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Array teams with Australia’s Aeeris to address hail risk for large-scale solar United States-based solar tracker manufacturer Array Technologies has teamed with environmental services company Aeeris to help address hail risk for owners and operators of utility-scale solar assets in Australia.

David Carroll

29 minutes ago

Technology & Products

5B pre-fab solar tech gets nod for 1414 Degrees’ Aurora Energy Precinct Renewables developer 1414 Degrees has tapped Australian pre-fab solar innovator 5B to supply 70 MW of its pre-assembled Maverick solar units for the first stage of the proposed Aurora Energy Precinct in South Australia.

David Carroll

2 hours ago

Research & Development

UNSW researchers find east-west ground-mounted PV shows less degradation than single-axis tracking counterparts Researchers at the University of New South Wales found that east-west ground-mounted PV systems can experience up to 40% lower rates of certain degradation mechanisms than single-axis trackers. Their simulations showed that lower operating temperatures and reduced UV exposure could improve module reliability, particularly in remote installations.

Emiliano Bellini

4 hours ago

Technology & Products

Hoymiles releases 2,000 kWh C&I energy storage solution Chinese manufacturer Hoymiles has launched a C&I battery storage system with capacities ranging from 2 MWh to 2.61 MWh and power outputs of up to 1.25 MW. The containerised system features liquid cooling, integrated fire protection, and backup power switching in less than 20 ms.

Lior Kahana

5 hours ago

Markets & Policy

Lithium demand from storage expected to slow to 5% annual growth Benchmark Mineral Intelligence says it expects lithium demand from stationary energy storage to grow by around 5% a year to 2030, after rising more than 60% a year for the past two years.

Brian Publicover

6 hours ago

Technology & Products

Victoria continues regional neighbourhood battery rollout The Victorian government has officially opened a neighbourhood battery in the regional city of Marysville, as part of its $42 million 100 Neighbourhood Battery Program.

Ev Foley

Oct 23, 2026

Markets & Policy

350 GWh Snowy 2.0 project cost update now peaks at $25 billion Snow Hydro has released an update on costs and a delivery schedule for the 2.2 GW Snowy 2.0 pumped hydroelectric project, assessing completion cost of the job to commissioning in 2029 falls between $22.5 and $25 billion.

Ev Foley

Oct 23, 2026

Markets & Policy

Solar drives all-time generation peak of 80.4% in September quarter Solar generation was the primary driver of a renewable and storage generation all-time peak contribution of 80.4% of total NEM generation on 19 September 2026, with distributed solar supplying 51.8% of total generation at the time, and grid-scale solar adding a further 16.4%.

Ev Foley

Oct 23, 2026

Markets & Policy

China proposes ban on exports of perovskite, tandem solar manufacturing technology China has proposed banning exports of selected high-efficiency perovskite and tandem solar manufacturing technologies, alongside new restrictions on advanced polysilicon, wafer and crystalline-silicon cell production processes. The proposed measures would cover 12 photovoltaic technologies, with public consultation open until 15 November 2026.

Vincent Shaw

Oct 22, 2026

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