5261 results found for 'solan'

5261 results found for 'solan'
Order results by

A list of search results

  • Sunlit Sea updates floating solar project planner with layout suggestions

    25 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Innovation, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    Norwegian company Sunlit Sea has added new functionality to its online floating solar project planner, enabling users to generate layout suggestions within a defined area. The tool provides an overview of the number of floats required to reach a specific project capacity. The company described the planner as still being in beta, with further features […]

  • Germany launches ‘world’s first’ vertical floating solar power plant

    13 October 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Project & Tenders, Technology

    German-based developer of floating renewable energy platform solutions SINN Power has commissioned what is described as the world’s first vertical floating photovoltaic (PV) system at the Jais gravel pit in the Starnberg district, Bavaria, marking a new milestone in renewable energy deployment on inland water surfaces. With an installed capacity of 1.87 MW and an […]

  • Ciel & Terre bets on honeycomb design for large-scale floating solar

    14 October 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Project & Tenders, Technology, Vision

    French floating solar developer Ciel & Terre has rolled out its new floating solar technology, Fusio, designed to boost performance, scalability, and operational efficiency in large-scale floating photovoltaic (FPV) projects. Building on 15 years of experience since introducing its Hydrelio system, the French company said Fusio combines a honeycomb-inspired structure with an improved cooling effect […]

  • Black & Veatch delivers first MW-scale floating solar plant in Philippines

    6 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Technology

    U.S.-based engineering and construction company Black & Veatch (B&V) has completed what is described as the Philippines’ first megawatt-scale floating solar photovoltaic (PV) facility, deployed on the Malubog Reservoir to support mining operations. According to B&V, the 3-hectare floating solar array was commissioned by Carmen Copper Corporation and includes 8,540 solar panels with a maximum […]

  • HelioRec completes O&M for 250 kW floating solar plant in France

    8 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Safety, Technology, Vision

    French floating solar company HelioRec has completed operations and maintenance (O&M) activities on its 250 kW floating solar installation at Domaine de Cicé-Blossac in France. Commissioned on 29 October 2024, the system has so far helped avoid 70 tonnes of CO₂ emissions – “the equivalent of planting 96 trees.” The installation has also endured a […]

  • SolarDuck tests interconnected offshore floating solar platforms in scaled MARIN trials

    1 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    Dutch-Norwegian firm SolarDuck has completed a test campaign at the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN), involving 54 interconnected offshore floating solar platforms, with a real-world capacity of approximately 6 MWp (megawatt peak).  According to SolarDuck, this marks the company’s third test round at the MARIN offshore basin. “We started two years ago with a single triangular […]

  • Chinese firm introduces 480 W floating solar module for offshore use

    27 June 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    China-based GCL System Integration (GCLSI), a subsidiary of the GCL Group, has developed a new floating photovoltaic (PV) module designed for offshore solar applications. The NT10/60GT module was produced in collaboration with the Norwegian company Ocean Sun. The module is rated at 480 W and built to withstand the conditions of marine environments, including high […]

  • Norwegian self-adjusting mooring buoy set to ease solar-hydro integration

    7 October 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology, Vision

    Oslo-headquartered Fred. Olsen 1848 has unveiled its Tension Buoy concept, designed to maintain stable mooring tension for floating solar installations in reservoirs and hydropower dams with large water-level variations.  The solution addresses one of the main technical barriers to pairing floating solar with hydropower, maintaining consistent mooring tension as water levels rise and fall. According […]

  • ‘Caribbean’s first offshore solar installation’ planned near Fort-de-France

    6 October 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders, Technology

    The Grand Port Maritime of Martinique (GPMLM) has partnered with French offshore solar developer SolarinBlue to develop Soley Blé, the first offshore floating photovoltaic (PV) project in the Caribbean Arc. According to SolarinBlue, the project will be located near the Pointe des Grives container terminal in Fort-de-France Bay. As part of its energy transition strategy, […]

  • Wattlab to equip world’s largest battery-powered bulker with solar energy system

    7 November 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Dutch maritime solar innovator Wattlab has secured a contract with Norwegian shipping company Berge Rederi to install its onboard solar energy system on what is expected to be the world’s largest battery-powered bulk carrier.

  • EU-backed project advances 2 MW offshore floating solar simulations

    23 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    The EU-funded SUREWAVE project has reached a milestone with the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) extending its hydrodynamic modelling tools to simulate large-scale offshore floating solar farms. According to SUREWAVE, the work scales up to a 2 MW system under different operating conditions. The modelling framework, validated through wave basin tests, was applied to simulate […]

  • HGK Shipping and Wattlab pioneer hybrid solar-powered inland shipping vessel

    8 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Innovation, Technology, Vessels

    Inland waterway shipping company HGK Shipping has joined forces with the Dutch maritime solar specialist Wattlab for what is claimed to be the world’s first hybrid solar-powered inland shipping vessel.

  • Sinopec launches first floating offshore solar plant in China’s seawater zone

    4 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology

    China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), together with Shandong Province and Qingdao Municipality, has commenced operations of China’s first commercial floating offshore photovoltaic (PV) project in a full-seawater environment.  According to Sinopec, the project integrates a previously installed pile-based floating PV system and now represents Sinopec’s largest floating PV power station to date. The 7.5 […]

  • GEPS Techno installs solar, wind and wave-powered buoy off French coast

    24 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    Following six months of preparation, French renewable energy developer GEPS Techno has installed its TEST-IT buoy in Douarnenez Bay, located on the Céladon offshore test site in France. Powered by solar, wind, and wave energy, the autonomous platform is set to host the company’s research and development (R&D) programs, including the EGF (Energie Grands Fonds) […]

  • Offshore solar farm ready for tow out to Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm

    27 June 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Vision

    What is described as the “world’s first” offshore solar farm integrated within a wind farm has completed assembly at the Port of Amsterdam and is ready for deployment at the Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore wind farm in the North Sea. Dutch company Oceans of Energy assembled the floating solar farm in three days. The […]

  • Port of Bilbao advances shore power project with €11.4M deal for solar PV plants

    7 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders

    Spanish Bilbao Port Authority has awarded a €11.48 million contract for the construction of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants to be integrated into the onshore power supply (OPS) system at the port.

  • France adds 20 MWp floating solar at former gravel pit site (Video)

    9 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology

    Solar power producer Generale du Solaire and French floating solar company Ciel & Terre EMEA have commissioned a 20 MWp floating solar plant in Leutenheim, France, which the company described as the first of this scale in the region. Built on a former gravel pit, the installation was completed in four months.  According to Ciel […]

  • Eco Marine Power begins onboard trials of updated marine solar power system

    1 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Vessels

    Japan-based technology company Eco Marine Power has commenced onboard evaluation trials of its updated solar power system, known as Aquarius Marine Solar Power, along with the first of several photovoltaic (PV) module technologies.

  • New Fred. Olsen 1848 floating solar lead brings experience from SolarDuck, Equinor

    21 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Oslo-headquartered Fred. Olsen 1848 has appointed Francisco Guillermo Vozza as Business Development Director for floating solar. According to Fred. Olsen 1848, Vozza, an energy industry executive with two decades of experience, will be responsible for shaping the company’s global market strategy and advancing the commercialization of its BRIZO floating solar technology. “I am honoured to […]

  • New decarbonization milestone for Asian player as oil & gas assets benefit from solar panels

    15 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Transition

    PT Medco Energi Internasional (MedcoEnergi), an Indonesian-based energy and natural resources company, has achieved a significant sustainability milestone, slashing its Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by up to 1.5 million tons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e), compared to its 2019 baseline.

  • ‘World’s first’ offshore solar farm within wind farm shows resilience to strong winds

    15 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Safety, Technology

    Nymphaea Aurora, described as the “world’s first” offshore solar farm within a wind farm, has endured its first strong winds of 70 km/h without damage, Dutch offshore solar company Oceans of Energy said. “Good morning, Nymphae Aurora withstood its first strong winds (70 km/hr) of the last 24 hours very well!” the company said. Ahead […]

  • US LNG project edging closer to FID with key equipment orders to Baker Hughes, Honeywell, and Solar Turbines

    23 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    French-based engineering company Technip Energies has confirmed the go-ahead to three players – Baker Hughes, Honeywell, and Solar Turbines – for equipment purchase orders required to bring a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Louisiana to life.

  • Interview on America’s tax overhaul: Investment ‘catalyst’ across energy spheres but deadlines spell potential trouble for wind & solar

    15 July 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    The latest action the United States (U.S.) has taken to unlock its energy dominance, encapsulated in a new tax reconciliation bill, which President Donald J. Trump signed into law, has set the stage for an uptick in domestic energy to drive down costs by inciting new investments across all energy domains, encompassing oil, gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), renewables, and other low-carbon and clean energy plays.

  • BAR Technologies and Union Maritime secure double approval for dual-fuel LNG tanker duo fitted with WAPS

    1 October 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Collaboration, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Vessels

    UK-based shipping company Union Maritime (UML) and compatriot design and engineering firm BAR Technologies have received a green light from the Marshall Islands flag for the former company’s dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker duo fitted with wind propulsion systems. As disclosed, the approval, which has confirmed that the two maritime players’ proposals covering bridge […]

  • Captain Arctic, powered by wind and sun, launched in Dubai

    3 November 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Innovation, Vessels

    The hull of Captain Arctic, a near-zero emission exploration vessel designed for sustainable cruising in some of the planet’s most fragile environments, has been launched in Dubai.