Floating Solar
Aurecon wins contracts for two large-scale floating solar farms in Singapore
Australian-based engineering consultancy Aurecon has been appointed by Singapore’s national water agency PUB to carry out preliminary engineering design and feasibility studies for two multi-megawatt floating solar projects.
SolarDuck appoints new chief commercial officer
Dutch floating solar specialist SolarDuck has named Francisco Guillermo Vozza as its new chief commercial officer.
EDP Renewables wraps acquisition of major Asian floating solar player
EDP Renewables (EDPR) has met all regulatory conditions to acquire a 91% stake in Sunseap, the largest distributed solar power operator and the fourth largest solar power operator in Southeast Asia.
TU Delft researchers tackling power variability in hybrid marine energy parks
Researchers from Delft University of Technology, also known as TU Delft, have started exploring the interactions between different renewable energy sources to reduce the variability in electricity supplied to households as part of €45 million EU-SCORES project.
G8 lands 65MW floating solar deal in West Africa
Singapore-based marine renewables specialist G8 Subsea has signed letter of intent (LOI) with BUI Power Authority Ghana to install a next-gen turnkey 65MW floating solar system.
Dutch floating solar unit weathers through major North Sea storms intact
A 50kW offshore floating solar system, developed and deployed by Dutch company Oceans of Energy, has withstood the forces of two major storms that hit the North Sea over the past month.
India launches tender for 100MW floating solar project
Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has opened a tender for the construction and operation of 100MW floating solar plant in eastern India’s state of Jharkhand.
Ocean Sun consolidates 2021 earnings
Norwegian floating solar specialist Ocean Sun has released financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2021.
HelioRec forms consortium to develop floating solar plant for aquaculture sector
French start-up HelioRec has formed consortium with +ATLANTIC CoLAB to develop a floating solar project for the aquaculture sector.
Ocean Sun, Statkraft reinstall 500kWp floating solar unit in Albania
Europe’s largest renewable energy generator Statkraft and its partner Ocean Sun have completed the reinstallation of the 500kWp floating solar plant in Albania that was damaged and retrieved in mid-2021.
German partners build 3MWp floating solar plant
German renewable energy company BayWa r.e. is finalizing construction of a 3MWp floating solar plant for the compatriot company Quarzwerke which is looking to further reduce its carbon footprint.
UK government’s reforms to CfD scheme focus on supply chains, floating wind
The UK government has launched consultation on changes to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme to boost supply chains. The proposed reforms include tougher examination of developers’ plans on supply chain commitments as well as expanding supply chain plans to cover new technologies such as floa
Brand new 14.7MWp floating solar plant emerges in France
Canadian renewable energy developer Boralex has commissioned its first floating solar farm in southern France.
Ocean Sun appoints new interim CFO
Norwegian floating solar developer Ocean Sun has appointed Roar Jakobsen as its interim chief financial officer (CFO).