Floating Solar
Sunseap and BP Batam to build 2.2GW floating solar farm in Indonesia
Sunseap Group and Badan Pengusahaan Batam (BP Batam) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build a floating solar farm and energy storage system (ESS) which are expected to be the largest in the world.
BayWa r.e. commissions two largest floating solar plants outside Asia
German renewable energy company BayWa r.e. and its Dutch subsidiary GroenLeven have recently commissioned two floating solar parks in the Netherlands with a combined capacity of more than 70MW.
Saipem launches marine renewables-powered solution for offshore green hydrogen production
The Italian multinational oilfield services company Saipem has launched SUISO, a technological solution that combines floating wind, floating solar, and marine energy to power the production of green hydrogen on existing offshore platforms.
In focus: Oil & gas players taking lead roles in energy transition
A number of energy transition-related updates hit our headlines this week, from new developments in the renewables sector to further initiatives in ship decarbonisation – and oil & gas companies’ new moves in both of those, and more.
Oceans of Energy’s floating solar system weathers through all North Sea storms
Dutch developer of offshore floating solar technology Oceans of Energy has reached a milestone with its offshore floating solar demonstrator which survived all storms encountered in the North Sea in the past 18 months.
Singapore’s 60 MWp floating solar farm up and running
Sembcorp Floating Solar Singapore and National Water Agency PUB have launched the Sembcorp Tengeh Floating Solar Farm at the Tengeh Reservoir.
Ocean Grazer sees energy storage as final piece of energy transition puzzle
Dutch clean technology start-up Ocean Grazer has completed the first live test phase of its Ocean Battery energy storage system, deemed as a ‘missing link’ in the global energy transition movement.
Germans pool expertise to test various types of floating solar systems
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) has teamed up with the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) and RWE Renewables to test several floating photovoltaic (PV) systems with different structure designs on open waters.
European recovery fund uplifts Dutch offshore floating solar ambitions
One of the largest funding programmes of the European Union, launched to accelerate the economic recovery following the coronavirus pandemic, has provided a substantial subsidy for the development of an offshore floating solar farm off the coast of The Hague in the Netherlands.
Suntrace and Innosea team up for Maldives floating solar project
Innosea has been appointed to a consortium led by Suntrace, tasked with the development and tender support of a marine floating solar photovoltaics project (FPV) in the Maldives.
SEACEF invests in Vietnamese floating solar and storage project
Clime Capital, a Singapore-based investment management company in charge of SEACEF funding, has invested in the development of a floating solar and storage project in Dong Nai Province in Vietnam.
ENCORE sets up free offshore renewables e-learning courses
Deftiq and MET-support have developed a number of free offshore renewable energy e-learning courses as part of the Energising Coastal Regions with Offshore Renewable Energy (ENCORE) project.
Incident severely damages floating solar plant in Albania
Albania’s first floating solar plant, developed by Statkraft and Ocean Sun, has been severely damaged by an undisclosed incident, prompting the developers to start retrieving the floating unit ashore.
Innosea ramps up floating solar, offshore wind services in the Mediterranean
Marine renewables engineering consultancy Innosea has expanded its footprint with a new office in Marseille that will support the company’s existing portfolio of offshore wind and floating solar projects in the south-east region of France.