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
Spain’s Iberdrola Has Brazil For Its First Floating Solar Project Updated On Fri, Jan 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy The first floating solar power facility of global energy conglomerate Iberdrola will be coming up in Brazil soon. Iberdrola group has announced its plans to install the its first floating photovoltaic plant in the world in Brazil, through its subsidiary Neoenergia. The official statement held that the floating solar project will be built on the […] Read more
L&T Gets EPC Contract for 90 MW Floating Solar in Omkareshwar, MP Updated On Thu, Dec 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s leading engineering player – Larsen and Toubro (L&T) – has announced that the power transmission & distribution business of L&T Construction has secured multiple EPC orders in India and overseas. The key catch has been a contract for the development of a floating solar project in Madhya Pradesh. L&T held that the renewables arm […] Read more
Floatex Targets 75% Market Share in Floating Solar In India by 2024-25 Updated On Mon, Dec 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy AT REI 2022 in Greater Noida’s Expo Centre, India’s renewable energy majors were present in strength this year. SaurEnergy caught up with (Shreyansh Aggarwal, Director, Floatex Solar) to know more about their plans and expectations. Read more
WBPDCL Seeks Bids for 2nd 5 MW Floating Solar Tender at Sagardighi Updated On Mon, Dec 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy A 5 MW grid-connected floating solar project on a raw water pond at Sagardighi thermal power station has been invited for bids by West Bengal Power Development Corporation (WBPDCL) via an e-tender and reverse auction. Within ten months of getting the work order, the project must be put into operation. The state’s previous largest floating […] Read more
TCIL Invites Bids for Selecting Partner to Install 2 MW Floating Solar in Mauritius Updated On Mon, Dec 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy To find a partner for the design, provision, installation, testing, and commissioning of a 2 MW floating solar power plant at Tamarind Falls Reservoir in Mauritius, government-owned Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL) has released an expression of interest (EoI). The deadline for submitting proposals is December 21, 2022. On the same day, bids will be […] Read more
Saatvik Green Energy, the firm that supplied 60 MW for India’s largest Floating Solar Plant Updated On Fri, Nov 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy AT REI 2022 in Greater Noida’s Expo Centre, India’s renewable energy majors were present in strength this year. SaurEnergy caught up with (Prashant Mathur, CEO, Saatvik Green Energy) to know more about their plans and expectations. Read more
SJVN Secures 83 MW Floating Solar Project in Madhya Pradesh Updated On Fri, Nov 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy State-run SJVN Ltd announced that it has been awarded a contract worth Rs 585 crore to construct, own, and manage an 83 MW floating solar plant in Madhya Pradesh. According to a release by REWA Ultra Mega Solar Ltd. (RUMSL), the project has been secured at a tariff of Rs 3.70 per unit on a […] Read more
Germany’s Largest Floating Solar Plant to Come Up in Open-Pit Lignite Mine Site Updated On Wed, Nov 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy The government officials in eastern German Cottbus have paved way for the development of the largest floating solar power plant in Germany. The solar plant will come up on the Cottbus Ostsee lake which is a man-made lake created out of a former open-pit lignite mine. The announcement of the upcoming solar power project has […] Read more
