Floating Solar
Chinese company to supply floating system for Indonesia’s 192MW floating solar farm
Sungrow FPV, a Chinese-based provider of floating solar solutions, has secured a contract for the supply of floating systems for the largest floating solar project in Indonesia to date.
TotalEnergies, Holcim Belgium probe floating solar for heavy industry decarbonization
TotalEnergies and Holcim Belgium have taken the first step towards decarbonization of Obourg cement plant in Belgium with the development of a floating solar farm that will supply clean power for the facility.
Dutch take aim at lower green hydrogen costs by combining offshore wind and floating solar
A consortium of Dutch companies has launched a government-backed project to explore the synergies between offshore wind, offshore solar and hydrogen production at sea for improved sustainability of North Sea renewable energy projects.
Researchers test novel floating solar technology as part of PORTOS project
Researchers from the universities in Portugal and Spain have joined forces to test novel technology designed to harvest solar resources of the marine environment as part of the PORTOS project.
EU-SCORES: Win-wins of offshore energy multi-use parks
The Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC) and the EU-SCORES project partners have recently held a two-day stakeholder engagement event on energy multi-use parks at the Marine Energy Hub in the Hague, spotlighting the benefits of combining different offshore renewable energy sources at one site.
BayWa r.e. builds largest floating solar plant in Central Europe
ECOwind, a subsidiary of German renewable energy company BayWa r.e., together with Austrian energy supplier EVN, has constructed a 24.5 MWp floating solar plant in Austria.
Ocean Sun grows 2022 revenues
Norwegian floating solar company Ocean Sun has released financial results for 2022, marking a significant increase in revenues when compared to a year before.
Spanish water utility sets sights on floating solar
Spain-based water utility Miya has expanded its activities to the renewables sector with the acquisition of a stake in Xfloat, an Israeli floating solar developer.
Ocean Sun, Statkraft upgrade Albania’s first floating solar plant to 2MWp
Europe’s largest renewable energy generator Statkraft, in collaboration with Norwegian supplier Ocean Sun, has installed three additional floating solar units at Banja reservoir in Albania, bringing the floating solar plant’s total capacity to 2MWp.
Out now: Floorplan for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2023, Europe’s premier meeting point for the offshore energy sector, has opened the floorplan for this year’s event. In 2023, as in the years before, OEEC will bring together professionals from oil & gas, offshore wind, floating wind, marine energy, hyd
Iberdrola to develop 25MWp floating solar project in France
Spanish renewable energy group Iberdrola has been awarded its first floating solar power project in France, to be developed at Alsace region located in northeastern part of the country.
AKVA Group, Inseanergy team up to decarbonize aquaculture using floating solar
AKVA Group and Norwegian floating solar company Inseanergy have signed a letter of intent for the supply and integration of green energy solutions to the aquaculture industry.
All set for 90 MW floating solar project in India
Indian firm Larsen & Toubro has secured a contract for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works for SJVN’s 90 MW floating solar project in India.
Dutch launch platform to champion offshore solar benefits
TNO, short for Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, has launched a platform that brings together core group of Dutch companies whose ambition is to accelerate development and rollout of offshore solar power.