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The Australian government has allocated an additional AU$2 billion (US$1.25 billion) to its green bank, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), to support renewable energy generation and energy storage.

Australia’s Energy Corporation of New South Wales (EnergyCo) has formally increased the amount of renewable energy generation and energy storage projects that can connect to the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) to 7.7GW.

Amperon has launched its latest programme, which provides solar generation forecasts for individual sites and aggregate portfolios.

Solar and wind power accounted for 30% of the EU’s electricity generation in H1 2024, exceeding the contribution of fossil fuels.

Eurelectric reports that, in the first half of the year, renewable energy accounted for more than half of Europe's power supply.

The US generated 18,938GWh of electricity from utility-scale solar in April 2024, accounting for 6.1% of its total electricity generation.

The US EIA expects solar to be the driving force behind a slight growth in the US’ total electricity generation capacity.

Over 6.5GW of US solar PV capacity will be totally obscured from sunlight by today’s full solar eclipse, according to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

The California Energy Commission has revealed that solar generation in California has increased more than twentyfold between 2012 and 2022.

Solar, wind and energy storage will do much of the heavy lifting in decarbonising the energy sector, with fossil fuel assets left stranded, however time is running out to realise that shift and limit global warming.