Axpo’s solar and wind divisions Urbasolar and Volkswind have successfully secured a combined capacity of 163 megawatts (MW) in two recent public tenders – also including Agri PV and floating PV.
The “PV2Float” project by RWE, Fraunhofer ISE and BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg is testing three floating PV systems (30 kW each) over three years. The research focuses on technical improvements, environmental impact and public acceptance. It is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
Q ENERGY announced the debt financial close of its “Les Ilots Blandin” project for a total amount of EUR 50.4m, arranged by Crédit Agricole Transitions & Energies, through its financing arm Unifergie, and Bpifrance.
With the support of RWE, the Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck, has installed its offshore floating solar (OFPV) project, Merganser with a scalable capacity of 0,5 MW.
Floating PV is a growing solar solution. SolarPower Europe have launched the ‘Floating PV Best Practices Guidelines’ to support the growing interest in the technology.
The floating solar park will be built on the on the site of former gravel pits in the Haute-Marne region of France. It has a capacity of 74.3 MW.
SeaVolt, a consortium of Tractebel, DEME and Jan De Nul, is preparing its first floating solar energy test platform to be erected off the Belgian coast.
The plant is to achieve an output of 29 megawatts and blend into the overall appearance of the lake, which does not even exist yet. Project developer EPNE is using a special new technology for the construction.
Ecowind, a subsidiary of BayWa r.e., has completed a 24.5 MW floating solar farm in Grafenwörth, Lower Austria, together with utility EVN.
RWE has installed its first floating PV system on the former cooling water lake of a coal-fired power plant in the Netherlands. The generator is part of an overall concept to turn the former coal-fired power plant into a renewable energy site.
Photovoltaics is booming. At the same time, the industry is in a state of upheaval. These five trends in particular will shape the market in the coming years. Lapp is preparing for them.
Frequently hailed as the third pillar of the global PV market, floating photovoltaic plants are gaining traction around the world. Intersolar Europe will showcase the newest trends and products next week in Munich.
BayWa r.e. will implement one of the currently largest floating PV plants in Germany for the family-owned company Quarzwerke GmbH at the Haltern am See site in the coming weeks- without subsidies.
Belectric will build another floating solar plant in Israel by the end of 2022. The project developer will also take over the operation and maintenance of the plant that will have an output of almost 17 megawatts.
Offshore floating PV powers Singapore's journey toward carbon neutrality and the implementation of its Green Plan 2030.
Two 1,5 MW floating PV system were installed on water reservoirs in Singapure, using Fimer inverters.
Belectric has completed and commissioned a solar project in Israel on behalf of its customer EDF. With an installed capacity of 60 MW the PV plant produces more than 145 gigawatt hours of green electricity per year.
Sungrow, supplied both PV inverter solutions and floating solutions to Thailand’s largest hydro-floating PV plant, fueling the national transition to a lower carbon economy.
Intersolar Europe Conference 2021, that takes place October 6-7 in Munich, highlights new market and technolgy trends and provides networking opportunities.
Bureau Veritas (BV), has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Dutch renewable energy company, SolarDuck, for its offshore floating solar solution ‘King Eider’.
Interview: Anna Werner, CEO of Svensk Solenergi, about the growing PV market in Sweden, the wish of many farmers to harvest more solar power and the need for simpler permitting for solar parks especially in Southern Sweden.
Floating photovoltaic power plants enable the expansion of solar power generation without the need for new land. Fraunhofer ISE, RWE Renewables and Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg want to further develop the technology together with other partners.
Baywa r.e. has published initial research results on the environmental impact of floating PV. They show no negative impact on the floating solar park's environment.
The innovative floating PV plant with an installed capacity of 19.3 megawatts will be finalized by the end of 2021. Belectric is also awarded as operation and maintenance service provider.
The guideline about recommended practice for floating solar power projects of DNV was developed through collaboration with 24 industry participants
