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At the heart of floating solar: Singapore

March 12, 2018
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By Dr Thomas Reindl, Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS)

Singapore operates the world’s largest testbed for floating PV, comparatively testing
and evaluating 10 different floating PV installations from around the world, and held the first floating
solar conference globally in October 2017. Writing exclusively for PV Tech Power, Thomas Reindl of
the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) reports on a form of solar power whose
huge potential is starting to be realised

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Welcome to the first 2018 edition of PV Tech Power. The focus of our cover story is an area that has been exciting the editorial team here at PV Tech Towers for some time. Floating solar presents an entirely new pillar of solar deployment, as discussed at length by the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS). In our Market Watch section we have expert coverage from Apricum of the booming Chinese market, exploring how the country’s vast demand, the so-called ‘hungry dragon’, will be satisfied in 2018 and beyond. With PV Expo returning to Tokyo this quarter, Japan’s RTS consultancy provides an update on a market that, despite its challenges in recent years, continues to represent a multi-GW opportunity and so much more.

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