Radar · Solar Energy in Queensland
Best Solar Energy Companies in Queensland, Australia
The 65 best Solar Energy companies in Queensland, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: EDL.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
65companies tracked
$19.7Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
2have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SOLAR ENERGY × QUEENSLAND
Our analysis of 100 Solar Energy companies
$30.5b in tracked funding; 83% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
100companies analysed
83%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2unicorns
2013median founding year
51kcombined LinkedIn audience
71%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Solar Energy companies in Queensland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EDL Developer of wind & solar energy projects | $15M | 77 mo ago | Funding Raised | James Harman CEO | 2014 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+29 | — |
| 2 | ReNu Energy Cleantech solutions developer | $4M | 43 mo ago | Public | — | 2002 | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — |
| 3 | AC Solar Warehouse Retailer of solar powered products | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2011 | Cart FunctionalityOdooPostgreSQL+23 | 1 job opening · 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 4 | AERL Manufacturer of solar powered products | — | — | Unfunded | Peter Watkinson Chief Executive Officer | 1985 | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+11 | — |
| 5 | Aquila Power Developer of stand-alone micro-grid solutions | — | — | Deadpooled | Lawrence Coomber Founder & CEO | 2015 | — | — |
| 6 | Aquila Power Off grid and grid connected inverters | — | — | Unfunded | Lawrence Coomber CEO | 2013 | — | — |
| 7 | Australian Solar and Energy Management Solar system installer and energy management systems provider on a residential and commercial scale | — | — | Deadpooled | Nigel Butcher CEO & Director | 2018 | — | — |
| 8 | Australian Solar Quotes Manufacturer of solar powered products | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2008 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — |
Top 2 Solar Energy companies in Queensland
#1
Public · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2002 · 14 employees$4.4Mraised▾
Public · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2002 · 14 employees
ReNu Energy was previously known as Geodynamics that used to develop and operate renewable energy power plants. The company is currently into delivering independent power solutions through developing of, building, owning, operating and maintaining renewable energy projects in Australia. They deliver solutions for the commercial, industrial and agricultural sectors and has one behind the meter biogas to energy project in operation and is developing a second project.
Funding rounds
- Nov 2022Post IPO—
- Dec 2021Post IPO$2.3M
- May 2017Grant (prize money)$2.1M
Investors
HESTA, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, CVC
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpHello ElementorElementorNginx
#2
Funding Raised · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2014 · 140 employees$15.3Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2014 · 140 employees
Developer of wind & solar energy projects
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 19k LinkedIn followers — 37.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$243K
- Jan 2014Grant (prize money)$15.1M
Founders & team
Investors
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, OSTI
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-JsDocusign
Funding & investor landscape
$19.7Mtotal disclosed funding
2companies funded
4disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Prism market signals · Australia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,987,388 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Solar Energy coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH IN QUEENSLAND · Energy
How research on Solar Pv in Queensland is moving
A read on the academic research around Solar Pv in Queensland — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 143 papers.
143 papers · stance +0.40 · 24% breakthrough · 19% concern
top institutions
- Central Queensland University49
- Queensland University of Technology42
- The University of Queensland30
- University of Queensland22
- University of Southern Queensland8
leading researchers
Minh Tam Hoang · Boon Kar Yap · Lianzhou Wang · Giovanni Picotti · M.G. Rasul · Mohammad Nur‐E‐Alam
prism intelligence · tone & topics
94% positive · 3% critical tone
EnergyEnvironmentSustainabilityBusinessMaterials ScienceArtificial Intelligence
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Breakthroughs29 · 20%
▼ 38%→18% share
▼0.5× share momentum10 median citations76% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (38%→18% of field), led by Organic solar cell.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Organic solar cell2→3
Newly emergingPerovskite (structure) 0→7 · Energy conversion efficiency 0→4 · Photovoltaic system 0→3
Landmark New BiVO4 Dual Photoanodes with Enriched Oxygen Vacancies for Efficient Solar‐Driven Water Splitting · 568 cites
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Advancements70 · 49%
▲ 12%→52% share
▲4.3× share momentum0 median citations90% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (12%→52% of field), led by Perovskite (structure).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Perovskite (structure)1→6
Newly emergingPhotovoltaic system 0→24 · Solar energy 0→23 · Renewable energy 0→9
Landmark Towards lead-free perovskite photovoltaics and optoelectronics by ab-initio simulations · 586 cites
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Concerns23 · 16%
▼ 25%→16% share
▼0.6× share momentum2 median citations87% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (25%→16% of field), led by Perovskite (structure).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Perovskite (structure)1→5
- Photovoltaics1→3
- Solar cell1→3
Newly emergingPhotovoltaic system 0→7 · Renewable energy 0→7 · Solar energy 0→6
Landmark State-of-the-art of renewable energy sources used in water desalination: Present and future prospects · 314 cites
Common questions
How many Solar Energy companies are there in Queensland, Australia?
Radar tracks 65 indexable Solar Energy companies headquartered in Queensland, Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Solar Energy companies in Queensland, Australia?
The Solar Energy companies in Queensland, Australia on this list have raised a combined $19.7M in disclosed equity funding across 2 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Solar Energy company in Queensland, Australia?
EDL is the highest-funded Solar Energy company in Queensland, Australia, with $15.3M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Solar Energy companies in Queensland, Australia are funded?
2 of the 65 Solar Energy companies in Queensland, Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Solar Energy unicorns are there in Queensland, Australia?
None of the Solar Energy companies in Queensland, Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Queensland, Australia Solar Energy companies?
The most active investors in Queensland, Australia Solar Energy companies on this list include EnergyLab, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, BCI Technology Investments, CVC, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.