Markets & Finance

US solar tracker manufacturer Nextracker has acquired Origami Solar, a steel frame technology-focused company, for approximately US$53 million. 

China has advanced in the integration of AI and new energy, covering areas such as power forecasting, electricity markets, and O&M.

Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM) broke records yesterday when renewables supplied 76.4% of total electricity demand, with solar power contributing nearly 60% of the record-breaking clean energy mix.

The US installed 17.92GW of new capacity in the first half of 2025, with quarterly declines in additions for utility-scale and residential solar.

Euclid Power has raised US$20 million Series A round led by Venrock to develop AI-driven platform and services for renewables. 

Elmya Energy and Atlantica have formed a joint venture to develop 4GW of utility-scale renewable energy projects in the US. 

France has awarded 971MW of ground-mount solar capacity, to 165 projects, in the eighth round of the PPE2 PV tender.

ClearGen has entered into a US$150 million partnership with Davis Hill to build 245MW of community and commercial solar projects in the US.

During a week of major US clean energy developments, ContourGlobal, PSE, Arevon, and Ameren Missouri advanced solar projects across four states in the US.

Newly formed firm Solaris Assets has acquired the business operations and assets of Texas-based residential solar installer Sunnova.