Solar power stories
Capital needs are rising as private schools add labs, digital tools and day-boarding spaces to meet new teaching and parent expectations.
The upgrade is meant to help more than 40 healthcare clients handle rising order volumes while meeting strict pharmaceutical compliance demands.
Remote sites without mains power or Wi-Fi can now use a solar 4G AI unit that spots intruders and warns them off in seconds.
Demand for US-made bidirectional systems is growing as data centres and battery storage projects need more flexible power management.
Australia risks leaving $242 billion of infrastructure work short of labour, with shortages already threatening delivery and driving up costs.
Attackers could exploit gaps in connected energy devices and grid links unless utilities, manufacturers and regulators improve practical resilience, experts said.
With grid connections stretching into the 2030s, developers are being forced to rethink data centre viability before sites can even be built.
The funding will back more than 300 MW of solar and battery projects, including a NZD $100 million lending facility and new sites nationwide.
More than 4.2 million homes with rooftop solar could gain safer grid connections as the new framework lets devices and operators verify identities.
The 150 MW AC project adds to New Zealand's utility-scale solar build-out, with McKay delivering the full electrical package at Tauhei Solar Farm.
Cutting diesel exposure is central to Fortescue's plan to power Pilbara operations with 1.5GW of solar, 900MW of wind and 5GWh of storage.
The project is set to power about 36,000 homes a year, adding one of New Zealand's largest solar assets to Christchurch's grid.
A new policy requiring storage on larger renewable projects has sharpened investor demand for long-term battery revenue forecasts in the Philippines.
The new equipment line could help construction and infrastructure customers cut worksite emissions and save up to $25,000 a year.
The scheme is set to link a data centre with offshore wind, solar and storage, boosting grid support while backing a €4.2 billion Wicklow investment.
Rising power bills and emissions pressure are driving the scheme, which aims to cover 100MW of supplier rooftops within two years.
The combined group will expand service for commercial and utility-scale customers across New Zealand and the Pacific after the acquisition closes.
The Lithgow plant's environmental upgrades have earned state recognition after AUD $30 million of investment cut gas use and boosted solar power.
Sheep will keep grazing beneath the panels as the 42-megawatt project gives a Canterbury farmer a second income stream and helps feed the grid.
The listing brings fresh capital and about 10,000 new shareholders to a solar business planning to expand across New Zealand's power market.