australia

Australia has endorsed a global plan to double the number of homes with rooftop solar PV by 2030, becoming the first country to do so.

LGI, an Australian landfill gas and renewables company, has agreed to buy two operating solar PV power plants in Queensland.

Researchers at UNSW and UtmoLight have achieved a certified stabilised efficiency of 23.5% for a large-area perovskite solar submodule.

Australia's NEM recorded a combined 4,780GWh of solar generation in September 2026: 1,805GWh from utility-scale and 2,975GWh from rooftop.

AEMO said a record 9.1GW of new renewable energy and storage capacity connected to the National Electricity Market (NEM) in FY26.

ARENA has committed AU$25 million to Equans Solar & Storage for a three-year programme testing construction and operations technologies.

The NSW government has opened a consultation on what it describes as Australia's first mandatory solar module recycling scheme.

ARENA has unveiled Launchpad, an AU$30 million (US$20 million) funding programme aimed at early-stage clean energy startups.

UGL has received a contract to provide EPC services for the APA Group’s Sybella solar-plus-storage project in Queensland, Australia.

European Energy Australia has completed the installation of all 200,172 solar modules at its Winton North solar plant in northeast Victoria.