Austrian solar energy developer Swimsol has secured $14 million loan from the Swiss sustainable asset manager responsAbility and the Development Bank of Austria (OeEB) to advance its floating solar activities in the Maldives and other island states.
Scientists from Malta have developed and verified a simulation tool that can help developers assess the effect of waves on the offshore floating solar system and optimise its energy yield.
Norway’s Bounheur ASA has established a new company, Fred. Olsen 1848, dedicated to developing and commercialising new technologies related to renewable energy such as floating offshore wind and floating solar. Fred. Olsen 1848 will focus on the development and commercialization of existing, but als
Innosea has been appointed a technical advisor to the engineering team for one of the world’s largest floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) projects, to be built at the Nam Theun 2 hydropower plant reservoir in Laos.
Statkraft has approved the reconstruction of the floating solar unit in Albania after suffering severe damage earlier this year.
U.S.-based renewable energy developer Solential Energy has selected French company Ciel & Terre International as preferred supplier of floating solar equipment.
Dutch offshore floating solar specialist Oceans of Energy has announced the upscaling of the world’s first offshore solar farm system for 20 times to 1MW in capacity.
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), a state-owned enterprise, has put the 45MW hydro-floating solar hybrid – deemed as the world’s largest – into commercial operation at Sirindhorn Dam.
Several European companies have collaborated to set up the measurement system and data analytics platform on SolarDuck’s offshore floating solar unit in the Netherlands.
EDP Renewables (EDPR) has become a major shareholder in Singapore-based solar energy company Sunseap, having acquired the stake of 87.4% to reinforce its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
As part of the OEEC 2021 and Navingo Career Event, our host Eva Brouwer conducted several interviews with the Marine Energy Alliance (MEA)-supported small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), including pioneers in offshore floating solar developments and innovative storage solutions – SolarDuck and
Reacting to the conclusions of the extraordinary Energy Council, renewable energy associations have urged Europe to prioritise the diversification of renewable energy supply.
The governments and the supply chain, the technology developers and the investors, need to work together if marine energy is to find the faster way forward, and if the European targets for offshore energy are to be reached in time, was the message that echoed during the Marine Energy Session held as
During this interview with CEO’s of wave energy company Novige, and floating solar developer HelioRec we get to hear more about these innovative clean energy solutions that are set to be an important contributor of the future energy mix.
