Floating solar farms have moved from novelty to serious infrastructure, turning reservoirs, lakes and sheltered coastal waters into power plants. As solar capacity races past 1,200 G worldwide, ...

The 5MW offshore solar project will be located within German utility RWE’s OranjeWind (Hollandse Kust West VII) wind farm off the west coast of the Netherlands. Image: SolarDuck. A new European ...

Officials at Del-Co Water Company, a nonprofit cooperative in north central Ohio, were looking for ways to add solar power to reduce the carbon footprint of their energy-intensive pump systems. But ...

Ground mounted solar PV and rooftops with solar panels are becoming ubiquitous. Now, imagine solar panels floating on water. Floating solar (or floating photovoltaic, FPV) is an emerging trend, and ...

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 ...

South America’s largest floating solar farm is now online, and it’s paired with hydropower, which boosts energy reliability and production. Sausalito, California-based Noria Energy and partners ...

State officials have granted a long-sought waiver for a floating solar project on the Wanaque Reservoir, clearing the way for developers to reapply for New Jersey’s incentive program for large-scale ...

When Joe Seaman-Graves, the city planner for the working class town of Cohoes, New York, Googled the term "floating solar," he didn't even know it was a thing. What he did know is that his tiny town ...

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