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Flexible contracting framework aims to help renewables meet data center energy demand Data centres can be the backbone to utility-scale solar and battery energy developments through long-term power purchase agreements that underpin new projects says a new CEC paper, identifying hybrid systems as essential for meeting data centre energy needs.
Ev Foley
Jul 23, 2026
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GenCost at Eight: how a decade of disruption reshaped the future of Australia’s energy system What has a decade of disruption taught us about Australia’s energy future? Eight years of GenCost shows how technology trends and global events are influencing the transition to low-emissions electricity.
Ruth Dawkins
Jul 18, 2026
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Construction begins on 31 MW agrivoltaic project in New Zealand New Zealand solar farm developer Lodestone has conducted a ceremonial groundbreaking and blessing to kick start the construction of the Central Hawke’s Bay solar farm project.
Ev Foley
Jul 17, 2026
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Scientists build 31%-efficient indium-free tandem perovskite silicon mini-module via reactive plasma deposition Researchers have developed an indium-free perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell using a low-damage reactive plasma deposition process to produce tin oxide layers, achieving certified efficiencies of 33.6% for a small-area device and 31.0% for a mini-module.
Ev Foley
Jul 17, 2026
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Australia to legally require large-scale data centers to secure new clean energy supplies Legally binding large-scale data centres to supply their own new clean energy sources of power is one of the Australian government’s official approaches to artificial intelligence, which is expected to be legislated in early 2027.
Ev Foley
Jul 16, 2026
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End-of-life solar module recycling unviable if material diversity is not considered Researchers from Australia and Poland have collaborated on a study to determine the value of upcycling key materials from end-of-life panels such as aluminium, glass and solar cells with the express purpose of purifying the components for reuse in solar panel manufacturing.
Ev Foley
Jul 11, 2026
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Australia rooftop solar installs reach 322 MW in June New solar small-scale technology certificate market data released by SunWiz find nationally, solar STCs eased for a second straight month to 322 MW in June 2026, down month-on-month by 4%, and 26% below April’s all time STC record of 435 MW.
Ev Foley
Jul 10, 2026
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Synchronous condenser starts operating in Australia, set to unlock 600 MW of clean energy The Southern Hermisphere’s largest 250 MVA synchronous condenser has begun operating in Victoria and will allow an additional 600 MW of renewable energy generation to connect to the grid.
Ev Foley
Jul 03, 2026
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Australia joins new global electrification initiative with Canada and UK The Australian goverment has committed Australia to a new global electrification initiative called Electrify Now, which was launched as part of the London Climate Action Week.
Ev Foley
Jul 02, 2026