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

Independent power producer Invenergy has partnered with energy investment firm HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) to support 2.7GW of renewables across the US.

The US has launched a US$12 million R&D fund that will support projects to produce solar panels for use in space.

US module manufacturer DYCM Solar Modules has closed an investment round to fund the growth of its business and its solar module assembly plant in California, US.

Australia's CEFC has committed AU$100 million (US$65.8 million) to a new programme targeting mid-scale hybrid solar-plus-storage projects.

Singapore-based renewable energy developer PCG Global has closed its Pre-Series A financing round, with GenZero, a fully owned decarbonisation investment platform under Temasek, acting as the lead investor.

The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has awarded more than €160 million (US$183 million) in funding to 40 clean energy manufacturing projects, three of which are for solar PV.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed an additional AU$95.4 million (US$66.8 million) in funding to the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP), extending the research programme's operations to 2033.

Evren has secured US$600 million in financing to develop a 1GW hybrid firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) portfolio across Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Kardinia Energy has received AU$2.15 million in funding to accelerate the scale-up of its flexible printed solar technology manufacturing.