The results of this project will pave the way for large-scale deployment and commercialization of offshore floating solar systems, whether on their own or as part of offshore wind farms.
Acciona Energía has added a new photovoltaic (PV) floating system to its floating solar power plant at the Sierra Brava reservoir in Spain as part of a pilot project to evaluate the system’s performance.
The first marine floating solar power plant prototype in Indonesia, Solar2Wave, has been launched, backed by funding from Innovative UK.
Bureau Veritas Group has awarded Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck the world’s first prototype certification for floating solar technology. This floating solar technology’s implementation was demonstrated in SolarDuck’s 0.5 MW pilot project Merganser. The certification of the Merganser prototype com
Producer of equipment for the farming industry, AKVA Group, has established a partnership with Norwegian floating solar company Inseanergy to use floating solar energy to operate fish farming operations in Chile. According to AKVA Group, the partnership focuses on the shift from fossil fuels to sola
DNV has cooperated with offshore design and engineering services provider, Moss Maritime, to increase the deployment of floating solar technology in severe environmental conditions. DNV has issued a Statement of Conformity to Moss Maritime for the design methodology of XolarSurf, a floating solar c
Ramboll has been appointed to deliver advisory and technical support for the 600 MW Agnes Romagna offshore wind project, proposed to be built in the Italian sector of the Adriatic Sea and planned to integrate several other systems, including floating photovoltaic, battery storage and a hydrogen prod
The consortium behind the Nautical SUNRISE project has started work to develop the world’s largest offshore floating solar power installation. The €8.4 million project, supported by €6.8 million of the Horizon Europe program, started in December 2023 to execute research and development on offshore f
Dutch-Norwegian floating solar developer SolarDuck, Italian independent asset manager Green Arrow Capital and New Developments s.r.l., an Italian developer, have agreed to collaborate on the development of an offshore hybrid wind-solar farm in the Gulf of Taranto offshore Italy. The three companies
Seven European partners have teamed up for a project that will see the development of a satellite-based decision support tool to accelerate offshore renewable energy deployments. For upscaling offshore renewables, BLUE-X is set to deliver key data helpful for all five steps of the blue energy lifecy
Greek cable manufacturer Hellenic Cables has joined a Horizon 2020 EU-funded project that aims to develop a one-stop solution in a multi-use platform (MUP) that will produce electricity and freshwater using wind and wave power for small islands. The MUSICA project will provide a full suite of Blue G
Researchers from the Spanish University of Oviedo have developed a new offshore solar energy concept that combines a dual-axis tracking system and a tension leg platform (TLP), deemed as a “promising solution for offshore solar energy”. The novel offshore FPV system named HelioSea leverages the comb
French engineering, advisory, and project management services company DORIS has acquired a compatriot company active in the fixed offshore wind, floating offshore wind, and floating solar market. Through acquiring WINDGLAS, DORIS’ scope of service that is to be offered to the offshore wind industry
Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck has launched the first two platforms for the Merganser offshore floating solar demonstration project into the water at TMA Logistics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Merganser offshore floating solar demonstrator plant will have an installed capacity of 520 kWp and wi
