Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) has granted in-principle approval to PacificLight Power (PLP) for the 100MW pilot offshore solar import project.
Italian authorities have received an application seeking concession for a site in the Adriatic Sea, off the coast of Ravenna, where the Italian renewable energy developer AGNES, Saipem, and QINT’X plan to develop an offshore energy hub. The hub comprises two offshore wind farms, a floating photovolt
TKI Wind op Zee, in collaboration with TKI Urban Energy, has launched an open innovation call to support organizations in exploring innovations and research in floating solar energy.
Certification body DNV has issued a ‘Statement of Conformity’ to the Chinese solar energy company Sungrow for its anchoring and mooring design methodology for floating solar systems.
The Australian Ocean Energy Group (AOEG) has unveiled plans to establish the world’s first integrated ocean energy marketplace in an effort to accelerate the adoption of wave and tidal energy in the county, and showcase the ability of ocean energy to integrate with other renewables.
Norwegian floating solar specialist Ocean Sun has signed an agreement to license its proprietary floating solar technology to the developer Sunneng Technology for the construction of a 1MWp pilot in China’s Province of Shandong.
Dutch renewable energy start-up SolarDuck has hosted Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname in a visit to its King Eider floating solar solution.
Thailand’s largest floating photovoltaic (PV) farm located on the surface of a dam in the northeast province of Ubon Ratchathani has been commissioned.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned the largest floating solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in India.
The U.S. RETTEW has completed approximately 40% of the construction of the 3.3 MWdc SolMare floating solar project in New Jersey.
Dutch Pondera and SolarDuck have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of 555 MWp of offshore solar projects over the coming years.
Schweizer Kapital Global Impact Fund is investing a further €3 million in SINN Power to support the market entry of the company’s Ocean Hybrid Platform (OHP) and the modular power electronics components ModTroniX (MTX).
The European Union’s key funding programme for research and innovation Horizon Europe has launched a €10 million call for projects related to innovative foundations, floating substructures and connection systems for ocean energy and offshore floating solar technologies.
Green Platform, a programme set up by the Norwegian government to accelerate green energy transition, has awarded NOK 79 million (€7.7 million) for the development of a hybrid hydropower and floating solar energy project led by Scatec.
