In a major step toward commercial floating offshore wind, Norway has kicked off its first tender round, offering project rights for up to 500 MW at the Utsira Nord site.… Read more: Norway opens floating offshore wind tender
Cardiff could soon welcome its first floating hotel as Finnish firm Meyer Floating Solutions and UK-based Morfield Floating Hotels unveil plans for a 120-room boutique destination on Roath Basin, near… Read more: Floating hotel planned for Cardiff Bay waterfront
The UK’s first floating padel tennis courts are set to open in Liverpool at Princes Dock, joining cities like Dubai, Miami, and Helsinki in bringing recreational activities onto the water.… Read more: Floating Sport Innovation Comes to the UK 🎾
The global energy landscape is undergoing a necessary and urgent transformation. As highlighted in The Star, achieving the energy trilemma—energy security, sustainability, and affordability—requires embracing major disruptions to traditional systems.… Read more: Essential Disruption in the Energy Sector
Russia’s Akademik Lomonosov, the world’s only operating floating nuclear power plant, has generated over 1 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity as it approaches its 5-year anniversary of commercial operation in Chukotka.… Read more: Russia’s floating nuclear power plant passes one billion kWh
Golar LNG has decided to cancel the floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel conversion for the Golar Gandria, following its sale for demolition in 2023. While this marks the end… Read more: Update on Golar Gandria FLNG Conversion Project
South Korean startup Ecopeace has introduced the AI-powered solar “Healing Boat,” combining advanced robotics, AI, and big data to clean lakes while enhancing eco-tourism experiences. Inspired by natural pebbles, the… Read more: Ecopeace introduce AI-powered solar “Healing Boat”
Exciting news for renewable energy in Africa! Zimbabwe has raised $250 million from Afreximbank to finance a groundbreaking 250 MW floating solar power plant at the Kariba Dam. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-09/zimbabwe-power-users-raise-250-million-for-floating-solar-plant
At the Society of Floating Solutions Singapore, we’re thrilled to see floating solar PV transforming the global energy landscape. By 2033, global capacity is projected to reach 77 GW, with… Read more: Floating Solar: Asia-Pacific Leads the Way!
Indonesia’s recent debate on renewable energy exports highlights the complexities in balancing national interests with international energy partnerships. 💡 Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has called for a… Read more: Mixed signals risk RI missing out on renewable energy exports
Norway has earmarked $3.3 billion in subsidies for its first commercial floating wind projects, expected to kick off in 2025. This subsidy will support the development of three floating wind… Read more: Norway plans $3.3 billion floating wind subsidy cap
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has launched the first comprehensive rules for floating nuclear power plants, enabling safe and standardized deployment in the maritime and offshore sectors 🌊🔋 Highlights:–… Read more: ABS sets requirements for floating nuclear power plants
As sea-level rise and land subsidence increasingly threaten coastal megacities, floating cities are emerging as a bold and sustainable adaptation strategy. 🔹 This insightful article by Assoc. Prof. Katherine Dafforn… Read more: If your city is sinking, why not make it float?
Floating theater Lyon on French television A floating theater dedicated to young audiences will emerge on the banks of the Rhône in Lyon.The construction of this new unusual cultural place… Read more: Floating theater Lyon on French television
Singapore explores tapping nuclear energy by 2050 SINGAPORE – Nuclear energy, once deemed unsuitable for Singapore, has been identified as a potential power source for the country by 2050 in… Read more: Singapore explores tapping nuclear energy by 2050
The project of the new Ferry Terminal is part of the redevelopment of the Tunis Lac Nord area. Commissioned by the Espace Nautique Services (ENS) Tunisian company, the proposal for the terminal consists of a multifunctional floating building on two levels with ticket office, facilities, café restaurant with terrace and a pier for boarding. Total area: 450 sq.m.
From an architectural point of view, the design was chosen to create a hybrid form structure, that blended the typical architecture of infrastructure on land and traditional houseboats. The designers wished to propose, according to the customer’s needs, a modern architecture, that was functional and at the same time particularly original.
In partnership with E.D.IN. S.r.l. SOCIETA’ DI INGEGNERIA, Rome.
The IRIDE 01 Floating Suite was designed to accommodate a comfortable en suite bedroom in 25 square metres. It is suitable for sheltered bays, tourist ports, marine parks, and lakes and it was designed as an annex for lakeside or riverside hotels to offer their guests a unique experience, as an alternative to the traditional accommodation.
Outdoor spaces and wide windows allow for contact with the environment outside, making it possible to appreciate the landscape to the full and enjoy a holiday with high standards of comfort in close contact with nature.
During the day the relationship between inside and outside may be adjusted to pleasure by means of special electronic window opacifiers.
Together with the French company H2orizon and the Accor Group hotel chain (Novotel), Torrisi & Procopio Architetti has proposed the Port de Paris the construction of a floating hotel of 75 suites near the Austerlitz station.
The hotel, 95 meters long and 17 wide, consists of modular elements assembled together that develops on two levels plus a level in the hull (total area: 4.330 sq.m). It represents a new concept of hotel where all rooms are 30 sq.m suites with a kitchenette allowing guests to stay in comfortable accommodation at low cost.
The new Marina District is situated on the San Jacinto River and it is of central importance in the Kingwood Marina development (The Herons Kingwood Marina). It includes two basins – Marina East and Marina West – with a total capacity of more than 700 berths, for boats up to 40 feet, and 220 platforms for jet skis.
The project has been conceived by following the most modern criteria regarding the design of marinas: it is universally accepted that a modern marina must offer much more than just berths and that other essential structures and floating solutions can add valuable amenities.
Wahya Jungle House is a two-storey condominium made up of two different sized flats, available in the two versions, on land and floating house.
The floating version is particularly suitable for floating residential villages where several units may be moored like a cluster both near the waterfront and offshore. It can be also provided with a semi-submerged annex located under the floating pontoon for observing the underwater landscape. The clusters can be reachable by footbridges or, if offshore, by boat, but either way each unit is independent from land as regards the water and electricity supply and sewerage.
The atoll nation of Maldives is creating an innovative floating city that mitigates the effects of climate change and stays on top of rising sea levels.
The Maldives Floating City is designed by Netherlands-based Dutch Docklands and will feature thousands of waterfront residences and services floating along a flexible, functional grid across a 200-hectare lagoon.
AARSLEFF BIZ Began production of 5 pieces of concrete floating pontoons in September 2018. Last pontoon was finished and set sail to Denmark in April 2019
5 pcs floating pontoons to produce
• Bottom deck thickness 25cm, area 220m2 per one Rigger
• External wall thickness 20cm
• Internal wall thickness 15cm
• Deck thickness 20cm
• Height: lower side 3,2m, upper side 3,62m
• Hull weight without deck – for lifting – 250t
• Hull total weight – 330t
An indirect consequence of the disruption to global maritime trade from the coronavirus pandemic is the potential rise of non-indigenous species and their spread. These days, vessels are anchored for unusually long periods.
Idle and waiting, vessels see the emergence of biofouling, resulting in the growth of ecosystems that can include a mix of alien and native species of microorganisms, algae, mollusks, worms, mussels, crustaceans, fish and others.
When global shipping traffic eventually starts to move again, it may become a vector for the spread of alien organisms.
By some accounts, French Polynesia is heaven on Earth. It’s a collection of 118 tropical islands and atolls spread across a wide expanse of the Pacific. (Perhaps you’ve heard of Tahiti.) And yet, thanks to erosion, land subsidence, and sea level rise, parts of this paradise are threatened with sinking beneath the waves.
“When we looked at it, the options were pretty bad,” said Marc Collins Chen, who in the 2000s was the minister of tourism. “One was to retreat. The other was to build large engineering public works, like dikes and seawalls.”
That’s the choice a lot of low-lying places are facing in the coming century. For some, like Miami or Bangladesh, retreat is at least possible. Island nations, Chen realized, had nowhere to turn and needed another option. Chen had one: “To have entire floating cities.”
Chen took that vision and founded a company called Oceanix to work out the logistics of permanent life at sea. In Oceanix’s vision, floating communities would produce their own electricity, produce their own food, and produce zero waste.
“In Asia three million people a week are migrating to cities,” Chen said. “Most of those cities are coastal and they are growing faster than they can grow infrastructure.”
The Mega-Float, a very large offshore floating structure, is regarded as material for structuring of social
capital in the new future. Experiments using an actual-scale model 1 000 m long were carrid out by Technological
Research Association of Mega-Float under Director-General Kentaro Aikawa, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,
Ltd. (MHI) Senior Corporate Advisor. Examples of Mega-Float use include as an airport and as a rescue base
for disaster. MHI is conducting unique studies and development in antiwave performance, joining technology
for floating units, environmental assessment, very-long-term endurance, and the pursuit of total design by synthesizing respective technologies considered to be keys for realizing practical Mega-Float use.
This floating farm in the Netherlands is taking sustainability to a whole other water level.
The food industry is responsible for producing massive amounts of greenhouse gas emissions simply through transporting goods and produce into a city. In fact, one in four freight trucks on the highway is responsible for transporting food into urban areas.
Not only does this create excessive air pollution, it also means that cities could fall victim to food shortages during natural disasters and harsh weather conditions.
Peter and Minke van Wingerden were inspired to build a 3-story floating farm right in their Dutch city of Rotterdam after they found themselves in New York City following Hurricane Sandy back in 2012.
There is a whole lot of floating going on in the Netherlands. That is not surprising when you consider that 26% of the country is below sea level. But sometimes you have to wonder: is it a gimmick or is floating a serious way to address the challenges of sea level rise? Students participating in the summer intensive Penn in Berlin and Rotterdam Program this past June had a chance to figure that out for themselves.
For decades, houseboats have lined the canals of Amsterdam and other water-penetrated cities—floating, sure, but not quite what you would call floating architecture. The neighborhood of Ijburg was something different. Started in 2011, Ijburg is a cluster of 158 floating two- and three-story homes just minutes from Amsterdam’s Central Station. More exciting is the new development Schoonschip, also in Amsterdam. When completed in 2020, this will be the most sustainable floating community in all of Europe. With 500 solar panels, heat pumps, a communal smart grid, and innovative use of gray and black water, Schoonschip is a pioneer in socially organized sustainable living.
Singapore’s participation in the 2006 edition of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), the largest international offshore oil and gas exhibition, was organised by ASMI at the request of International Enterprise (IE) Singapore. Singapore made its inaugural appearance in OTC in 2005 in a national pavilion led by IE Singapore. The 2006 OTC was held from 1 to 4 May at the Reliant Centre in Houston, Texas in the USA.
The 4-day exhibition this year attracted more participation fuelled by the boom in the offshore oil and gas industry. Some 2,229 companies from more than 30 countries participated in OTC 2006, taking up a total exhibit space of 470,000 sq ft. This was an increase of 246 exhibitors compared to the year before.
Living with Water: Lessons from Singapore and Rotterdam documents the journey of two unique cities, Singapore and Rotterdam—one with too little water, and the other with too much water—in adapting to future climate change impacts. While the social, cultural, and physical nature of these cities could not be more different, Living with Water: Lessons from Singapore and Rotterdam captures key principles, insights and innovative solutions that threads through their respective adaptation strategies as they build for an uncertain future of sea level rise and intense rainfall.
Inspired by the strong and lightweight organic form of honeycombs, the Housing & Development Board created hexagonal modules which could join together in a compact manner to form “floating spaces” on water bodies.
The Floating Wetlands System is able to support the weight of plants, soil and maintenance workers, while staying buoyant and stable – even when it is exposed to waves caused by passing boats. The Floating Wetlands System intensifies greenery and improves biodiversity at Punggol Waterway, and also brings nature closer to the residents. These Floating Wetlands can also be found in Pekan Quarry Lake and Sensory Trail Pond of Pulau Ubin, Ngee Ann Polytechnic campus, and Sungei Punggol.
The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has launched a Federal Council initiative to unlock the full potential of floating photovoltaics (FPV) by calling for more flexible national regulations. The… Read more: German state launches initiative to boost floating PV on artificial lakes
LDA has signed an MoU with Technip Energies to co-develop the ammonia cracking system for its innovative FRESH vessel – Floating Renewable Energy Solutions for Hydrogen. This ship-based solution will… Read more: Louis Dreyfus, Technip Energies Form FRESH Alliance for Offshore Hydrogen Solution
Galileo Energy and Hope Group have secured the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) permit for the 1.1 GW Barium Bay floating offshore wind project — the largest offshore wind farm to… Read more: 1.1 GW Barium Bay Floating Offshore Wind Project All Set for Auction in Italy
In a major step toward commercial floating offshore wind, Norway has kicked off its first tender round, offering project rights for up to 500 MW at the Utsira Nord site.… Read more: Norway opens floating offshore wind tender
🌊 Aikido Technologies is partnering with METCentre in Norway to deploy AO60, a 15MW floating wind demo—set to be one of the largest platforms of its kind when installed in… Read more: Aikido Technologies Full-Scale Floating Wind Demonstrator to Be Tested in Norway
State-owned Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) is advancing its clean energy vision by engaging French floating solar specialist Ciel & Terre to assess a floating solar PV plant… Read more: India plans 50 MW floating solar plant at nuclear site
On 7 May 2025, Bosowa Energy Group and BK LNG Solution (BKLS) signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding in Jakarta—marking a major step forward in Indonesia’s shift to cleaner energy… Read more: Bosowa Energy Group and BK LNG Solution Forge Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Indonesia’s Energy Transition
Indonesia is targeting 103 GW of new power capacity by 2040, including:• 75 GW from renewables (solar, wind, geothermal, biomass)• 10 GW from nuclear• 18 GW from gas This will… Read more: Indonesia plans 10GW of nuclear power in major renewable energy push, presidential aide says
A major milestone for hydrogen infrastructure: the world’s first floating ammonia-to-hydrogen cracker has been developed by Höegh Evi and Wärtsilä Gas Solutions. Designed for Europe’s energy transition, the floating terminal… Read more: Development Completed for the First Floating Ammonia-to-Hydrogen Cracker
A global first: artificial marine habitats integrated into a floating offshore wind farm Ocean Winds and Banque des Territoires have completed the installation of 32 Biohuts® from ECOCEAN on a… Read more: Ocean Winds celebrates the installation of Biohuts© at its EFGL project, becoming the world’s first nature-inclusive floating offshore wind farm
Masdar and PLN (Perusahaan Listrik Negara) have signed an MoU to develop a new floating solar power plant at the Jatigede Dam in West Java, after Masdar secured the lowest… Read more: Masdar and PLN to develop floating solar projects in Indonesia
Cardiff could soon welcome its first floating hotel as Finnish firm Meyer Floating Solutions and UK-based Morfield Floating Hotels unveil plans for a 120-room boutique destination on Roath Basin, near… Read more: Floating hotel planned for Cardiff Bay waterfront
Norway advances floating wind at Utsira Nord The Norwegian government has submitted its support scheme for the Utsira Nord floating wind farm to the EFTA Surveillance Authority, clearing the way… Read more: Norwegian government finalises support scheme for floating offshore wind
We were excited to see students from NUS Landscape Architecture and ITE College East take on this bold challenge in Growing Wild: Project Castaway — a CNA documentary following urban… Read more: Can we grow food on water? Can young people help shape Singapore’s floating future?
Ghana launches West Africa’s largest floating solar project! A 5 MW floating solar installation on the Black Volta River — engineered by Ghanaian experts at Bui Power Authority — is… Read more: Ghana unveils West Africa’s largest floating solar project, boosting renewable energy ambitions
A new international consortium has been launched at MIT to accelerate the decarbonization of maritime shipping. The MIT Maritime Consortium brings together global industry leaders and MIT researchers to address… Read more: MIT Launches Maritime Consortium to Tackle Emissions & Innovate the Future of Shipping
In response to power shortages following the end of U.S. waivers on Iranian electricity imports, Iraq is accelerating plans to deploy two Floating Storage Regasification Units (FSRUs) by June 2025… Read more: Iraq Eyes Floating LNG Terminals to Bridge Energy Shortfalls
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has kicked off a major tender for a 205 MW floating solar plant at the Bhumibol Dam, Southeast Asia’s largest arch dam. This… Read more: Thailand launches tender for 205 MW hydro-floating solar hybrid project
2 of the first 10 Pyxis R ferries—solar-powered electric boats—will begin operations along the Singapore River next month, with the rest joining by the end of the year. Developed by… Read more: Singapore’s First Solar-Powered River Boats Set Sail!
Indonesia’s state utility PLN and Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power are moving forward with plans to build Sumatra’s largest floating solar farm on Lake Singkarak by 2027 — a 50 MW… Read more: Floating Solar at Lake Singkarak: Balancing Clean Energy and Community Concerns
Prodigy Clean Energy has partnered with Lloyd’s Register to develop lifecycle requirements for Transportable Nuclear Power Plants (TNPPs) — a major step toward the deployment of floating and transportable microreactors… Read more: Prodigy Clean Energy and Lloyd’s Register to Advance Transportable Microreactors in Canada
Associated British Ports (ABP) has submitted plans to develop what could become the UK’s largest floating solar farm — featuring 47,000 solar panels spread across Cavendish Dock in Barrow. The… Read more: UK’s Largest Floating Solar Farm Planned for Barrow, Cumbria
Rocket Lab has just introduced Return On Investment — a 400-foot ocean platform designed for at-sea landings of its reusable Neutron rocket. 🚀Repurposed from a barge, the platform will feature… Read more: Rocket Lab Unveils ‘Return On Investment’ Ocean Platform for Neutron Rocket Landings
Indonesia’s plan to export 2GW of solar power to Singapore is driving new investment—including a floating solar panel manufacturing plant launched in Batam this February. To avoid land constraints, the… Read more: Indonesia’s plan to export solar power to S’pore spurs investment amid low green energy adoption
In a strategic move to accelerate the floating offshore wind power market, LS Cable & System and LS Marine Solution have signed an MOU with UK marine engineering specialist Balmoral… Read more: LS Cable & System, LS Marine Solution, Balmoral Comtec Join Forces in Renewable Energy Push
Singapore-based Canopy Power and Norway’s Ocean Sun have joined forces to bring next-generation floating solar to Australia! At the heart of this collaboration is Ocean Sun’s patented circular floating PV… Read more: International partners plan floating solar projects in Australia
The UK’s first floating padel tennis courts are set to open in Liverpool at Princes Dock, joining cities like Dubai, Miami, and Helsinki in bringing recreational activities onto the water.… Read more: Floating Sport Innovation Comes to the UK 🎾
As part of its push for sustainable industrial growth, the State of Assam, India, is inviting investments in floating solar, bio-CNG, green hydrogen, and alcohol-to-jet fuel, ahead of the Advantage… Read more: Assam Pitches Floating Solar & Green Energy Investments Ahead of Major Business Summit ☀️⚡
The global energy landscape is undergoing a necessary and urgent transformation. As highlighted in The Star, achieving the energy trilemma—energy security, sustainability, and affordability—requires embracing major disruptions to traditional systems.… Read more: Essential Disruption in the Energy Sector
Indonesia has unveiled plans to build 4.3 GW of nuclear power capacity, marking a major shift toward cleaner energy in a country historically dependent on coal. The initiative includes floating… Read more: Indonesia plans new nuclear power plants with 4.3 GW capacity in bid for cleaner energy
Germany’s rapid deployment of floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) to boost energy security is now facing new challenges as state-owned Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET) and private operator Deutsche ReGas… Read more: Germany’s private LNG terminal fears state operator may undercut it
In a significant shift, U.S. President Donald Trump has suspended new federal offshore wind leasing, pending an environmental and economic review. This move puts a pause on the expansion of… Read more: European companies exposed as Trump takes aim at offshore wind
While US tariffs on Chinese solar firms ripple across Southeast Asia, Indonesia is charting a different course—embracing investment and regulatory reforms to become the region’s next solar powerhouse. Jakarta is… Read more: Indonesia seeks a Chinese solar boom in the shadow of US tariffs
Russia’s Akademik Lomonosov, the world’s only operating floating nuclear power plant, has generated over 1 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity as it approaches its 5-year anniversary of commercial operation in Chukotka.… Read more: Russia’s floating nuclear power plant passes one billion kWh
The concept of floating solar farms is gaining momentum globally, and Saudi Arabia is poised to become a leader in this innovative space. This groundbreaking approach to renewable energy combines… Read more: Floating Solar: A Revolutionary Approach to Renewable Energy in Saudi Arabia
France has taken a significant step forward in its renewable energy journey by awarding tenders for two 250MW floating offshore wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea. These projects reflect the… Read more: France Awards Two Floating Offshore Wind Farms in the Mediterranean
Pakistan has put a hold on its ambitious 300MW floating solar power project, which was planned for installation on the Tarbela and Ghazi Barotha hydropower reservoirs. Despite being one of… Read more: Pakistan Shelves $300 Million Floating Solar Project Amid Energy Sector Reevaluation
This week, local and federal officials celebrated the installation of a floating trash boom in the U.S. portion of the Tijuana River—a crucial step in addressing the region’s pollution crisis.… Read more: Innovative Trash Boom Deployed in Tijuana River to Combat Pollution
Golar LNG has decided to cancel the floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel conversion for the Golar Gandria, following its sale for demolition in 2023. While this marks the end… Read more: Update on Golar Gandria FLNG Conversion Project
South Korean startup Ecopeace has introduced the AI-powered solar “Healing Boat,” combining advanced robotics, AI, and big data to clean lakes while enhancing eco-tourism experiences. Inspired by natural pebbles, the… Read more: Ecopeace introduce AI-powered solar “Healing Boat”
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has launched an Expression of Interest (EOI) to scale up liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operations and explore innovative solutions for the… Read more: Singapore Port Authority’s New Call for LNG Bunkering Proposals
Exciting news for renewable energy in Africa! Zimbabwe has raised $250 million from Afreximbank to finance a groundbreaking 250 MW floating solar power plant at the Kariba Dam. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-09/zimbabwe-power-users-raise-250-million-for-floating-solar-plant
Brazil’s Petrobras has announced a significant reduction in its planned investments for decommissioning oil and gas platforms. Under its 2025-2029 strategic plan, the state-run oil firm will invest $9.9 billion,… Read more: Petrobras Reduces Decommissioning Investments by $1.1 Billion
In an exciting step toward renewable energy innovation, Cypark Resources Bhd has partnered with the Terengganu state government and TNB Power Generation Sdn Bhd (TNB Genco) to develop a 500… Read more: Malaysia to Develop Its Largest Hybrid Hydro Floating Solar Plant 🌊
Westinghouse Electric Company and Core Power are teaming up to design and develop floating nuclear power plants using the eVinci microreactor, promising to bring reliable, clean energy to remote areas,… Read more: Westinghouse and Core Power Partner for Floating Nuclear Power Plants
At the recent OSEA 2024 tradeshow, Minister of State Alvin Tan announced a significant SGD$100 million support package aimed at boosting growth in offshore wind, floating storage, and digitalisation over… Read more: Singapore Government to invest SGD$100 million to boost growth in offshore energy over the next 5 years
At the Society of Floating Solutions Singapore, we’re thrilled to see floating solar PV transforming the global energy landscape. By 2033, global capacity is projected to reach 77 GW, with… Read more: Floating Solar: Asia-Pacific Leads the Way!
China continues to lead the way in renewable energy innovation, with CHN Energy connecting the first phase of its groundbreaking 1 GW open-sea offshore solar project in Dongying, Shandong province,… Read more: CHN Energy starts connecting 1 GW of offshore solar in China
China Energy has made a monumental stride in renewable energy with the grid connection of its 1 GW offshore solar farm in Shandong Province. Spanning an impressive 1,223 hectares, this… Read more: China Powers Up the World’s Largest Open-Sea Offshore Solar Farm!
Ulsan City has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with four consortiums, including Norway’s Equinor-led Firefly Floating Wind Farm, Denmark’s Haeuli Offshore Wind Power, Spain’s KF Wind, and the Korea-UK-France… Read more: Ulsan City Signs LOI to Build World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm
We’re excited to share news of a major step forward in Singapore’s LNG infrastructure! Singapore LNG Corporation (SLNG) has partnered with Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) to develop a second… Read more: Singapore LNG signs deal with Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines for second LNG terminal
Indonesia’s recent debate on renewable energy exports highlights the complexities in balancing national interests with international energy partnerships. 💡 Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has called for a… Read more: Mixed signals risk RI missing out on renewable energy exports
As Europe builds its offshore wind capacity, China’s Dongfang Electric has set a new benchmark with a 26 MW offshore wind turbine, the largest in the world. This turbine, developed… Read more: China company announces huge leap in offshore wind turbine size, surprising industry
French startup Denv-R has launched a 200kW floating data center on the Loire River in Nantes — a milestone in sustainable digital infrastructure. Housed in a solar-covered 100 sqm container,… Read more: France’s First Floating Data Center Sets Sail in Nantes!
Norway has earmarked $3.3 billion in subsidies for its first commercial floating wind projects, expected to kick off in 2025. This subsidy will support the development of three floating wind… Read more: Norway plans $3.3 billion floating wind subsidy cap
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has launched the first comprehensive rules for floating nuclear power plants, enabling safe and standardized deployment in the maritime and offshore sectors 🌊🔋 Highlights:–… Read more: ABS sets requirements for floating nuclear power plants
China’s first wave-resistant floating photovoltaic platform, “Yellow Sea No. 1,” located off southern Shandong, is nearing its one-year experimental phase in the Yellow Sea. Designed as a hexagon structure with… Read more: China’s wave-resistant floating photovoltaic platform to enter experimental phase
Berlin-based renewable developer Q Energy has secured €50.4 million in financing for a 74.3 MW floating solar plant in northeastern France, making it Europe’s largest floating solar project. The plant,… Read more: Q Energy secures €50.4 million for Europe’s biggest floating PV project
As the world transitions to renewable energy, floating offshore wind farms are becoming an increasingly important part of the mix. A recent article highlights how Britain, a leader in fixed… Read more: ‘This is the future’: why turbines that float could be the new wave in British wind power
As sea levels continue to rise, with projections of a 1-meter increase by 2100, coastal areas face increasing threats of erosion and flooding. In response, developers and governments are turning… Read more: Can floating homes make coastal communities resilient to climate risks?
Indonesia’s state-owned electricity company, PT PLN Indonesia, has partnered with a Saudi Arabian company to build a 60-megawatt floating solar power plant at Saguling Reservoir in West Java. This initiative… Read more: Indonesia and Saudi Arabia To Develop 60-Megawatt Floating Solar Plant in West Java
PLN Indonesia Power and ACWA Power have signed a Power Purchase Agreement for a 60MW floating solar power plant at Saguling Reservoir, West Java. This follows the Cirata and Jatigede… Read more: Indonesia, Saudi firm to build floating solar power plant in W Java
A new floating wetland at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is setting the stage for a unique environmental restoration effort. Designed by the Baltimore-based architecture firm Ayers Saint Gross and supported by… Read more: A Floating Island in Baltimore Raises Hope for a Waterfront Revival
In Nepal, hydrologist Soni Pradhanang and her team at The Small Earth Nepal are tackling water pollution in an innovative way—by building floating treatment wetlands (FTWS) out of local trash.… Read more: Polluted Lakes Are Being Cleansed Using Floating Wetlands Made of Trash
MingYang Smart Energy has unveiled Ocean X, the world’s largest single-capacity floating wind turbine platform. This innovative dual-turbine design, launched in Guangzhou, boasts a total capacity of 16.6 MW and… Read more: China Installs World’s First Dual-Headed Wind Turbine to Harness Hurricane Power
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has released a comprehensive guide for building and classing offshore spaceports, effective 1 May 2023. This document provides detailed requirements for the design, construction,… Read more: ABS published the Requirements for Building and Classing Offshore Spaceports
As sea-level rise and land subsidence increasingly threaten coastal megacities, floating cities are emerging as a bold and sustainable adaptation strategy. 🔹 This insightful article by Assoc. Prof. Katherine Dafforn… Read more: If your city is sinking, why not make it float?
UN-Habitat and partners unveil OCEANIX Busan, the world’s first prototype floating city New York, 26 April 2022 – UN-Habitat, the Busan Metropolitan City of the Republic of Korea, and OCEANIX… Read more: UN-Habitat and partners unveil OCEANIX Busan, the world’s first prototype floating city
Floating theater Lyon on French television A floating theater dedicated to young audiences will emerge on the banks of the Rhône in Lyon.The construction of this new unusual cultural place… Read more: Floating theater Lyon on French television
Singapore explores tapping nuclear energy by 2050 SINGAPORE – Nuclear energy, once deemed unsuitable for Singapore, has been identified as a potential power source for the country by 2050 in… Read more: Singapore explores tapping nuclear energy by 2050
LA MAISON THEATRE | Boran sur Oise, Paris | 2014 Previous Next Project: Torrisi & Procopio Architetti Client: Private/H2orizon Project for the construction of a 150 sq.m floating house with… Read more: LA MAISON THEATRE | Boran sur Oise, Paris | 2014 | Torrisi & Procopio Architetti
C3 HOUSEBOAT | Marine parks, lakes, lagoons | 2008 Previous Next Project: Torrisi & Procopio Architetti Client: AquaDomi/H2orizon The C3 SERIES prototype is a houseboat with high standards of comfort.… Read more: C3 HOUSEBOAT | Marine parks, lakes, lagoons | 2008 | Torrisi & Procopio Architetti
The project of the new Ferry Terminal is part of the redevelopment of the Tunis Lac Nord area. Commissioned by the Espace Nautique Services (ENS) Tunisian company, the proposal for the terminal consists of a multifunctional floating building on two levels with ticket office, facilities, café restaurant with terrace and a pier for boarding. Total area: 450 sq.m. From an architectural point of view, the design was chosen to create a hybrid form structure, that blended the typical architecture of infrastructure on land and traditional houseboats. The designers wished to propose, according to the customer’s needs, a modern architecture, that was functional and at the same time particularly original. In partnership with E.D.IN. S.r.l. SOCIETA’ DI INGEGNERIA, Rome.
The IRIDE 01 Floating Suite was designed to accommodate a comfortable en suite bedroom in 25 square metres. It is suitable for sheltered bays, tourist ports, marine parks, and lakes and it was designed as an annex for lakeside or riverside hotels to offer their guests a unique experience, as an alternative to the traditional accommodation. Outdoor spaces and wide windows allow for contact with the environment outside, making it possible to appreciate the landscape to the full and enjoy a holiday with high standards of comfort in close contact with nature. During the day the relationship between inside and outside may be adjusted to pleasure by means of special electronic window opacifiers.
Together with the French company H2orizon and the Accor Group hotel chain (Novotel), Torrisi & Procopio Architetti has proposed the Port de Paris the construction of a floating hotel of 75 suites near the Austerlitz station. The hotel, 95 meters long and 17 wide, consists of modular elements assembled together that develops on two levels plus a level in the hull (total area: 4.330 sq.m). It represents a new concept of hotel where all rooms are 30 sq.m suites with a kitchenette allowing guests to stay in comfortable accommodation at low cost.
The new Marina District is situated on the San Jacinto River and it is of central importance in the Kingwood Marina development (The Herons Kingwood Marina). It includes two basins – Marina East and Marina West – with a total capacity of more than 700 berths, for boats up to 40 feet, and 220 platforms for jet skis. The project has been conceived by following the most modern criteria regarding the design of marinas: it is universally accepted that a modern marina must offer much more than just berths and that other essential structures and floating solutions can add valuable amenities.
Wahya Jungle House is a two-storey condominium made up of two different sized flats, available in the two versions, on land and floating house. The floating version is particularly suitable for floating residential villages where several units may be moored like a cluster both near the waterfront and offshore. It can be also provided with a semi-submerged annex located under the floating pontoon for observing the underwater landscape. The clusters can be reachable by footbridges or, if offshore, by boat, but either way each unit is independent from land as regards the water and electricity supply and sewerage.
The atoll nation of Maldives is creating an innovative floating city that mitigates the effects of climate change and stays on top of rising sea levels. The Maldives Floating City is designed by Netherlands-based Dutch Docklands and will feature thousands of waterfront residences and services floating along a flexible, functional grid across a 200-hectare lagoon.
AARSLEFF BIZ Began production of 5 pieces of concrete floating pontoons in September 2018. Last pontoon was finished and set sail to Denmark in April 2019 5 pcs floating pontoons to produce • Bottom deck thickness 25cm, area 220m2 per one Rigger • External wall thickness 20cm • Internal wall thickness 15cm • Deck thickness 20cm • Height: lower side 3,2m, upper side 3,62m • Hull weight without deck – for lifting – 250t • Hull total weight – 330t
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An indirect consequence of the disruption to global maritime trade from the coronavirus pandemic is the potential rise of non-indigenous species and their spread. These days, vessels are anchored for unusually long periods. Idle and waiting, vessels see the emergence of biofouling, resulting in the growth of ecosystems that can include a mix of alien and native species of microorganisms, algae, mollusks, worms, mussels, crustaceans, fish and others. When global shipping traffic eventually starts to move again, it may become a vector for the spread of alien organisms.
By some accounts, French Polynesia is heaven on Earth. It’s a collection of 118 tropical islands and atolls spread across a wide expanse of the Pacific. (Perhaps you’ve heard of Tahiti.) And yet, thanks to erosion, land subsidence, and sea level rise, parts of this paradise are threatened with sinking beneath the waves. “When we looked at it, the options were pretty bad,” said Marc Collins Chen, who in the 2000s was the minister of tourism. “One was to retreat. The other was to build large engineering public works, like dikes and seawalls.” That’s the choice a lot of low-lying places are facing in the coming century. For some, like Miami or Bangladesh, retreat is at least possible. Island nations, Chen realized, had nowhere to turn and needed another option. Chen had one: “To have entire floating cities.” Chen took that vision and founded a company called Oceanix to work out the logistics of permanent life at sea. In Oceanix’s vision, floating communities would produce their own electricity, produce their own food, and produce zero waste. “In Asia three million people a week are migrating to cities,” Chen said. “Most of those cities are coastal and they are growing faster than they can grow infrastructure.”
The Mega-Float, a very large offshore floating structure, is regarded as material for structuring of social capital in the new future. Experiments using an actual-scale model 1 000 m long were carrid out by Technological Research Association of Mega-Float under Director-General Kentaro Aikawa, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) Senior Corporate Advisor. Examples of Mega-Float use include as an airport and as a rescue base for disaster. MHI is conducting unique studies and development in antiwave performance, joining technology for floating units, environmental assessment, very-long-term endurance, and the pursuit of total design by synthesizing respective technologies considered to be keys for realizing practical Mega-Float use.
This floating farm in the Netherlands is taking sustainability to a whole other water level. The food industry is responsible for producing massive amounts of greenhouse gas emissions simply through transporting goods and produce into a city. In fact, one in four freight trucks on the highway is responsible for transporting food into urban areas. Not only does this create excessive air pollution, it also means that cities could fall victim to food shortages during natural disasters and harsh weather conditions. Peter and Minke van Wingerden were inspired to build a 3-story floating farm right in their Dutch city of Rotterdam after they found themselves in New York City following Hurricane Sandy back in 2012.
There is a whole lot of floating going on in the Netherlands. That is not surprising when you consider that 26% of the country is below sea level. But sometimes you have to wonder: is it a gimmick or is floating a serious way to address the challenges of sea level rise? Students participating in the summer intensive Penn in Berlin and Rotterdam Program this past June had a chance to figure that out for themselves. For decades, houseboats have lined the canals of Amsterdam and other water-penetrated cities—floating, sure, but not quite what you would call floating architecture. The neighborhood of Ijburg was something different. Started in 2011, Ijburg is a cluster of 158 floating two- and three-story homes just minutes from Amsterdam’s Central Station. More exciting is the new development Schoonschip, also in Amsterdam. When completed in 2020, this will be the most sustainable floating community in all of Europe. With 500 solar panels, heat pumps, a communal smart grid, and innovative use of gray and black water, Schoonschip is a pioneer in socially organized sustainable living.
Singapore’s participation in the 2006 edition of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), the largest international offshore oil and gas exhibition, was organised by ASMI at the request of International Enterprise (IE) Singapore. Singapore made its inaugural appearance in OTC in 2005 in a national pavilion led by IE Singapore. The 2006 OTC was held from 1 to 4 May at the Reliant Centre in Houston, Texas in the USA. The 4-day exhibition this year attracted more participation fuelled by the boom in the offshore oil and gas industry. Some 2,229 companies from more than 30 countries participated in OTC 2006, taking up a total exhibit space of 470,000 sq ft. This was an increase of 246 exhibitors compared to the year before.
Inspired by the strong and lightweight organic form of honeycombs, the Housing & Development Board created hexagonal modules which could join together in a compact manner to form “floating spaces” on water bodies. The Floating Wetlands System is able to support the weight of plants, soil and maintenance workers, while staying buoyant and stable – even when it is exposed to waves caused by passing boats. The Floating Wetlands System intensifies greenery and improves biodiversity at Punggol Waterway, and also brings nature closer to the residents. These Floating Wetlands can also be found in Pekan Quarry Lake and Sensory Trail Pond of Pulau Ubin, Ngee Ann Polytechnic campus, and Sungei Punggol.
