验表明，征地，技术整合，利益相关者的参与以及获得融资的机会是项目交付延迟的主要原因。基于ARENA资助的并网和离网项目的比较，对远程性溢价进行了定性评估。这表明需要进一步解决治理，供应链和财务方面的结构性障碍，以降低软成本。ARENA的知识共享模型是未来降低可再生能源成本的关键推动因素之一，通过该模型，供资机构可以通过提供给市场的数据和信息进行补偿，并增加ARENA资金的影响。这表明需要进一步解决治理，供应链和财务方面的结构性障碍，以降低软成本。ARENA的知识共享模型是未来降低可再生能源成本的关键推动因素之一，通过该模型，供资机构可以通过提供给市场的数据和信息进行补偿，并增加ARENA资金的影响。这表明需要进一步解决治理，供应链和财务方面的结构性障碍，以降低软成本。ARENA的知识共享模型是未来降低可再生能源成本的关键推动因素之一，通过该模型，供资机构可以通过提供给市场的数据和信息进行补偿，并增加ARENA资金的影响。