Floating Solar
EDP gets approval for 4MW floating solar farm in Portugal
Portuguese electric utility EDP has secured the final license for the installation of a floating solar farm with 12,000 panels in Alqueva Reservoir.
Texas researchers start work on next-gen floating renewable energy station
The researchers from Texas A&M University have started developing an ocean renewable energy station that could combine wind, wave, current and solar energy methods on a floating offshore platform.
Albania’s first floating solar plant starts commercial operations (Video)
Statkraft, Europe’s largest renewable energy generator, in cooperation with Norwegian supplier Ocean Sun has started commercial operations at the first unit of its floating solar project in Albania.
First insights into floating solar show no adverse environmental impacts
German renewable energy company BayWa r.e. has informed that the initial studies carried out on a floating solar farm in Zwolle in the Netherlands showed no adverse effects to the surrounding environment.
Norwegian partners develop automatic wave model for floating solar installations
Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) and Glint Solar have developed a technology that automatically estimates wave conditions and wind directions for floating solar installations.
BOOST floating solar design up for basin try-outs
The BOOST project consortium has developed a purpose-built design for offshore floating solar demonstrator that will be tested at Sintef Ocean’s basin laboratory in the following months.
Sintef Ocean on point for Moss Maritime-Equinor floating solar model trials
Norwegian centre for research and innovation Sintef Ocean has performed tests on a scaled floating solar model on behalf of Moss Maritime and Equinor.
EDF hires BELECTRIC to build floating solar plant in Israel
French energy giant EDF has hired a German-based company BELECTRIC to build 19.3MWp floating solar power plant in Israel.
Ocean Sun sees first quarter revenue drop
Norwegian floating solar developer Ocean Sun has recorded a slight drop in revenues for the first quarter of 2021, when compared to the same period a year earlier.
Statkraft, Ocean Sun wrap first phase of Albanian floating solar project
Norwegian floating solar company Ocean Sun has together with project partner Statkraft completed the first phase of its 2MWp floating solar scheme on the Banja reservoir in Albania.
Ocean Sun teams up with MWP to use floating solar tech for desalination
Norwegian companies Ocean Sun and Marine Water Production (MWP) have joined forces to produce fresh water through desalination using offshore floating solar technology.
Damen builds SolarDuck’s offshore floating solar demonstrator
Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group has constructed SolarDuck’s offshore floating solar demonstrator that will be deployed for testing later this month.
Largest offshore floating solar model aces tests in South Korea
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), a subsidiary of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), has completed performance testing on South Korea’s largest floating solar power plant model.
Facebook to buy power from Sunseap’s offshore floating solar farm
Sunseap Group has signed a multi-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Facebook for solar power from Singapore’s largest offshore floating solar farm.