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  • Solar heads offshore with wind at its back

    24 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Three companies within offshore energy sector have signed a letter of intent to jointly target niche markets in need of supply of clean electricity from floating wind and solar power.

  • Vattenfall Intros Dutch Floating Solar Project

    28 November 2019
    Technology

    Sweedish energy company Vattenfall is building its first floating solar farm in the Netherlands. The construction of a 1.2 megawatt project should start in late December. One solution is to construct floating solar farms, for example on ponds and pools that form as the result of sand and gravel extraction. Through this initiative, Vattenfall is […]

  • INNOSEA joins JIP consortium on Floating Solar

    12 August 2020
    Research & Development

    INNOSEA, a part of LOC Group, has been invited to join the Floating Solar JIP consortium, a group of 23 leading companies in the renewable energy arena. Led by DNVGL, the consortium is aiming to develop the first recommended practice for the development of floating solar power projects; creating the first commonly recognized standard. The […]

  • LOC Group Reaps Floating Solar Benefits

    10 March 2020
    Research & Development

    Marine and engineering consultancy LOC Group said it has made further progress into the growing floating solar photovoltaic market in Asia and Europe. Post the acquisition of INNOSEA in 2018, LOC has been involved in more than 300MWp of FPV projects in Asia and Europe. The company’s first project in the floating PV market entailed […]

  • INNOSEA looks to boost floating solar efficiency

    22 July 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Research & Development, Technology

    Marine renewables engineering firm INNOSEA has won a European H2020 grant to undertake a research and development project to support more efficient and cost-effective design of floating solar PV plants. The R&D project specifically aims to develop accurate numerical and cost models for the development of PV plants. It is led by EURAC European Academy […]

  • ACWA Power enters floating solar sector

    1 November 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition

    ACWA Power has signed a deal with Indonesia’s state-owned electricity utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) to develop two floating solar projects in the world’s largest archipelagic state.

  • Solar boat trek–Switzerland to New York

    9 October 2006

    A project called Transatlantic21 is almost ready to attempt the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean–from Europe to the United States–in a boat driven by solar power. Sun21 is a 14-meter catamaran that was built to show the potential of solar energy for water navigation. The 7,000-mile journey from Basel, Switzerland, to New York is […]

  • Solar Solve protects US Navy personnel

    12 October 2009

    Solar Solve Marine of South Shields, UK, recently supplied another two shipsets of their SOLASOLV roller sunscreens to the US Military Sealift Command. The screens have been installed in two more of the Lewis and Clark-class underway replenishment ships that are traditionally named to honour legendary US pioneers and explorers.

  • Saipem and Equinor Eye Offshore Floating Solar

    20 March 2020
    Research & Development, Technology

    Saipem and Equinor have signed a cooperation agreement to develop a floating solar panel park technological solution for near coastal applications. As reported earlier, the technology will be based on the in-house developed concept by Moss Maritime, part of Saipem’s XSIGHT division. It is a modularized system, designed for easy fabrication, transportation and installation at […]

  • Kyocera Decides to Install Floating Solar Project

    22 December 2014
    Technology

    Kyocera Corporation and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation announced today that Kyocera TCL Solar LLC, a joint venture established by the two companies, will develop and operate a 13.4-megawatt (MW) floating solar power plant on the Yamakura Dam reservoir, managed by the Public Enterprises Agency of Chiba Prefecture in Japan for industrial water services. The plant […]

  • Peru: Colan Marina Project Makes Progress

    13 June 2013

    South American Properties, a Company focused on commercial real estate opportunities focused in South America, announces that the Colan Marina project in Peru has completed the initial blueprinting and the survey work of the work site and architectural drawings have been completed for the first two Phases of the project. An exciting opportunity has arisen […]

  • ABB’s Solutions for Floating Solar Plant in Switzerland

    13 December 2019
    Technology

    ABB has partnered with Romande Energie to supply its inverter solutions for one of the world’s highest floating PV installations, situated 1810 meters above sea level on the artificial Lac des Toules in Switzerland. The innovative solar plant, is predicted to produce more than 800,000 kWh of electricity per year and supply up to 220 […]

  • Xervo Discloses SOLAS Boat-In-A-Box

    11 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Danish lifeboat producer Xervo has announced a SOLAS version of its Boat-In-A-Box lifeboat and rescue boat systems. The Boat-In-A-Box system was developed in co-operation with Maersk Drilling to meet the NORSOK R-002 standard. ”We have had the luck and skill to develop a lifeboat system that we believe is the safest on the market. We won’t […]

  • Blue Star Ferries Taps into Solar Power

    31 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Eco Marine Power (EMP) has for the first time ever installed an Aquarius Management & Automation System (MAS) integrated with a marine solar panel array on-board the Blue Star Delos. The Aquarius MAS has been installed as part of a joint renewable energy project with Blue Star Ferries and the approximately 2kW trial solar array […]

  • Greenbacker Capital enters floating solar market

    27 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Transition

    Sustainable infrastructure investor Greenbacker Capital has made an equity investment in California-based solar developer Noria Energy, marking its entry into floating solar market.

  • Nolan Praises Subcommittee Passage of GLRI Funding

    17 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan last week lauded the House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee’s inclusion of the authorized $300 million funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) in the passage of their Fiscal Year 2018 Interior Appropriations bill. “The ongoing cleanup of the Great Lakes has helped transform our region into an […]

  • Keel laid for BlueNewables floating solar platform in Spain

    19 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders, Technology

    Spain-based Astilleros San Enrique, part of Grupo Marina Meridional, has reached a new stage in the construction of the BlueNewables floating solar project with the keel laying of the first of two platforms. The work is taking place at the former Factorias Vulcano site in Vigo. According to local media, the first structure, measuring 64×41 […]

  • 1 MWp floating solar project underway in Paraguay

    31 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology

    Itaipu Binacional, a binational entity equally owned by Brazil and Paraguay that focuses on clean and renewable energy, has begun installing its first floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) system on the Paraguayan side of the Itaipu Reservoir. According to OWC, the 1 MWp project marks a step toward hybrid energy development in South America by combining […]

  • PlanetSolar unveils world’s largest solar boat

    1 March 2010

    At the HDW Shipyard, PlanetSolar unveiled the world’s largest solar boat, which will be powered exclusively by high-efficiency solar cells from SunPower Corp., a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems. In late March, PlanetSolar will launch its catamaran for testing, and then embark on its round-the-world tour in early 2011.

  • Solana Beach Coastal Protection Plan on Display

    13 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, is inviting comments on a proposed shoreline stabilization project which includes a 140 foot long by 20 foot wide concrete seawall along the bluffs and coastline in the City of Solana Beach, California. “The development would protect the above residential properties and would be located on city-owned […]

  • The Netherlands Advances Floating Solar Power Development

    6 June 2019
    Research & Development

    The Netherlands will build floating solar parks on a large scale in the coming years. First on inland waters and then at sea. According to Solar Future, in 2023, already 2 gigawatt-peak of floating power will have been realized, scientists and project developers predict. The advantage of floating solar parks is that scarce land does […]

  • DNV Unveils Floating Solar Concept in Singapore

    25 October 2012
    Technology

    Many countries are turning to solar technology and renewable energy because of a need for alternative energy sources and environmental concerns. To help meet these needs, DNV has developed SUNdy, a large-scale offshore solar field concept which has been launched at Singapore International Energy Week. Dubbed SUNdy, the core feature of the concept is a […]

  • Floating solar demonstrator launches in the Canary Islands

    3 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition, Vision

    Norwegian company Ocean Sun and its partners have launched an offshore floating solar demonstrator in La Palma, Spain. The BOOST (Bringing Offshore Ocean Sun to the global market) floating solar demonstrator uses Ocean Sun’s patented floating solar photovoltaics (FPV) technology and marks the final milestone in a comprehensive three-year-long R&D project focused on demonstrating and […]

  • Wastewater plant to run on floating solar power

    19 December 2023
    Business Developments & Projects

    Recom Technologies and Derex have developed the first floating solar power station in Latvia. With a capacity of 2.1 MW, the floating station is situated on the water’s surface using floating pontoons and will provide the necessary energy for the full operation of the wastewater treatment plant ‘Sloka’ in Jurmala. The solar modules used in […]

  • Colombia launches 1.52MWp floating solar pilot

    10 July 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition

    A 1.52MWp solar pilot, which uses the combination of floating and ground-mounted solar panels, has been inaugurated in Colombia’s region of Córdoba.