SolarDuck, RWE Install Offshore Floating Solar Pilot Off Dutch Coast Updated On Thu, Jul 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck, together with RWE, has installed its offshore floating solar (OFPV) pilot project ‘Merganser’ 12 km off the Dutch coast. The pilot project aims to test and demonstrate the structural, mooring, and electrical designs and acquire knowledge about manufacturing, assembly, offshore installation, and maintenance methodologies required for large-scale commercial deployment of OFPV. Merganser […] Read more
SolarDuck, Green Arrow Capital Join Hands For 540 MW Hybrid Offshore Wind-Solar Farm In Italy Updated On Fri, Mar 1st, 2024 by Saurenergy Dutch-Norwegian cleantech company SolarDuck, Italian Independent Asset Manager Green Arrow Capital, and Italy-based developers New Developments s.r.l have agreed to collaborate on the development of 120MWp Offshore Floating Solar Photovoltaic (OFPV) farm integrated with a 420MW Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) project in Corigliano, Calabria, Italy. According to a press release by SolarDuck, the project will […] Read more
SolarDuck: Pioneering Offshore Floating Solar Power Updated On Thu, Feb 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy Founded in 2018, SolarDuck B.V. is a pioneering offshore floating solar power company with a strong maritime heritage, spanning across the Netherlands and Norway. As a spin-off from the largest shipyard in the Netherlands, Damen Shipyards, SolarDuck has leveraged its expertise to bring its vision of “electrifying the world with offshore floating solar power” to […] Read more
Can Giant Floating Solar On Oceans Work? Updated On Fri, Jan 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy A lot has been said and done about floating solar plants – an emerging technology in which a customised solar photovoltaic (PV) system is placed directly on top of a body of water. Over the past half a decade, floating solar farms have gained popularity, particularly in countries with high population density and competing uses […] Read more
BV Approves SolarDuck’s Offshore Solar Floating Tech Updated On Wed, Aug 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy French certification company Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Dutch RE firm SolarDuck for its offshore floating solar solution ‘King Eider’. This is the first time such an approval has been granted to an offshore floating solar technology, marking the beginning of a new era for this form of renewable […] Read more
