Floating Solar Demonstrator In Spain Promises Lower Costs Updated On Tue, Jan 2nd, 2024 by Saurenergy Recently, GCL SI and Ocean Sun announced the successful completion of the BOOST floating solar demonstrator. On December 14, 2023, the project culminated at the port of Tazacorte on La Palma in Spain, with an installed capacity of 270 kWp. BOOST showcases the utilization of the GCL MS/60GT Ocean Sun PV modules (“The Module”) and […] Read more
Floating Solar Set To Add 6 GW Capacity In Europe By 2031: Report Updated On Tue, Dec 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy Solar Power Europe recently launched its report on floating PV, sharing the best practices, technical guidance on floating solar project development. The report mentions that FPV represents a nascent technology in the European Union, but it presents positive signs of rapid growth. It said that ‘FPV solar power systems on reservoirs and quarry lakes are […] Read more
Evolve Tender Specifications To Boost Indian Floating Solar Sector: World Bank Report Updated On Tue, Dec 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest report by the World Bank on the state of India’s floating solar segment said that the country needed to evolve tender specifications to boost the sector. The report mentioned that while India has a 300 GW potential for floating solar, merely 350 MW of the technology could be deployed till now. The report […] Read more
Floating Solar Set To Make Jharkhand, Odisha New Hubs For Solar Parks Updated On Thu, Dec 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The latest data shared by Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy RK Singh claimed that the proposed floating solar parks in Jharkhand and Odisha coal-bearing states will likely make these eastern states new hubs for solar parks. Currently, these two states are not considered renewable-rich states in India due to the low installed capacity […] Read more
First Floating Solar Project of Duke Energy Kicks Off in Florida Updated On Tue, Dec 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy The first floating solar project in Florida by clean energy firm Duke Energy is now operational and producing renewable energy. The floating solar project of close to 1 MW boasts over 1,800 solar panels floating atop two acres of water surface on a cooling pond at the Duke Energy Hines Energy Complex located in Bartow. […] Read more
THDCIL Solicits Bids for 11 MW Floating Solar Plant Updated On Mon, Nov 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Miniratna PSU THDC has floated a tender for setting up of grid connected 11 MW (AC) floating solar PV (FSPV) plant on raw water reservoir of Khurja Super Thermal Power Plant. The cost of the tender is pegged at INR 63.56 Crore (including GST). The last date and time of bid is November 20, 2023 […] Read more
Ciel & Terre Hands Over 10.765 MWp Floating Solar Project at Jamshedpur Plant To Tata Steel Updated On Mon, Nov 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy Read more
Ciel & Terre Hands Over 10.765 MWp Floating Solar Project at Jamshedpur Plant To Tata Steel Updated On Mon, Nov 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy Tata Steel’s giant Jamshedpur works have added a small step towards becoming more sustainable with the completion of 10.75MWp Floating solar plant. Built by Ciel & Terre India, a subsidiary of the French floating solar leader, Ciel & Terre International, the project is India’s first floating solar installation within a steel power plant. According to […] Read more
Our PVDF-based backsheet has proven to be a popular product for floating solar market: Avinash Hiranandani, RenewSys Updated On Thu, Oct 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy Mumbai-based RenewSys is a global manufacturer of solar PV modules, PV cells, PV encapsulants – EVA, POE, EPE PV backsheets. The firm’s Patalganga solar module manufacturing plant is located about an hour away from the JNPT port in Maharashtra and is home to large format PV modules – mono-facial and bi-facial, glass-glass, and glass – […] Read more
