| Research and Industry Join Forces to Perform Long-Term Tests On Floating PV Designs  Floating photovoltaic power plants can contribute to the expansion of renewable energy without taking up land. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, RWE Renewables and the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) are working together to further develop this innovative technology with other partners. In the joint research project PV2Float, the partners are to test several floating PV systems with different structure designs under real conditions over a three-year period. An Evaluation for a suitable open pit lake for the implementation is currently ongoing. | PV | Construction Begins on Alliant Energy’s Solar in Wisconsin  With approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin on its first filing for 675 megawatts of solar, Alliant Energy begins construction on solar projects in Richland, Wood and Rock counties. The projects are included in the company’s Clean Energy Blueprint, a plan for cost-effectively accelerating its transition to renewable energy while reducing carbon emissions. | FIMER supplies inverters to Colombian dairy producer for newly developed solar farm Southern University College Switches to Solar Energy Australian utility SA Water partners with Above to inspect solar PV plants Alfen Helps Rotterdam The Hague Airport Become More Sustainable Solarwatt Glass-Glass panels power a new generation of learning for Essex school pupils in renewable energy scheme Ukraine
Scatec starts commercial operation of 55 MW in Ukraine Solar Thermal Electric Storage | DNV and Dutch Emergency Services to Open Battery Safety Test Lab  DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider and the Twente Safety Region, the consortium of emergency services and municipalities responsible for public safety in the Twente region of eastern Netherlands, today have announced their plans to open the unique safety testing laboratory for battery systems | France
Verkor raises 100 million euros funding to develop high-performance sustainable battery cells in France Agenda The Smarter E Europe Restart Key Energy 2021 Intersolar Europe |
