The global floating solar market is expected to pass the 6GW threshold by 2031, with the Asia-Pacific region showing highest demand, according to the analysis from Wood Mackenzie.
Ever since the first days of the Russia-Ukraine war, energy security has been one of the top global concerns and – with gas supply issues still high on the agenda and another winter coming, accompanied by recent warnings from the Dutch intelligence and NATO on potential dangers to the offshore energ
German renewable energy company BayWa r.e. has officially inaugurated the Grafenwörth floating solar plant, the largest of its kind in Austria and Central Europe. The company revealed this milestone in a brief social media update on 17 May. The project was built earlier this year by BayWa r.e.’s Aus
Norwegian floating solar developer Ocean Sun has reported a wider net loss in the first quarter of 2023, when compared to the same period a year earlier, with a slight increase in income.
Norwegian company Ocean Sun has started making design improvements to its floating solar units, based on the insights gained through real sea demonstration of the technology linked with offshore wind turbines in China.
Floating solar developer SolarDuck has opened an office in Norway, which will serve as the company’s global business development center.
Researchers from the University of Évora have found that the installed capacity of floating solar systems in Portugal could exceed the national target for solar energy of 7GW, defined in the country’s National Energy and Climate Plan (PNEC) 2030.
Industry consortium behind the Merganser offshore solar platform, led by SolarDuck, has selected the test site offshore the Netherlands for the development of innovative pilot project.
Inseanergy, a Norwegian company developing floating solar solutions for aquaculture industry, has opened a fundraising campaign, targeting €855,000 to further advance its business.
Oceans of Energy has been awarded the contract for installing and operating offshore solar farm inside the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park being developed by CrossWind, a joint-venture between Shell and Eneco.
The EU-SCORES project, focused on developing energy multi-use parks incorporating different offshore renewable energy sources at one site, has received an official go-ahead from the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA).
Scottish company Nova Innovation has expanded its tidal energy product portfolio with the addition of floating solar technology, announcing also plans for the installation of Scotland’s first array of floating solar panels later in 2023.
French floating solar start-up HelioRec has closed the first tranche of its seed round, securing new investments from First Imagine! and Techstars.
The University of Malta has teamed up with its offshore energy storage spin-off FLASC to assess the potential of integrating renewable energy and energy storage solutions with floating breakwaters.
