Dutch offshore floating solar specialist Oceans of Energy has announced the upscaling of the world’s first offshore solar farm system for 20 times to 1MW in capacity.
Several European companies have collaborated to set up the measurement system and data analytics platform on SolarDuck’s offshore floating solar unit in the Netherlands.
EDP Renewables (EDPR) has become a major shareholder in Singapore-based solar energy company Sunseap, having acquired the stake of 87.4% to reinforce its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
Reacting to the conclusions of the extraordinary Energy Council, renewable energy associations have urged Europe to prioritise the diversification of renewable energy supply.
Italian authorities have received an application seeking concession for a site in the Adriatic Sea, off the coast of Ravenna, where the Italian renewable energy developer AGNES, Saipem, and QINT’X plan to develop an offshore energy hub. The hub comprises two offshore wind farms, a floating photovolt
TKI Wind op Zee, in collaboration with TKI Urban Energy, has launched an open innovation call to support organizations in exploring innovations and research in floating solar energy.
Norwegian floating solar specialist Ocean Sun has signed an agreement to license its proprietary floating solar technology to the developer Sunneng Technology for the construction of a 1MWp pilot in China’s Province of Shandong.
Dutch Pondera and SolarDuck have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of 555 MWp of offshore solar projects over the coming years.
Schweizer Kapital Global Impact Fund is investing a further €3 million in SINN Power to support the market entry of the company’s Ocean Hybrid Platform (OHP) and the modular power electronics components ModTroniX (MTX).
The European Union’s key funding programme for research and innovation Horizon Europe has launched a €10 million call for projects related to innovative foundations, floating substructures and connection systems for ocean energy and offshore floating solar technologies.
Green Platform, a programme set up by the Norwegian government to accelerate green energy transition, has awarded NOK 79 million (€7.7 million) for the development of a hybrid hydropower and floating solar energy project led by Scatec.
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has teamed up with the country’s national ocean test centre Lir NOTF to offer free-of-charge access to its research and testing facilities for offshore renewable energy developers.
Major European companies and project developers have joined forces with leading research institutions to unlock large-scale potential of combined wind, wave and offshore floating solar renewable energy sources in the newly launched €45 million marine energy project ‘European Scalable Offshore Renewa
Norwegian floating solar specialist Ocean Sun has released financial results for the first half of 2021, showing an increase in net loss compared to the results posted a year before.
