Floating Solar
Oceans of Energy gets Bureau Veritas’ nod of approval for offshore floating solar system
Certification group Bureau Veritas has issued a world’s first ‘approval in principle’ for a high-wave offshore solar farm system design to a Dutch-based company Oceans of Energy.
Iberdrola to install its first ever floating solar power plant in Brazil
Spanish renewable energy group Iberdrola has unveiled plans to install its first ever floating solar power plant on the island of Fernando de Noronha, off the northeast coast of Brazil.
Spain launches €240 million call for marine renewable energy pilots and infrastructure development
The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) of Spain has opened a €240 million call for the development of marine renewable energy pilot projects, test platforms and associated infrastructure.
Norway’s aquaculture companies line up for Inseanergy’s floating solar units
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.
Ocean Sun gets government grant to advance floating solar technology
Norwegian company Ocean Sun has received a grant from the Research Council of Norway to further develop its floating solar technology.
The Netherlands eyes offshore energy hubs, more floating solar, reuse of gas pipelines for offshore-produced hydrogen by 2050
The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK) is now actively looking into the build-out of offshore wind beyond 2030, as well as into offshore energy hubs, offshore hydrogen production and reuse of gas pipelines for hydrogen transport. The EZK is currently working on a comprehensi
SINTEF, Sustainable Energy join forces to improve research capacity
SINTEF and Sustainable Energy have signed a letter of intent that will make relevant research and testing infrastructure available to Norwegian industry in areas that are crucial for the green transition.
Is there a silver bullet for the global energy crisis?
Will countries need all the energy solutions they can get – oil, gas, solar, wind, nuclear, and hydrogen – to tackle this energy crisis?
In focus: Gas still runs the show but bets on hydrogen threaten to steal it
Will the increase in investments enable hydrogen to dethrone gas as the key player in the energy decarbonisation game?
SolarDuck set to build Japan’s first offshore floating solar demonstrator
Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck has been awarded a contract to develop Japan’s first offshore floating solar power generation and automated sailing boat technology demonstrator together with local partners.
New York sets sights on floating solar
Congressmen Paul Tonko and Jared Huffman of the State of New York have introduced a bill that will support research and deployment of floating solar technology with the aim of producing renewable energy and protecting vital water resources.
Spain adopts regulatory framework for €200M grant program for marine renewables
The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) of Spain has published a document which sets out the regulatory bases for the allocation of state grants for the development of marine renewable energy pilot projects and associated infrastructure.
Singapore: Partners plan to use recycled plastics in floating solar projects
Singapore’s clean energy solutions provider EDPR Sunseap has formed a partnership with compatriot sustainable materials engineer PlasticBean to explore opportunities for the usage of recycled plastics as the main ingredient for floating solar projects. Through the partnership, the companies will tog
In focus: Hydrocarbon industry stepping stone to a world powered by offshore renewables and clean fuels (OEEC 2022 Edition)
As the industry is preparing to meet in Amsterdam next week at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2022, headlines over the past few weeks show the same as the exhibitors’ and speakers’ list for this year’s OEEC – just how much offshore oil & gas and LNG industries, and industries suc