Chenya Energy is planning to further expand its floating PV (FPV) portfolio following the completion of the world’s largest offshore solar plant, a 181MWp project off the west coast of Taiwan.
EDF Renewables has started construction of its first floating solar project, a 20MW installation co-located with the Lazer hydroelectric plant in south-eastern France.
Hydropower plants across Africa could double their capacity if just 1% of their reservoirs are used to install floating solar projects, new research suggests.
European Union funding has been secured for a floating solar pilot project in Spain to explore how the technology performs in challenging sea conditions.
BayWa r.e. and its Dutch subsidiary GroenLeven have recently energised two floating solar projects in the Netherlands with a combined capacity of 29.2MWp.
An initial feasibility study into a 600MW floating solar plant in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has concluded, with the plant expected to begin power generation by 2022 or 2023.
Two floating solar projects forming a cluster that is claimed to be Southeast Asia’s largest floating install have started commercial operations in Vietnam.
Despite its generation characteristics, floating solar has yet to truly fulfil its undoubted potential. Jules Scully explores why the technology continues to face hurdles, and what the industry is doing to surpass them.
Abu Dhabi-based renewables developer Masdar has formed a joint venture to bring forward a 145MWac floating PV park at a reservoir in West Java, Indonesia.
