Market conditions look favourable, but some developers are finding it difficult to prove their revenue projections will hold up.

The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has classified foreign-produced power inverters and “advanced robotic devices” as national security threats.

BESS and solar have driven Australia past the halfway mark in NEM renewable penetration, but the technology mix is not yet broad enough.

NextEra Energy recorded a 9.5% increase in its net earnings in Q2 2026, as the company advanced its plan to merge with Dominion Energy to form the world’s largest regulated power utility.

Two Australian solar-plus-storage projects advance: Ark Energy secures AU$1.3 billion for 2.2GWh Richmond Valley project; Quinbrook submits 250MWp Queensland site.

A 19.8MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) is to be added to an existing solar-plus-storage facility in the Republic of Palau, with Australian development finance backing the expansion of one of the Western Pacific’s flagship hybrid renewable energy projects.

More than 3.8GWh of combined BESS capacity has either cleared or is undergoing federal environmental assessment under Australia’s EPBC Act.

Renewables developer rPlus Energies has announced start of commercial operations for the 400MW/1,600MWh Green River Energy Centre in Emery County, Utah, US.

Meridian’s Waiinu Energy Park has been referred for consideration under New Zealand’s Fast-track Approvals Act.

There has been another twist in the long-running saga of Wärtsilä’s energy storage business and how the company aims to run it going forward.