Locating PV systems offshore is a new frontier for the industry and one fraught with technical challenges. Image: Oceans of Energy. The idea of stationing PV systems at sea is rapidly gaining traction ...

Italian gas contractor Saipem has deployed a new offshore floating solar array near Froya Island in the Norwegian Sea, close to Trondheim. Saipem's Moss Maritime unit developed the XolarSurf prototype ...

The 192MWp Cirata floating PV plant in Indonesia, one of Sungrow’s growing global portfolio of FPV plants. Source: Sungrow FPV Following Asia’s lead, floating PV (FPV) projects are booming in Europe.

Fields turned over to solar farms are becoming a more common sight as we look towards a zero-carbon future. But like wind turbines, massive PV installations may soon be heading offshore. China is ...

Norwegian state-controlled player Equinor is looking to develop floating solar technology for near-coast applications through a collaboration with Italy’s Saipem. Equinor, which pioneered floating ...

Dutch-Norwegian floating solar company SolarDuck, in collaboration with Japanese partners, has completed the installation of Japan’s first offshore floating solar demonstrator which will be used to ...

SolarinBlue, which develops offshore photovoltaic solar parks for difficult conditions (waves of more than 10 meters, winds of 200 km/h), has obtained €6 million in funding for its 1 MWp offshore PV ...

A reservoir is many things: a source of drinking water, a playground for swimmers, a refuge for migrating birds. But if you ask solar-power enthusiasts, a reservoir is also not realizing its full ...

Floating solar panels are a growing trend around the world, and the UK seems to be cottoning on to their potential. The government has just approved the largest floating solar panel project in Barrow ...