The EU-funded SUREWAVE project has reached a milestone with the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) extending its hydrodynamic modelling tools to simulate large-scale offshore floating solar farms. According to SUREWAVE, the work scales up to a 2 MW system under different operating condi
A project at Zigljen Port on Croatia’s island of Pag is advancing the use of wave energy for green hydrogen production under the North Adriatic Clean Hydrogen Investment Platform (NACHIP). The “Innovative Green Hydrogen Production from Wave Energy in Zigljen Port (Novalja)” project, led by Leonitus,
French floating solar company Ciel & Terre has completed the 11 MWp Saint-Elix floating solar project in France for SOLVEO Energies. Ciel & Terre’s Europe team designed, supplied, and built the floating platform, which hosts 17,570 photovoltaic (PV) modules. “Quarry ponds are a successful applicatio
Houston-based clean energy company, Diligence Offshore Services, has entered into a partnership with U.S.-based floating solar manufacturer AccuSolar to develop the Pleasure Island Power Collective in Texas. The project, located across 2,275 acres on Pleasure Island and Sabine Lake near Port Arthur,
Nymphaea Aurora, described as the “world’s first” offshore solar farm within a wind farm, has endured its first strong winds of 70 km/h without damage, Dutch offshore solar company Oceans of Energy said. “Good morning, Nymphae Aurora withstood its first strong winds (70 km/hr) of the last 24 hours v
Solar energy developer Swimsol has installed a 1,037 kWp SolarSea floating solar system at Fari Campus in the Maldives, marking another step for offshore floating solar in the island nation. According to the company, the system was built and designed to help islands generate more clean energy. Found
Solar power producer Generale du Solaire and French floating solar company Ciel & Terre EMEA have commissioned a 20 MWp floating solar plant in Leutenheim, France, which the company described as the first of this scale in the region. Built on a former gravel pit, the installation was completed in fo
Spain-based engineering consultancy BlueNewables has obtained the Administrative Authorizations for Public Domain Occupation from the Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV) for its PV-bos Valencia floating solar project, co-financed by IDAE under the RENMARINAS program. “Another major milestone for B
Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries, through its subsidiary Sembcorp Solar Singapore, has won a tender from PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, to develop an 86 MWp floating solar photovoltaic (PV) system on Pandan Reservoir. The scheme is said to represent Sembcorp’s third floating solar project in
U.S.-based solar developer Noria Energy has begun construction of a tracker for a 50 kW floating solar pilot project at Fairmount Reservoir in Golden, Colorado. The Aurea Solar project, developed for the Consolidated Mutual Water Company (CMWC), will power onsite pumps that regulate the water supply
Oslo-headquartered Fred. Olsen 1848 has appointed Francisco Guillermo Vozza as Business Development Director for floating solar. According to Fred. Olsen 1848, Vozza, an energy industry executive with two decades of experience, will be responsible for shaping the company’s global market strategy and
French renewable energy company Qair has secured a $5.7 million (approximately € 4.8 million) senior debt facility from the Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI), managed by Cygnum Capital, to finance the development, construction, and operation of a 5.8 MWp floating solar plant in Providence Lagoon o
Spain-based Astilleros San Enrique, part of Grupo Marina Meridional, has reached a new stage in the construction of the BlueNewables floating solar project with the keel laying of the first of two platforms. The work is taking place at the former Factorias Vulcano site in Vigo. According to local me
Scottish wave energy company Mocean Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Netherlands-based floating solar developer SolarDuck to develop hybrid offshore renewable systems combining wave and floating solar power. According to Mocean Energy, the companies, both backed by Norwegia
