Floating Solar
Ocean Sun to supply floating solar tech for 2MW project in India
SJVN Green Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of India’s state-owned SJVN, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ocean Sun to develop a floating solar project in India.
Offshore for Sure to uphold innovative renewables’ place in the energy system
Fifteen partners from Flanders and the Netherlands have come together to pool their expertise and test five promising energy solutions and enhance their applicability in the energy system as part of the Offshore for Sure project.
ENCORE project reaches conclusion with four offshore renewable technology demos under its belt
The Interreg 2 Seas-funded ENCORE project has reached its formal closure after three years, having ‘successfully propelled’ four innovative tidal energy, offshore solar and wave energy technology solutions.
DNV clears Oceans of Energy’s offshore solar design for North Sea conditions
DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has issued a statement of conformity to Dutch floating solar company Oceans of Energy for its offshore solar solution, which clears it for deployment in rough sea conditions like those in the North Sea.
HelioRec installs floating solar unit in French port
France-based start-up HelioRec has completed the installation of a 25kW floating solar unit in the Port of Brest.
Masdar sets sights on Tajikistan’s floating solar potential
MW Energy, a joint venture between Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and W Solar Investment, has signed an agreement with Tajikistan’s Ministry of Energy and Water Resources (MOEWR) to explore at least 500MW capacity of clean energy projects, including floating solar power,
Masdar, PLN NP shake hands to triple the size of ASEAN’s largest floating solar plant
UAE’s Masdar has signed the agreement with PLN Nusantara Power (PLN NP) for a 500MW expansion of Cirata floating solar plant in Indonesia – which is set to become the largest floating solar plant in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
SeaVolt launches first of a kind offshore solar platform
The SeaVolt consortium has installed its first of a kind offshore solar platform at the Blue Accelerator test site, near the Port of Ostend in Belgium.
Industry partners kick off construction works on the largest European floating solar plant
A consortium made up of French, Belgian and Luxembourgian companies, led by renewable energy developer Q Energy, has started with the construction of a 74.3MWp floating solar plant in the northeastern France – said to be the largest such power plant in Europe.
Malta months away from first offshore wind tender, deems floating wind and solar best suited for EEZ areas
Malta’s Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Enterprise has issued a draft National Policy for the Deployment of Offshore Renewable Energy for public consultation and has demarcated six floating offshore wind development areas located beyond the country’s 12-nautical-mile territorial waters and
SunAsia Energy and Blueleaf Energy to develop floating solar plant in Laguna Lake
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. Bluel
SJVN to build new 90MW floating solar park in India
India’s state-owned power company SJVN has announced it will build its second 90MW floating solar project at the Omkareshwar floating solar park in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
ACEN unveils plans for large-scale floating solar project in Laguna Lake
Philippine-based company ACEN has outlined plans to develop approximately 1GW of floating solar plant capacity on Laguna Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the Philippines.
Sunlit Sea installs 60kWp floating solar unit in Germany
Norwegian company Sunlit Sea has installed a 60kWp floating solar unit in Germany as part of the partnership with Rixen Cableway, formed to revolutionize water sports industry and to make it more sustainable.