Wollemi Capital pumps $100 million into distributed solar, battery strategy
Climate-focused venture capital firm Wollemi Capital has committed to investing more than $100 million to expand renewables developer MPower’s pipeline of mid-scale solar and battery energy storage projects after finalising its acquisition of the company.
Solarcleano launches panel cleaning robot for large PV installations, trackers
The Luxembourg startup’s newest product is a portable, dry and wet cleaning system with 2.45 m wide brushes, designed to be operated by a single person.
Pacific goes public with 700 MW solar and 1.6 GWh battery plans
The developers behind a proposed a 700 MW solar farm and a 400 MW / 1,600 MWh battery energy storage system planned for central west New South Wales have reached a new milestone with the environmental impact statement now open for public comment.
Renewables share hits record high in NEM
The share of renewables in Australia’s main electricity grid has reached a new high with rooftop and utility-scale solar, wind and hydro combining to deliver 76.4% of electricity demand on Monday.
Nextracker unveils NX PowerMerge trunk eBOS for utility-scale solar
Nextracker has introduced NX PowerMerge, a 2 kV trunk connector-based eBOS solution for utility-scale solar projects, designed to cut connection points, simplify layouts, and lower project costs.
Metlen moves towards full operation with 120 MW solar farm
Fifteen months after construction of the Munna Creek Solar Farm in southeast Queensland began, the 120 MW PV power plant has entered the market operator’s grid management system and can now work its way through the testing and commissioning process.
NSW 16 GW generation plan to get 7,000 GWh per annum kickstart in 2026
New South Wales is targeting a 4 GW jump to 16 GW of new generation by 2030, and aims to kick start investor incentives with a 7,000 GWh tender in early 2026 through its long-term energy service agreement 10-year tender plan.
Researchers find flames spread 46% faster on degraded module backsheets
Singapore researchers accelerated PV backsheet weathering to investigate flame spread behavior finding after six weeks, flame spread was 46% faster than on unweathered PV backsheets, saying current safety standards fail to account for long-term degradation.
Lead or lose $190 billion export opportunity for Australia: report
Climate Council analysis has found Australias export industries are sitting on a $190 billion windfall as key trade partners, such as China, ramp up their energy transition despite US administration efforts to stall progress.
$150 million round 2 Solar Sunshot targets solar supply chain technologies
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has launched the second funding round of the $1 billion Solar Sunshot program, releasing $150 million dollars to stimulate the commercial domestic manufacture of critical segments of the solar supply chain.
