Solar power stories
AI workloads could add more than 150 GW of data centre demand, pushing operators to rethink power, cooling and grid resilience.
Renter households in Italy are signing up fast to a solar bill-credit scheme, with Plenitude’s programme attracting more than 82,000 customers in 10 months.
Microsecond fault isolation could help operators of data centres and industrial sites cut downtime as direct current networks expand.
Tasmanian electricity bills are expected to fall as the Clean Energy Finance Corporation commits AUD $1.2 billion to a key grid upgrade.
Australian firms with solar and batteries can now trade flexibility for extra revenue as PowerSync’s new software targets the National Electricity Market.
UK organisations can now keep sensitive AI workloads onshore as Argyll’s new cloud aims to ease compliance, trust and energy concerns.
The reshuffle comes as Australia’s solar market shifts towards hybrid systems, increasing demand for technical delivery and service support.
Developers could cut weeks of waiting for early grid advice as rising connection demand strains Britain’s transmission network.
Millions of ageing rooftop systems are underperforming in Australia, as inverter failures and degraded panels lift bills for unwitting homeowners.
For millions of households, the software can now trim bills, shift battery use around tariffs and spot faults before they cause outages.
The telecoms group will cover about 5% of its electricity needs from a new Suffolk solar farm, easing exposure to market volatility.
The deal could bring free public internet and a new revenue stream to Katsina, while shifting AI processing onto solar-powered street lamps.
Rising AI demand is exposing grid bottlenecks, with curtailed renewable power pushing developers to site data centres nearer wind and solar farms.
Households could keep fridges and medicines powered through outages, as the 2kWh backup is now on Kickstarter from AUD $1,147 equivalent.
Data centre growth is pushing electricity costs, water use and grid capacity to the fore as Australia races to power its AI boom sustainably.
Avoiding hardwiring and monthly fees, the new solar floodlight camera aims to win Australian households seeking cheaper, simpler outdoor security.
Battery-backed contracts will supply Amazon's Australian data centres as nine deals add 430MW to the grid and lift its clean power footprint.
Backed by a16z Speedrun, the start-up aims to ease AI's power crunch by proving servers can run continuously in orbit from 2027.
The installation should meet about a fifth of the airport’s power needs and cut annual carbon emissions by 355,056kg.
Australia could miss AI investment unless it tackles power, cooling and land for data centres, Logicalis says.
