The future leaves
signals in time.

In Q3 2026, solar drove renewables and storage to a record 80.4% share of Australia's National Electricity Market generation, led by rooftop solar. Distributed and grid-scale solar set new output records, while rapid battery growth helped shift renewable energy into evening peaks and lower electricity prices.

ACME Solar has signed a 300MW/1,200MWh power purchase agreement with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) covering a solar-plus-storage portfolio, intended to supply clean energy during non-solar hours from Indian renewables assets.

The Battery Show North America 2026, held on October 12th in Detroit, Michigan, focused on which companies can deliver in the battery industry. The event emphasized delivery capabilities rather than presenting new technological breakthroughs.

Alinta Energy has discontinued work on the 7.2GWh Oven Mountain pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project in New South Wales, Australia, a project previously described as 'critical'.

New analysis from the Solar Energy Industries Association shows that the growth of solar and storage is lowering electricity costs. Specifically, summer wholesale electricity prices dropped by 42% in Texas and 51% in California.

The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) approved Ameren Missouri’s proposal to build new solar and storage projects. The Sierra Club and its members supported these projects during public hearings, noting that renewable energy remains the cheapest method for electricity generation.

Nature Sustainability published an item titled 'Recyclable flow battery chemistry.' The feed context is sparse, with no details on the chemistry, findings, or development stage, so no results can be summarized beyond the title.

Research published in Nature Sustainability reports that a circular oligo(disulfide) anolyte enables more practical aqueous redox flow batteries. Further details on the study's methods and validation stage are not provided in the available context.

According to BloombergNEF (BNEF), the global energy storage market is expected to undergo a decade of sustained, rapid growth, reaching a cumulative capacity of 3.1TW by 2036.

In North American sodium-ion news, Hithium is entering the Canadian market with two Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) solutions. Additionally, Peak Energy has closed a Series B financing round that was led by GM.

PV Hardware USA (PVH USA) is expanding its original manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas, by adding 34,200 square feet of production space. This expansion aims to scale its pre-assembly manufacturing strategy to address labor and supply chain constraints at utility-scale solar project sites.

The Chinese manufacturer TCL Sunpower has unveiled a 100 kWh scalable hybrid energy storage cabinet intended for the European market. The company plans to introduce a complete portfolio of commercial and industrial (C&I) energy storage solutions to the continent soon.

As demand for battery storage soars, the European Union has tried to grow its local battery supply chain with mixed success so far, writes PV ESS analyst Charlotte Gisbourne.

Chinese solar manufacturer Aiko says it will convert capacity at its Tianjin base into 6 GW of its proprietary all-back-contact (ABC) cell technology, citing that PERC cell efficiency has reached a bottleneck.

According to CleanTechnica, solar power has helped keep wholesale electricity rates down in Texas and California over the past five years, regardless of partisan politics and heat waves.

Iraq has removed import tariffs on solar systems. The measure coincides with the completion of a draft set of regulations governing the connection of solar energy systems to Iraq's national grid.

IPP and EPC firm Faria Renewables has inaugurated its Galani battery energy storage project in Elassona, Greece, rated 49.9MW/134.16MWh; the headline states the system was supplied by Huawei.