Floating Solar
One week to go: 400+ exhibitors from offshore energy industry to gather in Amsterdam
The following is a press release from Navingo BV, the owner of Offshore-Energy.biz and organizer of the annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC). More than 400 exhibitors and co-exhibitors booked their spots at OEEC 2024 Businesses and organizations from across the offshore energy secto
Final preparations for OEEC 2024 underway
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2024 (OEEC 2024) is coming up this month. Work on the event is at full steam at Navingo (the company behind OEEC and Offshore-Energy.biz brands) with final tweaks and preparations underway. The exhibition floor has been almost completely booked and visitors ar
Ocean Sun secures grant to build its first floating solar pilot in South America
Ocean Sun, a Norwegian floating solar company, has secured NOK 4 million (around $359,000) from the Research Council of Norway and Brazil’s Finep agency to advance a 250 kWp floating solar pilot project near Rio de Janeiro in 2025. According to Ocean Sun, the “Floating Photovoltaics on Membranes: D
France’s HelioRec teams up with compatriot firm to develop offshore floating solar solutions
French offshore solar start-up HelioRec has teamed up with compatriot company deepmath solutions to address the engineering demands of floating solar in marine environments. The partnership is said to combine deepmath’s expertise in modeling with HelioRec’s advancements in offshore solar to create r
HEXA Renewables commissions ‘world’s largest’ offshore floating solar plant in Taiwan (Video)
Singapore-based HEXA Renewables, in partnership with Taiwan’s government and backed by global infrastructure fund I Squared Capital, has commissioned the “world’s largest offshore floating solar power plant” in Changhua County, Taiwan. Spanning 347 hectares across four plots, the 373 MWac (megawatt
Grant awarded to advance floating solar research in offshore environments
Oriol Colomés Gené, Assistant Professor at Technische Universiteit Delft in Offshore Engineering, has received the NWO Vidi grant for the DigiOcean4Solar project to develop a first-of-its-kind digital ocean model designed to assess floating solar farms. DigiOcean4Solar, short for a Digital Ocean en
First floating solars arrive in Port of Amsterdam for installation at North Sea offshore wind farm
The first floating solars for the Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore solar farm have arrived at the Port of Amsterdam, set for installation at the Dutch CrossWind HKN offshore wind farm. Planned for a 2025 installation, the Hollandse Kust Noord solar farm is expected to be what the company describe
OEEC 2024: A lot to talk about
In a little more than five years, renewable energy targets set for 2030 will come knocking on the door. Whether they will be reached, missed or overshot, depends on multiple factors, most of which concern policymakers and the energy sector itself. At the end of 2023, the EU increased the binding ren
Floating solar systems to use recyclable materials in EU-backed project
Through its Construction Technology Center, Spanish company ACCIONA has unveiled a new circular, eco-friendly breakwater concept for floating solar systems as part of the EU-funded SUREWAVE project. This breakwater is designed to shield offshore floating photovoltaic (FPV) systems from harsh sea con
Taiwan’s renewable energy goals to be supported by DNV-MIRDC partnership
Classification society DNV has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Taiwan’s Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC) to collaborate on renewable energy technologies, including floating solar, among others. The MoU solidifies a three-year partnership aimed at enhancing Taiwa
Taiwan’s offshore floating solar set for next year’s debut by Sun Rise E&T
Taiwan’s Sun Rise E&T, a manufacturer of floating solar systems, is gearing up to install the first offshore floating solar system next year off the coast of Pingtung, marking a step in local renewable energy expansion. With this new project, the company said it reinforces its position in the renewa
Wheels set in motion for project using North Sea, Baltic Sea, and Western Mediterranean as case studies to align offshore renewables with ocean protection
As one of the consortium members, the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI) has unveiled the launch of a project, which is envisioned to promote nature-inclusive designs for offshore renewable infrastructure. Funded under Horizon Europe’s ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’ mission, the Nature-inclusive desig
Wave, solar, and battery tech intertwining for greener subsea ops as Mocean Energy joins forces with UK firm to fast-track offshore decarbonization
Scottish wave energy company Mocean Energy and Aberdeen-based controls specialist Proserv have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate the shift to low-carbon solutions for underwater operations. The duo aims to replace traditional umbilical power cables with a renewable-powered al
NoviOcean sets sights on equity crowdfunding campaign
Swedish cleantech startup NoviOcean, formerly known as Novige, is gearing up to launch an equity crowdfunding campaign through R Europe, formerly Seedrs. This initiative will offer investors a chance to acquire equity in the company as it drives forward the commercialization of sustainable wave powe