New Zealand’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) has selected 32 agricultural businesses for its Solar on Farms program to test solar and battery systems across key sectors. February 20, 2026 Ev Foley Image: New Zealand Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority From pv magazine Australia The New Zealand EECA has officially announced the first 32 demonstration farms participating in its Solar on Farms program; to test how solar and batteries perform across key sectors. In p...

New South Wales has awarded long-term energy service agreements to six battery energy storage projects totaling 1.17 GW and nearly 12 GWh, lifting the state’s contracted storage capacity to 30 GWh. February 9, 2026 Ev Foley From pv magazine Australia The New South Wales Roadmap Tender Round 6 for long-duration energy storage (LDES) has awarded long-term energy service agreements (LTESAs) to six new battery energy storage projects representing 1.17 GW/11.98 GWh of capacity. Bumping the state’...

Ampt and Hiringa Energy plan to deploy a 27 MW (DC) solar array with 30 MWh battery storage to power green hydrogen and ammonia production for a low-carbon cotton operation in Australia. October 28, 2025 Ev Foley Image: Sundown Pastoral From pv magazine Australia US-based Ampt is collaborating with New Zealand-based green-hydrogen company Hiringa Energy on a low-carbon cotton production initiative. Ampt’s string optimizer technology will support a solar plus storage system for Hiringa’s hydr...

Lithium ion battery maker Energy Renaissance has gone into administration in Australia after a key investor pulled out of a planned funding round, leaving the company in a cash crisis. August 22, 2025 Ev Foley Image: Energy Renaissance From pv magazine Australia Australian lithium ion battery producer Energy Renaissance has gone into liquidation, just months after celebrating a decade in business. The company, which makes high energy density, air-cooled lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery energ...

Sungrow Power has revealed its newest hybrid residential energy storage system. Upgrades to its MG Series inverters and a battery will be launched in Q4. July 25, 2025 Ev Foley...