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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) the National Laboratory of the Rockies.

Luminous Robotics has successfully completed its first international deployment of AI-powered solar installation robots at Engie’s 250MW Goorambat East Solar Farm in Victoria, Australia.

Residential solar and energy storage could meet all the projected demand from US data centres over the next five years if tech companies invest in household energy infrastructure.

Artificial intelligence (AI) company Avathon has launched its AI-powered Autonomy Platform to boost profitability in a market that is facing tax and policy challenges. 

At RE+ 2025, companies launched AI-driven platforms, terrain-following trackers, low-carbon modules, and advanced energy management solutions for solar and storage.

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

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

Analysis: The first new product in Nextracker's eBOS portfolio aims for greater standardisation and speed of installation.

US solar tracker manufacturer Nextracker recorded revenues of US$864 million and a gross margin of 32.6% in the quarter ending June 27, 2025.

Virtual power plants are emerging as a potentially critical means of meeting the growing power demands from data centres in the US.