The Clean Energy Finance Corporation committed a record AU$9.1 billion (US$6 billion) in the financial year to 30 June 2026.

Denmark-headquartered multinational energy company Ørsted has put its 250MW/500MWh Old 300 energy storage project in Needville, Texas, US into operation.

IPP Prosalia has commissioned a 15MW/60MWh battery storage system at a solar PV plant in Portugal, while power group EDP has added one to a hybrid wind and solar project in Spain.

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.

ESN Premium speaks with Bryen Alperin and Sophie Brkovic of Foss & Company about the tax equity investor’s entrance into microgrids.

Residential renewable energy solutions company Palmetto recently launched its Palmetto Energy Backup Plan, a residential battery subscription aimed at making residential storage more accessible in 25 US states.

Distributed energy resource (DER)-focused companies Sunrun and FranklinWH are expanding in California and Texas, US, respectively.

There’s been a flurry of project completions across Europe this past week, with projects completed in Germany, Estonia, Belgium, Denmark and Bulgaria by RheinEnergie/SMA, BSP, BStor, European Energy and Sunotec respectively, totalling nearly 700MWh of capacity.

Independent power producer (IPP) Opdenergy has closed a US$227 million financing for its operating renewable energy portfolio in Chile.