Solar power stories

Anker pushes into Australia’s home battery scene with its SOLIX X1, targeting coastal solar homes and winning early government backing.

Vertiv launches the PowerDirect 7100, a hybrid-ready DC power system boosting network reliability and renewable energy use across EMEA telecom and edge sites.

Subzero Engineering has opened a new manufacturing and R&D hub in Ho Chi Minh City to boost data centre solutions and growth across the APAC region.

New Zealand boosts energy resilience by smarter use of existing electricity, smart tech, and local generation to ease grid pressure and cut costs.

UK data centres face soaring demand from AI growth, driving urgent shifts to sustainable, resilient designs with advanced cooling and renewable power.

New underground data centres paired with agrovoltaic farms and solar cooling offer a sustainable model supporting agriculture, food security and climate goals.

Australia's portable toilet rental market, worth AUD $364 million in 2024, is embracing tech like real-time monitoring and solar power to boost efficiency.

Global electricity demand from data centres is set to more than double by 2030, driven largely by AI-optimised servers doubling their power use share.

BLUETTI kicks off Black Friday deals featuring new Elite 10 power station and B500K battery with up to 58% off from A$229 to A$2,899.

NNNCo has acquired PowerPilot, enhancing its global IoT platform to boost smart grid monitoring for utilities amid rising digitalisation demands.

Australian IoT firm NNNCo has acquired PowerPilot to enhance smart grid monitoring across global electricity networks using AI and LoRaWAN technology.

Emirates Flight Catering adopts Informatica’s cloud-based data platform to boost efficiency, supplier collaboration and sustainability in its meal production.

Anker unveiled smart energy and home solutions at All Energy Australia 2025, enhancing power, storage, charging, and security for Australian homes.

The Logitech Signature Slim Solar+ K980 is a slim, solar-powered wireless keyboard that charges via ambient light, offering seamless multi-device use without battery hassles.

The Town of Vail adopts HPE's agentic AI to enhance public safety, efficiency and sustainability, running on a renewable energy-powered data centre.

New Zealand stands poised to lead in sustainable data centres, harnessing 85% renewable energy to power AI growth worth NZD $3.4b annually by 2035.

IT leaders are adopting carbon-aware computing to reduce cloud infrastructure's growing climate impact amid rising data centre emissions driven by AI growth.

BLUETTI launches RVSolar 48V, a 30-minute setup power system for caravans and boats, priced from AUD $4,799 with smart control options available.

Equinix has launched a $69 million data centre in Chennai, enhancing India's AI and cloud infrastructure with high-capacity, energy-efficient facilities.

Australia unveils its 2035 climate goal, urging practical action to decarbonise energy and freight sectors while ensuring economic resilience and grid stability.