Solar power stories
Data centre operators race to make AI-ready sites more energy efficient, using smart cooling, load shifting and grid collaboration.
Enosi says Plenitude's Adopt a Panel programme has drawn 82,000 Italian customers in 10 months, highlighting demand for matched solar access.
Siemens says its new direct current protection kit could cut peak power demand and cabling needs as data centres and factories test cleaner electrical designs.
Zero Latency opens closed beta for Zerogrid, a distributed AI inference grid routing workloads to edge capacity for Fortune 1000 clients.
Clean Energy Finance Corporation commits AUD $1.2 billion to TasNetworks for Tasmania's Marinus grid works, aiming to cut consumer charges.
PowerSync unveils optimiser to help Australian commercial energy users trade solar and battery assets in the National Electricity Market.
Argyll Data Development has unveiled a UK-sovereign AI inference cloud, offering regulated organisations local control over data, models and operations.
SMA Australia appoints Sam Wiggins as Managing Director in a dual leadership overhaul to sharpen its focus on utility-scale solar and storage.
Keen AI and SP Energy Networks unveil IConn to cut UK grid connection checks to seconds as demand for wind, solar and battery projects surges.
Australia's rooftop solar boom is entering a costly phase as ageing panels and inverters underperform, while new diagnostics spot faults fast.
Solar monitoring apps are quietly becoming the brain of Australian homes, using weather, tariffs and AI to cut bills and spot faults.
Virgin Media O2 boosts renewable power supply with 10-year Suffolk solar agreement, lifting long-term clean electricity to about 20% of demand.
Katsina to host Africa's first distributed AI compute network as Conflow Power Group signs deal for 50,000 solar iLamp streetlights.
WinDC founder Andrew Sjoquist says Australia's data centre boom is being reshaped by grid bottlenecks, with AI facilities set to follow renewable power.
Bluetti brings a slim, quiet battery backup to Kickstarter, promising longer fridge runtime, smart app controls and expandable home resilience.
Australia's AI surge is exposing the cost of power-hungry infrastructure, as businesses are urged to rethink data centre efficiency and procurement.
Reolink rolls out AUD $179.99 solar floodlight camera in Australia, targeting households with wire-free installation, local storage and AI detection.
Amazon boosts Australian clean power with battery-backed deals in NSW and Victoria, lifting its contracted renewable capacity to 990MW across 20 projects.
Orbital wins backing from a16z Speedrun as it readies a 2027 demo of solar-powered satellite compute aimed at easing AI energy strain.
Cork Airport to add 3,696-panel solar carport as part of GBP £200 million upgrade, with Greenvolt Next project set to cover Holiday Blue car park.
