New Technology

ARENA has announced up to AU$105.6 million for 20 research and development projects aimed at reducing the cost of large-scale solar.

Burns & McDonnell and Gritt partner to deploy AI-powered robotics for safer, more predictable utility-scale solar construction.

Fraunhofer ISE has developed what it described as 'industry-ready' semi-transparent PV modules with a conversion efficiency of up to 9.26%.

US commercial renewable energy developer ForeFront Power has begun operations at a solar PV installation in California, which is mounted flat directly onto the ground.

Residential solar and energy storage provider Sunrun has signed an agreement with distributed energy resource platform Voltus to support its Bring Your Own Capacity (BYOC) programmes for AI hyperscalers.

Trinasolar's APAC leaders discuss how battery incentives, C&I demand, and DC-coupled storage are reshaping Australia's rooftop solar market.

Wood Mackenzie’s Joseph Shangraw discusses the challenges facing the US plug-in solar market and the pathway to wider adoption.

Australia's AEMC sets a renewable energy framework for data centres as NSW introduces REZ-style legislation to control grid access and costs.

Australian states can impose stricter renewables rules on data centres than the national minimum, but cannot weaken the federal floor.

The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has awarded €360 million (US$415 million) to 1.14GW of solar PV co-located with battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.