Oslo-headquartered Fred. Olsen 1848 has deployed its pilot floating solar project at sea in Norway, with commissioning scheduled for spring. Fred. Olsen 1848 sees the 50×50 meter, 124 kW pilot project in Risør as a testing ground for refining the components of its floating PV technology. The next s
Floating Man, a Dubai-based pioneer in floating structures, has unveiled an innovative floating solar structure, said to be a groundbreaking technology, especially for open seas. These floating structures are said to span 900 square meters and have the capacity to hold around 200 solar modules, whi
Copenhagen-based company Glentra Capital has acquired a controlling stake in Third Pillar Solar Renewables, a U.S. developer and operator of floating solar projects. Third Pillar’s projects, which vary in size from 3 to 200 MW, are set up on unused water bodies like reservoirs, wastewater treatment
With a lack of suitable sites for onshore solar farms intensifying the need for innovative solutions, floating solar is expected to play a key role in Southeast Asia’s solar expansion, according to Rystad Energy research. Solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity additions are poised to be a central pillar o
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 1
Malaysian company Semarak Renewable Energy (RE) and China Hydropower (Malaysia), a subsidiary of PowerChina, have signed an agreement to develop Malaysia’s first large-scale green hydrogen production project using floating photovoltaic power generation. The agreement is worth a total of MYR1.88 bill
The first stage of what is said to be the largest floating solar plant in Brazil has been inaugurated in the State of São Paulo. The UFF Araucária project is located at the Billings dam and is being developed by Empresa Metropolitana de Águas e Energia (EMAE) and KWP Energia. The first stage, coordi
BlueNewables, a Spanish engineering consultancy supporting the marine energy sector, is moving forward with its floating solar demonstration project in Valencia with the first round of contacts with main suppliers finished. BlueNewables reported on January 18 that its 1 MW PV-bos project in Valencia
Duke Energy has commissioned its first floating solar project in Florida, located at the Duke Energy Hines Energy Complex in Bartow, which has a capacity of almost 1 MW. The project consists of an almost 1 MW solar array that floats on a two-acre cooling pond. The array is made up of over 1,800 bifa
The industry needs to start shifting its focus from wind farms to energy farms as we have limited space which we need to make use of in an efficient way. A synergy of offshore wind and floating solar is the way to go. “If you only fill 20% of wind farm space with floating solar, […]
NTPC, formerly known as the National Thermal Power Corporation, is inviting bids for a 15 MW floating solar plant at Maroda Reservoir-1 in Chhattisgarh, India. The 15 MW floating solar project is set to be located at Maroda Reservoir-1, near the Bhilai Steel Plant of NSPCL, a joint venture between N
Hydrogen, deemed as a connector for offshore energy markets, is yet to play a very important role, especially in hard-to-abate sectors. The energy transition and especially the hydrogen transition can be built efficiently, faster, cheaper, and with fewer emissions if we build it on existing knowledg
Ciel & Terre (Ciel et Terre) has started building a new floating solar power plant in Saint-Savin, southeast of Lyon, France. The 11 MW project, developed in collaboration with Energ’Isère and GenSun, will transform a quarry lake into a renewable energy hub. Once completed, the project will take th
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
