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  • New Consortium Explores Marine Floating Solar Development

    18 July 2019
    Research & Development, Technology

    A consortium of Tractebel, Jan De Nul Group, DEME, Soltech and Ghent University has launched an innovative project in the field of marine floating solar technology. The partners believe that solar photovoltaic (PV) panels in offshore waters are one of the essential future green energy sources. While solar PV technology costs are still constantly decreasing, […]

  • HollandMT: Solar Powerpack Field Testing Successfully Completed

    5 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    In cooperation with Dutch dredging contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., HollandMT has successfully completed the field testing program of the Solar Powerpack at the IJmuiden ship lock expansion project. In this dredging project, the Solar Powerpack was engaged 24/7 and provided hydraulic power to sand-fill valves in the TSHD dredge disposal area. “Demands for Green-technology in […]

  • Solar to Power Sand Bypass System on Gold Coast

    21 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    A pilot solar-powered, renewable energy system will be used to help power the Gold Coast’s Seaway Sand Bypass System, reducing carbon emissions and driving down operational costs. Design work is underway on a 100-kilowatt solar photovoltaic array to be installed at the Sand Bypass System at The Spit. The Sand Bypass System transports 500,000 cubic […]

  • Nova Innovation’s floating solar withstands Storm Éowyn’s fury

    30 January 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Safety, Technology, Vision

    Scotland-based Nova Innovation’s floating solar demonstrator at the Port of Leith has proven its resilience after withstanding Storm Éowyn, described by the Met Office as “probably the strongest to hit the UK in the past 10 years.” According to Nova Innovation, the extreme weather event left over a million people without power, with hurricane-force winds […]

  • Shell dumps wind, solar and hydro power in favour of biofuels

    19 March 2009

    Shell will no longer invest in renewable technologies such as wind, solar and hydro power because they are not economic, the Anglo-Dutch oil company said today. It plans to invest more in biofuels which environmental groups blame for driving up food prices and deforestation. Executives at its annual strategy presentation said Shell, already the world’s […]

  • Xfloat bags $1M grant to advance floating solar technology

    29 May 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vision

    Israel-based company Xfloat has secured a $1 million grant to advance its floating solar technology together with the partners from the United States.

  • Internal Combustion Engines Competitive in Enabling Wind and Solar Energy

    14 May 2014
    Technology

    Internal combustion engines (ICEs) are a promising technology for supporting wind and solar energy, a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) finds. Comparing different sources of flexibility for power systems, IEA says gas-fired ICE power plants are “very mature technology” and “cost-competitive to OCGTs” (Open Cycle Gas Turbines). Commenting on the alternative technologies, […]

  • Northern India welcomes new 1MWp floating solar plant

    19 April 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Transition, Vision

    Oriana Power has completed the installation of 1MWp floating solar power plant in northern India, which is said to be the first of its kind in the state of Rajasthan.

  • Nova Innovation installs floating solar demonstrator in the Port of Leith

    14 November 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Transition

    Scottish marine energy company Nova Innovation has installed a marine floating solar demonstrator to power Forth Ports’ headquarters in the Port of Leith.

  • Akuo brings online 8.7MWp floating solar plant in France

    5 June 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Transition

    Akuo has commissioned a new 8.7MWp floating solar power plant in Cintegabelle, near Toulouse in southern France.

  • Surewave project consortium tests offshore floating solar model

    23 November 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    The consortium of the EU-funded Surewave project has performed wave tank tests of the floating solar concept at the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN).

  • Ciel & Terre finalizes construction for floating solar project in France

    4 June 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    French floating solar company Ciel & Terre has finished the construction of the Saint Savin floating solar project in Isère, France. 

  • Dutch look into flexible floating solar systems for offshore application

    2 December 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    A consortium led by Dutch research institute TNO has launched a study into flexible floating solar energy systems as a potentially viable technology for offshore floating solar farms.

  • Ocean Sun inks first floating solar deal in China

    27 September 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    Norwegian floating solar specialist Ocean Sun has signed an agreement to license its proprietary floating solar technology to the developer Sunneng Technology for the construction of a 1MWp pilot in China’s Province of Shandong.

  • Nexans to supply ‘vital connection’ for Equinor’s floating solar plant

    28 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    French offshore cabling specialist Nexans has been awarded a contract by Equinor to supply power export cable for its floating solar pilot offshore Frøya in Norway.

  • EBRD gives €9.1M boost to Albanian floating solar farm

    2 April 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Vision

    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a €9.1 million loan for the construction of 12.9MW floating solar farm in Albania.

  • Germany: Change in Solar FIT Could Threaten Offshore Wind

    15 May 2012
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The Upper House of the German Federal Parliament, the Bundesrat, voted against reform of the feed-in tariff (FIT) for solar energy, according to the North American Windpower. The opposition didn’t get enough votes to reject the law, but the number was enough to postpone its adoption. The research firm Jefferies reported that the FIT rates […]

  • LIPA Ommits Deepwater’s OWF, Picks Only Solar Projects

    18 December 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The Board of Trustees of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) have decided to award power purchase agreements (PPAs) to eleven solar energy projects yesterday. One of the renewable energy projects expected to be selected by LIPA was the Deepwater Wind’s offshore wind farm. Last year, LIPA called for bids for 280 MW of renewable energy projects that […]

  • USA: NRL’s Photovoltaic Cells Tap Underwater Solar Energy

    11 June 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Electronics Science and Technology Division, dive into underwater photovoltaic research to develop high bandgap solar cells capable of producing sufficient power to operate electronic sensor systems at depths of 9 meters. Underwater autonomous systems and sensor platforms are severely limited by the lack of long endurance power sources. […]

  • USA: IBM Introduces New Wind and Solar Forecasting System

    12 August 2013
    Technology

    IBM today announced an advanced power and weather modeling technology that will help utilities increase the reliability of renewable energy resources. The solution combines weather prediction and analytics to accurately forecast the availability of wind power and solar energy. This will enable utilities to integrate more renewable energy into the power grid, helping to reduce […]

  • Ocean Sun to Deliver Floating Solar Plant for Statkraft in Albania

    12 March 2019
    Research & Development

    Statkraft Albania has entered into an agreement with Norwegian floating solar technology developer Ocean Sun for the delivery of a floating solar plant with a maximum capacity of 2 MW at the Banja reservoir in Albania. The solar park will consist of 4 floating units of 0.5 MW each, with a total investment cost of […]

  • LOC Korea secures subsea cable contract for solar project

    19 November 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

    LOC Korea, a subsidiary of LOC Group, has been awarded a contract to provide marine warranty surveyor (MWS) services for the subsea cable installation on the JANGGAM solar project. LOC Korea has been hired by solar industry company Topsun to provide MWS services for the 154 kilovolt XLPE 3C 800 sq. mm subsea cable transhipment, […]

  • South Africa: MSC Sola to Dock in Durban

    3 July 2012

    The Mediterranean Shipping Company’s vessel MSC Sola is expected to arrive off Durban in the early hours of Wednesday, according to the IOL News. This vessel weighs 131,771 tons and has the length of three-and-a-half rugby fields. Fully loaded it is capable of carrying 11,660 standard containers. IOL News reports that when the MSC Sola […]

  • IMO’s MSC to Adopt Amendments to International Convention for SOLAS

    3 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meets at the Organization’s London Headquarters for its 92nd session from 12 to 21 June 2013. The MSC is expected to adopt amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) relating to passenger drills; discuss preliminary recommendations arising from the Costa Concordia incident; and consider […]

  • Alotta delivers Chile’s first floating solar at Mowi site

    2 June 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Technology

    Alotta Energy Chile has delivered the country’s first floating solar installation at Mowi’s Isla Huar salmon farm in the Los Lagos region, aiming to cut CO2 emissions and reduce diesel reliance in offshore aquaculture. The system, developed, financed, and installed by Alotta Energy Chile, a subsidiary of Norway-based Alotta AS, forms part of the company’s […]