Markets & Finance

Australia’s Queensland has allocated AU$3.2 billion to the CopperString transmission project in its 2026-27 State Budget.

Gamuda Renewables has secured an interest in the 450MW Hazelwood North solar-plus-storage project from Latrobe Valley-based developer Manthos Investments.

JA has dropped ‘solar’ from its name to reflect its shift from PV manufacturing to a wider clean energy technology and services brief.

New figures from SEIA and Wood Mackenzie reveal that solar and storage accounted for 91% of new additions to the US grid in Q1 2026.

The EC has approved a €23 billion (US$26.5 billion) support scheme to deploy more than 37.15GW of renewable energy capacity in Italy.

Brookfield and Mitsubishi HC Capital have formed a JV anchored by a 570MW European portfolio valued at approximately US$462 million.

Australia leads the world in residential rooftop solar, but its commercial and industrial sector has deployed only 5.6GW.

Revolve Renewable Power is acquiring a 125MW portfolio of utility-scale solar development projects in the US.

Zelestra has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Meta for the 180MWdc Palmera Solar Plant in Freestone County, Texas.

A US Federal judge has revoked a law preventing solar PV and wind projects from qualifying for tax credits by committing 5% of the project’s value.