Radar · Solar Energy in Western Australia
Best Solar Energy Companies in Western Australia, Australia
The 41 best Solar Energy companies in Western Australia, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Starling Energy.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
41companies tracked
$47.5Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
4have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SOLAR ENERGY × WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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
333kcombined LinkedIn audience
96%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Solar Energy companies in Western Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starling Energy Developer of solar and wind energy projects | $35M | 9 mo ago | Series C | Nuno Carneiro CEO | 2017 | — | — |
| 2 | Prominence Energy NL Limited information available | $9M | 144 mo ago | Public | Alexander Parks CEO & MD | 1986 | — | — |
| 3 | Plico Energy Manufacturer of solar powered products | $2M | 67 mo ago | Seed | Brian Innes Founder | 2018 | HubSpot CMS HubAwesompleteYouTube+31 | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 4 | Spectur Designer and manufactures solar energy powered products | $691K | 86 mo ago | Public | Charles Wilkins Founder | 2009 | WordPressMySQLPHP+36 | 1 launch |
| 5 | Avora Energy Turnkey solar solutions provider | — | — | Unfunded | Jeff Brill CEO & GM | 2017 | — | — |
| 6 | Blue Star Energy Solar installation company | — | — | Deadpooled | Bill Glazier CEO | 2009 | — | — |
| 7 | Boundary Power Provides utility-grade standalone power systems for remote and off-grid areas, utilizing renewable energy… | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2019 | — | — |
| 8 | Cabling Network Solutions Commercial and residential electrical services and solar solutions provider | — | — | Unfunded | — | 1989 | — | — |
Top 4 Solar Energy companies in Western Australia
#1
Series C · Perth, Western Australia · founded 2017 · 8 employees$35.1Mraised▾
Series C · Perth, Western Australia · founded 2017 · 8 employees
Developer of solar and wind energy projects
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Conventional Debt$22.9M
- Dec 2021Series C—
- 2019Series C$35.1M
Founders & team
Investors
SUSI Partners, CEFC
#2
Public · Perth, Western Australia · founded 1986$9.3Mraised▾
Public · Perth, Western Australia · founded 1986
Limited information available
Funding rounds
- Aug 2014Post IPO$9.3M
Founders & team
#3
Seed · Perth, Western Australia · founded 2018$2.4Mraised▾
Seed · Perth, Western Australia · founded 2018
Manufacturer of solar powered products
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Alinta Energy) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2021Seed$2.4M
- Jan 2021Conventional Debt$1.6M
Founders & team
Tech stack
AhrefsAosAwesompleteCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#4
Public · Perth, Western Australia · founded 2009 · 27 employees$691.2Kraised▾
Public · Perth, Western Australia · founded 2009 · 27 employees
Designer and manufactures solar energy powered products
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2019Conventional Debt$691.2K
Founders & team
Investors
Westpac, Lateral Capital Ventures
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGravity Forms
Funding & investor landscape
$47.5Mtotal disclosed funding
4companies funded
6disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Nuno Carneiro
CEO · Starling Energy
Alexander Parks
CEO & MD · Prominence Energy NL
Brian Innes
Founder · Plico Energy
Robbie Campbell
Chief Executive Officer · Plico Energy
Charles Wilkins
Founder · Spectur
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 SIGNALS · Australia
How research on Solar Photovoltaics is moving in Australia
A read on the academic research around Solar Photovoltaics — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,216 Australia-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200920182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 31% → 52% across 2009–2026.
top research entities
- UNSW Sydney224
- Australian National University110
- University College London71
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging69
- RMIT University64
leading researchers
Martin A. Green · Ewan D. Dunlop · Jia, Baohua · Kaiwen Sun · Jialiang Huang · Yoshihiro Hishikawa · Wilhelm Warta · Jianghui Zheng
▲
Breakthroughs317 · 26%
▲ 23%→26% share
▲1.1× share momentum3 median citations83% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (23%→26% of field), led by Photovoltaic system.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photovoltaic system2→69
- Solar energy1→63
- Energy conversion efficiency4→34
- Perovskite (structure)10→37
- Solar cell9→30
Newly emergingRenewable energy 0→25 · Passivation 0→14 · Desalination 0→10
Landmark Inorganic caesium lead iodide perovskite solar cells · 1,784 cites
◆
Advancements556 · 46%
▲ 41%→47% share
▲1.1× share momentum2 median citations84% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (41%→47% of field), led by Photovoltaic system.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photovoltaic system6→149
- Solar energy10→130
- Renewable energy6→79
- Solar cell20→69
- Perovskite (structure)7→43
Newly emergingElectricity 0→25 · Heterojunction 0→19 · Doping 0→18
Landmark Nanofluid-based direct absorption solar collector · 866 cites
▼
Concerns181 · 15%
▲ 13%→16% share
▲1.2× share momentum2 median citations87% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (13%→16% of field), led by Photovoltaic system.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photovoltaic system2→74
- Renewable energy1→63
- Solar energy1→61
- Perovskite (structure)2→14
- Environmental economics1→10
Newly emergingGovernment (linguistics) 0→10 · Solar power 0→8 · Production (economics) 0→7
Landmark Can Pb-Free Halide Double Perovskites Support High-Efficiency Solar Cells? · 527 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Australia
Where solar pv is researched across Australia
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Sydney326 · +0.46
Melbourne254 · +0.53
Canberra112 · +0.47
Brisbane109 · +0.39
Perth43 · +0.37
Adelaide36 · +0.29
Common questions
How many Solar Energy companies are there in Western Australia, Australia?
Radar tracks 41 indexable Solar Energy companies headquartered in Western Australia, Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Solar Energy companies in Western Australia, Australia?
The Solar Energy companies in Western Australia, Australia on this list have raised a combined $47.5M in disclosed equity funding across 4 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Solar Energy company in Western Australia, Australia?
Starling Energy is the highest-funded Solar Energy company in Western Australia, Australia, with $35.1M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Solar Energy companies in Western Australia, Australia are funded?
4 of the 41 Solar Energy companies in Western Australia, Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Solar Energy unicorns are there in Western Australia, Australia?
None of the Solar Energy companies in Western Australia, Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Western Australia, Australia Solar Energy companies?
The most active investors in Western Australia, Australia Solar Energy companies on this list include Ascension Capital Partners, CEFC, EnergyLab, IC1101 Capital, Lateral Capital Ventures.
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.