Press Releases

S-5!, the global leader in attachment solutions for metal roofs, announces the launch of its new Solar Accreditation Australia solar installer training course, worth 20 Continuing Professional Development points, along with a 2026 national roadshow series that includes events in partnership with Solar Cutters.

The Future Energy Exports Cooperative Research Centre has secured key equipment and commenced Front End Engineering Design for Stage 2 of the Kwinana Energy Transformation Hub, progressing on-site hydrogen production and testing in Western Australia.

Igneo Infrastructure Partners, a global infrastructure investment manager which manages $35.3 billion worth of assets, has today announced that its third European Infrastructure strategy alongside its Global Infrastructure strategy, has entered into a binding agreement to acquire OnStream from Macquarie Specialised and Asset Finance, part of Macquarie Group’s Commodities and Global Markets business.

The Victorian government is strengthening and modernising the electricity grid in the Latrobe Valley to unlock renewable generation, boost grid reliability and help lower power prices.

The number of electric vehicle public chargers around New Zealand will more than double thanks to $52.7 million in zero-interest loans from the government and co-investment from ChargeNet and Meridian, Transport Minister Chris Bishop and Energy and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts say.

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, invites Queensland SMEs to apply for Innovate to Grow: Circular Economy and Sustainability, a free eight-week research and development training program.

Itron, Inc, which is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water, announced that it is extending its collaboration with Ausgrid, the largest distributor of electricity on Australia’s east coast, to deploy Itron’s IntelliFLEX low voltage distributed energy resource management system, which is specifically designed to enable electricity distributors like Ausgrid to manage consumer energy resources, including rooftop solar, battery systems and electric vehicles.

Energy Safe Victoria brought solar farm owners and operators together last week for an industry forum to discuss safety considerations associated with operating large-scale renewable energy facilities, including bushfire mitigation and incident reporting obligations.

As the global PV industry enters 2026 amid cost pressure, policy shifts, and accelerating technology transitions, TOPCon has emerged as the foundation of today’s solar manufacturing, accounting for most new module production worldwide. As deployment scales, the industry is now grappling with a new set of questions: how to balance efficiency gains with long-term reliability? How to manage cost pressure and material constraints? 

Establishing UTS as a Living Lab to verify the value of integrated ESG data management and AI-driven energy optimisation for the Australian market.