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  • 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 […]

  • UK case study shows wave energy lowers cost of 24/7 renewables

    24 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Vision

    A new case study from Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean highlights the role of wave energy in achieving the lowest-cost 24/7 clean energy in northern Scotland. According to CorPower Ocean, wave energy consistently reduces system costs, installed capacity, and storage requirements across scenarios for 2032, 2040, and 2050. By 2050, wave energy provides 22% […]

  • ESL’s Ocean Energy Power Systems Provide Alternatives to Batteries, Solar Power

    26 March 2014
    Technology

    Electro Standards Laboratories (ESL), Cranston, RI, has extended the science in Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting Systems. The company is addressing the need for extended operation of autonomous sensor buoys and other remote ocean platforms. Many existing remote ocean-based platforms are powered by batteries or by batteries in combination with solar power. Power harvesting from ambient […]

  • USA: BOEM names acting director after Ross-Hopper moves to solar

    10 January 2017

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), a regulator for offshore oil & gas and renewables activities, has named an acting director after Abigail Ross-Hopper left the role.  Ross-Hopper on Monday was named as president and chief executive officer of Solar Energy Industries Association, the national trade association of the U.S. solar energy industry. Her […]

  • Ocean Sun and Keppel team up for nearshore floating solar project in Singapore

    15 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Keppel Infrastructure has secured a grant from the Energy Market Authority (EMA) and JTC to pilot the first membrane-based nearshore floating solar photovoltaic (PV) system in Singapore.

  • SunAsia Energy and Blueleaf Energy to develop floating solar plant in Laguna Lake

    25 August 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    SunAsia Energy and its investment partner Blueleaf Energy have signed the lake lease agreements with the Launa Lake Development Authority (LLDA), securing the right to develop and construct what is said to be one of the world’s largest floating solar projects on Laguna Lake in the Philippines. Blueleaf Energy and SunAsia Energy, which was the […]

  • African Development Bank seeks consultants for feasibility study on floating solar project

    23 May 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Vision

    The selection method during the RFP stage will be the quality and cost-based selection method (QCBS). Expressions of interest must be received no later than 15 June 2024 at 15:00 hours, local Abidjan time, and should specifically mention “Feasibility Study for Floating Solar at the Kariba Dam.”

  • India’s state-owned company looking to develop floating solar on four dams

    24 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    SJVN Green Energy (SGEL), part of India’s state-owned power company SJVN, has submitted a proposal to the Goa state government for the development of four floating solar power plants. With an estimated investment of around INR 1300 Crore (approximately $156.4 million), this project aims to produce 190 MW of electricity.  The planned locations for these […]

  • TKI Wind op Zee opens innovation call for floating solar energy

    25 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    TKI Wind op Zee, in collaboration with TKI Urban Energy, has launched an open innovation call to support organizations in exploring innovations and research in floating solar energy.

  • China connects 550MW combined floating solar and aquaculture project to power grid

    20 December 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition

    The Wenzhou Taihan 550MW project, which combines floating solar with aquaculture, has been officially connected to the grid in East China.

  • Industry majors streamlining offshore floating solar system for Belgian North Sea

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

    Involving major offshore industry names – like DEME, Jan de Nul, and Tractebel – the MPVAqua research project is moving forward with the development of offshore floating solar concept, designed to withstand rough environment of the Belgian North Sea.

  • Qair inks first floating solar power purchase agreement in the Seychelles

    4 April 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition

    Independent renewable power producer Qair and the Republic of Seychelles’ Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 5.8MWp floating solar project, the first in the history of the Seychelles.

  • UK: Solace Global Maritime Successfully Implements Environmental Management System

    3 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Leading maritime security services provider, Solace Global Maritime Ltd, has been awarded the ISO 14001:2004 accreditation for its success in implementing an effective environmental policy throughout the company. The internationally accepted standard awarded by ISOQAR provides a set of strict criteria for putting in place a successful Environmental Management System that helps to reduce a […]

  • Consortium forms to deliver 24MW hydro-floating solar hybrid in Thailand

    19 May 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition, Vision

    Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has signed a contract with an industry consortium for the development of hydro-floating solar hybrid project at Ubol Ratana Dam in Thailand.

  • Indian Register of Shipping and MPUVNL pen MOU on certification of solar boats

    7 August 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Collaboration, Green Marine, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels

    Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) and Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (MPUVNL), a private limited state government company incorporated in India, have signed an MOU for classification and certification of solar-electric boats. The Mou is expected to provide the requisite fillip in the promotion of the Government of India’s vision of ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’, […]

  • Malaysian firm setting up hydro floating solar hybrid project

    26 February 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Technology

    Malaysia’s Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has started a hydro floating solar hybrid (HHFS) photovoltaic (PV) project, following the success of its floating solar trial project which was commissioned in 2019. The project is being developed under the national energy transition plan (NETR) at the company’s hydro dam lake after the success of the floating solar […]

  • Netherlands boosts industry consortium with €7.8M for offshore floating solar development

    17 November 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vision

    Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck and its consortium partners have received a €7.8 million project subsidy from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) to develop, test and validate the Merganser floating solar energy platform in harsh North Sea weather conditions.

  • Norway’s aquaculture companies line up for Inseanergy’s floating solar units

    27 December 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    Norway-based company Inseanergy has made agreements with several aquaculture industry players to supply them with floating solar units and boost their energy transition efforts.

  • China launches its first semi-submersible offshore solar platform

    12 April 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vision

    Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore (CIMC Raffles) has launched China’s first semi-submersible offshore floating solar power generation platform.

  • French floating solar start-up attracts major new investors

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

    French floating solar start-up HelioRec has closed the first tranche of its seed round, securing new investments from First Imagine! and Techstars.

  • Statkraft’s upgraded 2MWp floating solar plant starts commercial operation

    9 March 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Market Outlooks, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    The 2MWp floating solar plant in Albania, developed by Europe’s largest renewable energy generator Statkraft, has started producing renewable energy and injecting it to the Albanian electricity grid following the installation of three new floaters.

  • Japanese renewable energy developer eyes Thai floating solar potential

    7 March 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Transition

    Shizen International (Thailand), a subsidiary of Japan-based renewable energy developer Shizen Energy Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sena Solar Energy to collaborate on the development of renewable energy in Thailand, including the creation of new floating solar plants.

  • Solential Energy shakes hands with Indiana utility for floating solar plant

    20 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition

    US-based renewable energy developer Solential Energy has announced partnership with Fort Wayne City Utilities for the development of first floating solar array in the American Midwest.