Floating Solar

Keppel and EMA to pilot floating energy storage system in Singapore
Offshore solutions provider Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) and the Energy Market Authority (EMA) have jointly awarded a research grant to pilot Singapore’s first floating energy storage system.

Ocean energy and offshore wind pinpoint collaboration areas
The members of International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) collaborative framework on ocean energy and offshore renewables have identified 13 topics of focus to advance the sector forward.

Australia earmarks € 2.9 million for offshore renewables regulatory framework
Australian government has dedicated AUD 4.8 million (around € 2.9 million) from its 2020-2021 Federal Budget to the development of a regulatory framework related to offshore renewables. According to the budget document, the funds will “support the development of a regulatory framework for offshore c

ORE Catapult, ORCA Hub join forces for robotics in offshore renewables
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Offshore Robotics for Certification of Assets (ORCA) Hub will collaborate on translating UK robotics innovation and research expertise into products and services for the offshore renewables’ industry. ORE Catapult and ORCA Hub will utilise both th

Eni and Politecnico di Torino launch marine energy research lab
Politecnico di Torino and Eni have opened a joint research laboratory MORE – Marine Offshore Renewable Energy Lab to step up the innovation in marine renewable energy sector.

Ocean Sun seeks stock exchange share listing
Norwegian floating solar specialist Ocean Sun has engaged the services of Fearnley Securities to execute a contemplated private placement of the company’s new ordinary shares.

Novacavi prototype for floating solar power plant
Italian cabling specialist Novacavi has recently developed and manufactured a prototype of a custom-engineered cable solution for an innovative floating solar electricity system for marine environment installed in Oslo fjord, Norway. Being challenged by its specific permanent application on top of f

Floating solar construction to start off Singapore
One of the world’s first and largest sea water floating solar systems is set for completion later this year in Singapore. From 10 September to 31 December, installation of a floating solar farm west of Senoko Fishery Port will take place. The company behind the project is Sunseap Group, Southeast As

PUB and Sembcorp start floating solar PV system construction in Singapore
National Water Agency PUB and Sembcorp Floating Solar Singapore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries, have started construction of the 60 megawatt-peak (MWp) floating solar photovoltaic (PV) system on Tengeh Reservoir. This large-scale floating solar PV system at Tengeh Reservoir – the

INNOSEA joins JIP consortium on Floating Solar
INNOSEA, a part of LOC Group, has been invited to join the Floating Solar JIP consortium, a group of 23 leading companies in the renewable energy arena. Led by DNVGL, the consortium is aiming to develop the first recommended practice for the development of floating solar power projects; creating the

GCL SI and Ocean Sun demo PV module in Shanghai
China’s GCL System Integration (GCL SI) and Norwegian company Ocean Sun joined together as strategic partners and introduced the floating PV system at SNEC PV Power Expo in Shanghai. The companies showcased the GCL M660GT module and released the test result showing its reliability for floating syste

Hollandse Kust Noord to add floating solar panels in 2025
A floating solar demonstration project to be installed within the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm site will be constructed in 2025, according to TNO, the Dutch organization for applied scientific research. TNO will work on research and demonstration of offshore solar energy in the new offsho

Acteon opens new facility in Aberdeen
Subsea services group Acteon has recently opened its new facility in Westhill, Aberdeen. The company has obtained the extensive newly built premises, spanning over a total of 55,000 square feet. The centre should simplify the interface for its clients and boost service delivery for survey, marine el

Latest Dutch offshore wind farm comes with a bag of tricks
The 759 MW Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm will include five technology demonstrations that could be implemented at full-scale in the future, CrossWind, the consortium developing the wind farm, said. These include a floating solar park, short-term battery storage, wind turbines that are op