Floating Solar
EMEC Leads Orkney Virtual Energy System Project
The first phase of a new £28.5 million project to create a Virtual Energy System (VES) in Orkney, Scotland, has been launched to digitally link distributed and intermittent renewable generation to flexible demand. The ReFLEX (Responsive Flexibility) Orkney project will demonstrate a first-of-its-kin
New IRENA Director-General Takes Over
Francesco La Camera has taken office as the Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Director-General La Camera will lead the Agency during a period of rapid change in the global energy landscape driven by an unprecedented growth in renewable energy and the ever-growing
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BIA Offshore Studies Survey Package for US Offshore Renewables
US-based companies Berger Geosciences and Integral Consulting have partnered with French company Akrocean to deliver a full range of solutions for site characterization for the US offshore renewable energy market. The consortium has a single flag named BIA Offshore Studies and gathers expertise and
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Anglo American Starts Floating Solar Plant Testing in Chile
Anglo American has began testing of the floating photovoltaic plant built on the Las Tórtolas tailings deposit, in the district of Colina, Chile. The project, which was launched in the presence of the Minister of Mining Baldo Prokurica, consists of solar panels installed on a floating island on the
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Ocean Sun to Deliver Floating Solar Plant for Statkraft in Albania
Statkraft Albania has entered into an agreement with Norwegian floating solar technology developer Ocean Sun for the delivery of a floating solar plant with a maximum capacity of 2 MW at the Banja reservoir in Albania. The solar park will consist of 4 floating units of 0.5 MW each, with a total inve
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Lithuanian Floating Solar Plant Wins Project Funding
Experimental floating photovoltaic solar power plant project in Kruonis pumped storage hydroelectric power plant (PSHP), developed by Lithuanian state-owned enterprise Lietuvos Energijos Gamyba, has received funding from the Lithuanian Business Support Agency (LBSA). The total amount of €235,000 hav
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NREL Launches 2019 Energy Execs Call
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is seeking applicants for its 2019 Executive Energy Leadership Program. Otherwise known as Energy Execs, the program provides non-technical business, governmental, and community leaders throughout the country an opportunity
IHES wave power prototype basks under French sun
GEPS Techno’s hybrid WAVEGEM platform, combining solar and wave energy, has been inaugurated at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, ahead of next year’s sea trials at SEM-REV site in France.
France Energies Marines joins OES environmental crew
French marine industry body France Energies Marines (FEM) has joined the Ocean Energy Systems (OES)-led collaborative effort called Annex IV whose goal is to examine the environmental effects of marine renewable energy.