Germany has quietly flipped the switch on a new kind of solar plant, one that stands upright on water instead of lying flat ...

Floating solar offers many advantages but also unique risks that insurers and asset owners should fully comprehend. Image: Sungrow. As a fast-growing segment of the industry, floating solar is also a ...

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 ...

From a small California winery to a large-scale energy project in China, floating photovoltaics—or "floatovoltaics"—are gaining in popularity. Commonly installed over artificial water bodies, from ...

With eighteen solar islands, Brazil's largest floating solar installation will use Tigo TS4-X-O MLPE devices for optimization, module-level monitoring, and safety. TOCANTINS, Brazil--(BUSINESS ...

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 ...

A 540-megawatt (MW) hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm is going to be developed off Italy’s southern coast, in the Ionian Sea. Dutch-Norwegian offshore solar company SolarDuck, Italian ...

Though not the most widely deployed solution, floating solar farms bypass land and social constraints, making efficient use ...

Alona Armstrong receives funding from UKRI and the solar industry. Lancaster University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Bangor University provides funding as a member of ...

How might floating solar energy projects impact wild birds and vice versa? A paper outlines key considerations for a growing floating solar industry. From a small California winery to a large-scale ...