Industry News

by Michael Mazengarb on January 23, 2026 at 2:09 am

Claims and promises of carbon offset schemes are falling deep into the category of being ‘too good to be true’. The post Buyer Beware: Carbon credit platforms repeating ills of the past appeared first on Renew Economy. […]

by Poppy Johnston on January 23, 2026 at 1:51 am

Australia has just experienced its worst heatwave in six years but it's set to become much more common under existing policies to curb carbon emissions. The post “Total transformation of the Australian summer:” Climate change made January heatwaves five times more likely appeared first on Renew Economy. […]

by Giles Parkinson on January 23, 2026 at 1:20 am

There will be daily cap on the federal government's Shared Solar free power offer, to ensure owners of EVs and home batteries don't abuse the system. The post Shared solar: Labor’s “free power” plan to have daily cap to stop abuse by EV and home battery owners appeared first on Renew Economy. […]

by Giles Parkinson on January 23, 2026 at 12:04 am

Developer of what was once hailed as the biggest solar hybrid project cuts PV component in half, due to "reduced appetite" and to address local concerns. The post “Reduced appetite for solar:” Giant hybrid project slashes PV component by half as it seeks green tick appeared first on Renew Economy. […]

by Joshua S Hill on January 22, 2026 at 11:32 pm

Fortescue wind technology company says its turbines will be the "tallest, mightiest and the widest," and will cost up to 30 pct less than traditional towers. The post “Tallest, Mightiest and Widest:” Fortescue’s unique wind tech sees 30 pct cost savings over traditional towers appeared first on Renew Economy. […]

by Giles Parkinson on January 22, 2026 at 10:14 pm

Rooftop solar reaches remarkable 117 pct of state demand in Australia's most advanced renewable state, requiring the biggest battery to be put on standby. The post Biggest battery on standby as rooftop PV sets stunning new records, meeting 117 pct of state demand appeared first on Renew Economy. […]

by Joshua S Hill on January 22, 2026 at 9:40 pm

A third battery project in coal centre of Collie seeks federal green tick, as state government extends subsidies to loss making mine, despite saying it won't. The post Third battery project seeks approval in Collie, with a solar farm, even as coal mine subsidies extended appeared first on Renew Economy. […]

by Diana DiGangi on January 22, 2026 at 8:38 pm

The industry is navigating new FEOC rules and steeling itself for the end of some IRA credits. But load growth and rising electricity bills present opportunity. […]

by JP Casey on January 22, 2026 at 5:26 pm

PV Talk: 'BESS and solar are the perfect bedfellows,' says Natasha Luther-Jones, about the potential for solar PV and BESS in Europe. […]

by Will Norman on January 22, 2026 at 5:14 pm

The fundamentals of the global solar PV market will remain strong in 2026 despite the challenges the sector faced in 2025, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie. […]

by Shreeyashi Ojha on January 22, 2026 at 5:13 pm

Indian rooftop solar provider Fujiyama Power has announced plans to commission its 1GW solar cell manufacturing plant in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh. […]

by Jonathan Touriño Jacobo on January 22, 2026 at 5:03 pm

PV developer Solar Philippines has issued a statement denying liability to pay PHP24 billion (US$400 million) in penalties from the Philippines’ Department of Energy (DoE). […]

by Eric Geller on January 22, 2026 at 4:35 pm

Madhu Gottumukkala said the Trump administration supports a long-term renewal of the 2015 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Act. The agency is also working on finalizing regulation under the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act. […]

by Corrin Moss on January 22, 2026 at 4:00 pm

Adopting a distribution system operator, or DSO, structure would make the grid cleaner, more flexible and more affordable, writes Corrin Moss of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.&nbs […]

by Ben Willis on January 22, 2026 at 3:45 pm

Research by 3E and Statkraft has used a new performance measure for solar trackers to uncover “alarming” evidence of a gap between claimed and actual performance. […]