Earlier this month, the US Army launched a large floating solar array at Camp Mackall on Fort Bragg in North Carolina— the country’s largest domestic military base. This launch marks a critical moment ...

Masdar’s first Malaysian project would deliver Southeast Asia’s largest floating solar plant, signaling growing confidence in ...

In a world of finite land, solar farms can take up a lot of space. But there’s a solution for that scarcity: panels that float. In nearly a dozen countries around the world, floating solar farms are ...

The Portuguese company Faro Electric Boats has just pulled the cover off of the new Faro PowerDock. The off-grid electric dock and boat lift is powered by a solar array, offering recharging ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ever since the first solar power plant was built in the 1960s, solar arrays have become a familiar sight on mountains, in deserts, and even on rooftops. But in the past decade, a new breed of solar ...

Inseanergy, a Norway-based renewables developer, has built a floating solar platform for use in aquaculture projects. The SUB Solar system is installed on recycled fish-cage float rings and can be ...

The Sur-Andévalo Irrigation Community in Spain's southern province of Huelva has completed the installation of a 1.6 MW floating photovoltaic plant for solar pumping. Built on the Dehesa de las Yeguas ...

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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 ...