Europe Solar PV News Snippets
SPIE Eyes Rooftop Solar Market With MBG Energy Stake & More From EPS, SolarDuck, Encavis, Better Energy, Albania
Tuesday, 02 Apr 2024
SPIE acquires majority stake in German rooftop solar EPC; EPS signs solar PPAs in Serbia; SolarDuck bags Bureau Veritas certification; Encavis lands solar PPA with LyondellBasell & Better Energy with Leroy Merlin; Albania clears 70.6 MW solar cap.
Europe’s Largest Offshore Floating Solar Demonstration Plant
EU’s Horizon Europe Program To Fund 5 MW OFPV Project For Integration Into RWE’s Offshore Wind Farm
Tuesday, 05 Mar 2024
The Dutch-Norwegian cleantech company SolarDuck says a 5 MW offshore floating PV (OFPV) project has secured funding from the European Union (EU), calling it the largest OFPV demonstration project in Europe.
Large-Scale Hybrid Offshore Wind-Solar Farm In Italy
SolarDuck Bags Partners For 540 MW Grid-Scale Project Off Corigliano-Rossano Coast, Including 120 MW PV
Monday, 04 Mar 2024
Dutch offshore PV (OFPV) technology company SolarDuck has announced an offshore floating hybrid wind and solar power project in Italy with 540 MW installed capacity.
Leadership Change For Floating Solar PV Company
Ocean Sun CEO & Founder Børge Bjørneklett Leaves Company, Replaced By Existing Senior Executive
Monday, 19 Feb 2024
The Norway-based floating solar PV company Ocean Sun has announced the departure of its Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Børge Bjørneklett.
EU Joint Industry Project For 150 MW Offshore Solar PV
16 European Partners Attempt To Create New Standard In Offshore Energy Farms With North Sea Project
Tuesday, 13 Feb 2024
Netherlands-based Oceans of Energy is joined by 15 European partners to launch the development of a standardized offshore solar building block in the North Sea, nestled within 4 offshore wind turbines. Through this EU Joint Industry Project abbrevi.
Ocean Sun Commissions EU-Backed Offshore PV Project
Europe’s Largest Ocean-Based Floating Solar Energy System With 275 kW Capacity Online In Spain
Wednesday, 03 Jan 2024
Norwegian offshore floating solar PV technology company Ocean Sun has announced the commissioning of a 275 kW offshore demonstrator project in Spain’s La Palma island.
SolarPower Europe Releases Floating PV Best Practices Guidelines
First Handbook For Floating Solar Development Lists Experience From Initial Projects
Friday, 15 Dec 2023
SolarPower Europe (SPE) has released what it says aims to serve as the 1st handbook to drive high-quality floating PV (FPV) projects by cataloging best practices and experience gained from initial projects installed in the space. The Floating PV Be.
China Solar PV News Snippets
Astronergy TOPCon Modules Pass Floating PV Testing & More From SPIC New Energy, GCL Group, Cando Solar, CIMC
Monday, 27 Nov 2023
Astronergy ASTRO N modules perform well in deep-sea FPV testing; SPIC New Energy starts deliveries from Longgang fab; GCL’s monolithic perovskite modules hit record efficiency; Cando Solar to set up HJT fab in Nantong; China’s 1st offshore FPV demo base inaugurated.
1 GW Offshore Floating PV Project In China’s Shandong
Construction Begins On World’s ‘Largest’ Offshore Floating PV Project Located 8 kms From Coast
Monday, 06 Nov 2023
Touted to be the world’s largest offshore floating solar power plant with 1 GW planned capacity, the Shandong Dongying Kenli project is now under construction in China’s Shandong province. With its center located 8 km off the coast, the float.
China Solar PV News Snippets
LONGi Solar Starts Construction On New Integrated Facility & More From Trina Solar, Chint Solar, Popsolar, Sunrev
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023
LONGi breaks ground on new integrated facility; Vertex N 700W series modules from Trina Solar power Saudi desalination plant; Chint Solar to build a 2 GW offshore PV project; POPSOLAR’s cell hits a certified 25.66% efficiency; SUNREV’s 1st cell rolls out from its TOPCon facility.
Malaysia Exploring Offshore Floating Solar
Netherlands’ SolarDuck To Install Pilot OFS Plant For TNB To Assess Technical & Economic Feasibility
Friday, 16 Jun 2023
Malaysia, through its largest electricity utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), is exploring the potential for offshore floating solar PV (OFS or OFPV) for the country’s renewable energy ambitions and has roped in Netherlands’ SolarDuck to assess.
Offshore Floating Solar Farm In Netherlands
Oceans Of Energy To Build Offshore Floating Solar Project Within 759 MW Offshore Wind Park
Tuesday, 25 Apr 2023
One of the world’s largest offshore wind power plants with 759 MW installed capacity off the Netherlands’ coast, the Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Park being built by a joint venture between Shell and Eneco, is to also host an offshore float.
New Offshore Floating PV Technology Launched By Belgians
Jan De Nul, Tractebel & DEME Unveil Marine Floater Concept For Offshore Floating PV; To Launch Test Installation Off Belgian Coast
Thursday, 09 Mar 2023
A group of 3 Belgian companies, Jan De Nul, Tractebel and DEME Group have created a ‘cost-effective’ marine floater concept that enables standard solar panels stay high above the water as a new offshore floating PV technology, calling it Seavolt,.
Europe PV News Snippets
Netherlands Backs SolarDuck Led Consortium To Explore Offshore Floating PV & More From MET, Helexia, Aquila, Solkompaniet, X-Elio, Gamesa
Saturday, 19 Nov 2022
Subsidy for SolarDuck consortium’s offshore solar tech; 1 GW RE JV of Keppel & MET; Helexia’s 25.1 MW project for Auchan Retail in Hungary; Aquila & Axpo sign PPA for Spanish solar; 600 MW Swedish solar partnership; X-Elio’s maiden Aust.
SPIC & Ocean Sun’s Offshore Wind+Solar Project Online
World’s ‘1st’ Offshore Floating Solar PV & Wind Energy Facility Generating Power In China
Wednesday, 02 Nov 2022
The world’s ‘1st’ commercial offshore floating solar PV power plant with 500 kW capacity, connected to wind turbines has started generating electricity off Shandong’s coast in China, announced China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) and Norway’s Ocean Sun.
Pilot Plant For Offshore Solar In North Sea
RWE To Invest In 500 kW Offshore Floating Solar Project Using SolarDuck Technology
Wednesday, 20 Jul 2022
German energy group RWE is partnering with the Netherlands based offshore PV company SolarDuck to jointly explore offshore floating solar PV technology globally, starting with a 500 kW pilot project in the North Sea.
3 MW Offshore Solar System Off Belgium Coast
Oceans of Energy To Build 3 MW Offshore Solar PV System, Co-Located With Bottom Fixed Wind Farm Off Belgium Coast Under EU-SCORES
Monday, 06 Sep 2021
Oceans of Energy, an offshore solar power company from the Netherlands, will build a 3 MW offshore solar farm under European Union (EU) funded European Scalable Offshore Renewable Energy Sources (EU-SCORES).
Ocean Sun’s Floating Solar In Greece & Cyprus
MP Quantum Group To Deploy Ocean Sun’s Proprietary Floating Solar PV Technology For Utility Scale Projects In Greece & Cyprus
Monday, 05 Apr 2021
Norway based floating solar technology company Ocean Sun is expanding its presence in the European markets of Greece and Cyprus through a collaboration with MP Quantum Group, a family owned business in Greece.
5 MW Offshore Floating PV Farm Online
Sunseap Group Completes One Of World’s ‘Largest’ Offshore Floating Solar Farms On Sea Water In Straits Of Johor With 5 MW Capacity
Tuesday, 23 Mar 2021
Singapore’s Sunseap Group has completed a 5 MW offshore floating solar PV system (OFPV) in the Straits of Johor calling it one of the world’s largest floating solar farms on sea water.
Offshore Floating Solar Power Pilot Planned In Norway
Equinor & Moss Maritime To Launch Offshore Floating Solar Power Plant In Norway As ‘First’ Pilot Plant Globally For This Technology In Rough Waters
Friday, 15 Jan 2021
After the measurable success of onshore solar power capacity and growing interest in floating solar power technology, companies are now eyeing the rough seas to explore the potential of offshore floating solar power generation.
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